See any Mt. Lion in Texas?
 

Just wondering if any hunters in Texas ever see any Mountain Lion. I've heard people say that they've seen them, then some say they're really rare. Your thoughts, and counties?

RE: See any Mt. Lion in Texas?
 

i did see one about 3 years ago,it was in wilson county on west 97 almost hit it .that is the only one i have seen in texas ,i have seen afew in oklahoma hunting in the s.e part

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Actually, I saw a few lions while hunting around Abilene.

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I've only heard of them on Fort Hood. I don't care to meet one at this point in time.

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I saw one outside of Junction a few years ago. My best friend saw one in Wise county this year. His dad had one walk under his stand a few years ago in Wichita county.

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My cousin shot one this year. I will post picks when I get home. Female weighed about 120 pounds, huge claws and very sharp teeth. He shot high and broke its back, had to kill it with handgun up close, the big cat made some veryscary cries.

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... so they don't seem to be as rare as I thought. Thanks for the replies.

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I havn't seen one in Texas maybe cuzI don't do a whole lot of hunting there but over the past 3 years I have spotted about 5 here in southwest Oklahoma

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Here is the picture of my cousin's cat.

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Awesome!

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Yep, looks like a Texas lion. Not to make little of what is an AWESOME kill, but it's awfully small. Then again, most of the animals I've shot in TX have had small bodies (the bucks had big racks, don't get me wrong, but they were roughly the same weight as my Great Dane). The lions I've seen in Montana were MUCH larger cats than that one. As I said, I ain't trying to here... I'm just curious why animals in general are smaller in body down there (with the exception of the jackrabbits, which could easily mate with the deer). That particular cat has a pretty decent body, but it's skull is pretty small.

All questions aside, ANY time you shoot a large predator like that you have EVERY right to brag!!!!! Speaking of mountain lions... We've got a few up here in Minnesota! They're some living up near St. Cloud and quite a few down in the Minnesota River Valley. Never seen one in person, but we've heard them, saw their tracks, and had one who ate most of the hindquarter off of my step-dad's deer overnight!!!!!

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Is it legal to kill a mt. lion in texas? I don't think you can shoot them here in Oklahoma....

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I think it is o.k., but I think Texas Parks and Wildlife would like you to report it. If I remember correctly, they had an 800 number hotline you could call to report mountain lion sightings.

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In Texas you can kill all of them you want. We see at least 1 a year on out lease.

-john

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I know where one lives right now in Parker County, Texas. It is
legal to shoot them in Texas and yes the Texas Parks & Wildlife
has an 800 number where you are suppose to report them.

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I think the weight thing has to do with the heat. I had a chance to see one near Uvalde a couple years back......had a 100 lb doe about 12 feet up in a tree wedged in a limb fork. We saw the doe from a distance and had no idea what it was until we got closer.....then we saw the cat run off.....it was a great opportunity to look at my then 10 yr old son, and say ...." now how much do you weigh...??" ....he smiled and said.....about 100 pounds........we both laughed...but also realized.....there are things in Texas that can hurt ya alot worse than in SE Missouri. Back to the heat ...a Taxidermy guy told me right away the coyote I brought him was from Texas...I asked how he knew...he said the ears are bigger to ventilate the heat.....a dead giveaway....and the bodies are leaner...they simply cannot carry that much weight in South Texas....just too damn hot. Thus the deer bodies, big cats..coyotes ..maybe they all follow suite....

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I live in a pretty new development, golf course, soccerfields, small wooded areas scattered around. The other day, there were two Bob cats crossing to soccer fields, going to the golf course.. Fore!!! I would sure like to see them inthe field where I practice shooting my bow...:D....

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Righto! The plants and animals in different regions have spent generations adapting to their environment. Bigger bodies retain heat energy much more efficiently, while smaller bodies lose heat much more rapidly. They do this because mass increases at a much higher rate than surface area, and surface area is where the heat is lost. This is also why the ears are smaller in cold environments and larger in warm enviornments, because the ears have very little mass and a larger surface area.

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No I haven't but I thought of this post this weekend.. I went hog hunting, and I put out some soured corn and nestled down in some tall grass.. Soon it got dark, then real dark. I couldn't see my hand in front of my face, much less my sights on my Bowtech... I have a red light mounted on the stabilizer to help. Soon I heard the leaves making a racket.. I didn't' see anything, when I turned the light on, the walking stopped as soon as I got quiet again the rustling would began. I then began to think of this post... and decided to get the heck out of the woods..... The next night the same thing, except I scared a possum as bad as he scared me..:D.

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awesome pic.

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I have seen several off the caprock.