klondike
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A friend of my son sent me this trail cam picture from Paulding Co. Ga.. They set it out because they wanted to know what was killing their cats. He claims that there are two of them. I like the picture.
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rojodiablo
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Now; I know it's wrong to do this, on so many levels.......
But if you know where your buddy sets up his game cams, you can make life ......... hell for him.
But if you know where your buddy sets up his game cams, you can make life ......... hell for him.
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I have a D40 sitting here by my desk. If I put a memory card in it won't turn on. Take the card out and it works perfect. Right now my D55 is setup. Just put my 3rd set of batteries in and it's been in use since Nov. 2011.
rburg
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I heard those critters don't exist. Whatever you do, don't show that pix to anyone at the fish and game dept. They'd claim you photoshopped it.
dcxplant
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AZ Game and Fish recently verified a Jaguar in the mountains east of Tucson.
They identified the Jaguar by a couple of trail cam pics.
Sorry about no pic, but Google it you'll find it.
Amazing!
They identified the Jaguar by a couple of trail cam pics.
Sorry about no pic, but Google it you'll find it.
Amazing!
CAPops
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Great pics and thanks for sharing.
Broke Hoss
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Great pics! I've gotten a lot more enjoyment from trailcams than I thought I would. I look forward to pulling the SD cards like a kid at Christmas.
Here's some from a couple of years ago. We baited with a hog my son shot & got pics of this bobcat running off some coyotes.
Here's some from a couple of years ago. We baited with a hog my son shot & got pics of this bobcat running off some coyotes.
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I saw a black jaguar near my dirt patch in OK back in 2007.
No joke. Whether born and bred in the forest, or lost pet, I dunno.
But I know what was in front of me, in the daytime, and it was a
large black jaguar. Others around that area claim to see them also.
It's hard to judge by the picture, but going by the height of the weeds,
I think the one I saw was larger than that one.
I think due to the regulations on killing them, they are slowly making
a comeback all across the country.
No joke. Whether born and bred in the forest, or lost pet, I dunno.
But I know what was in front of me, in the daytime, and it was a
large black jaguar. Others around that area claim to see them also.
It's hard to judge by the picture, but going by the height of the weeds,
I think the one I saw was larger than that one.
I think due to the regulations on killing them, they are slowly making
a comeback all across the country.
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What are we calling this? Jaguar ? Mountain lion?
There has never been a confirmed specimen of a black mountain lion.
The odds of a jaguar turning up in GA are astronomical. The chances of it being melanistic are beyond comprehension. And now there's two of them?
Sorry to cast aspersions , but I can't buy it.
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There has never been a confirmed specimen of a black mountain lion.
The odds of a jaguar turning up in GA are astronomical. The chances of it being melanistic are beyond comprehension. And now there's two of them?
Sorry to cast aspersions , but I can't buy it.
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They said the same thing about eastern coyotes back in the 70's and you know how that ended up.
shouldazagged
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Now; I know it's wrong to do this, on so many levels.......
But if you know where your buddy sets up his game cams, you can make life ......... hell for him.
You mean...the dreaded sasquatch suit?
Texas Star
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Don't think it's a black jaguar. Looks like a black panther/leopard. (Panthera pardus, if memory serves; I'm too busy to look it up now.) Not chunky enough for a jaguar.
And leopards love dog meat, which fits right in with it killing pets.
Not native here, but probably a released pet.
I don't know of any melanistic (black) cougars, but melanism does occur in both jaguars and in leopards. The head shape and size is also wrong for a puma/cougar/mt. lion. Could be either a jaguar or a leopard. More photos needed. Also, a leopard usually has longer legs and a longer body. Hard to be sure here.
I'd like to see additonal photos from other angles, but I'd bet a whole six-pack of Dr. Pepper that this is a black leopard.
If Bear Bio sees this, he may have useful comments.
Not all cougars found here are native. I know of one that was killed in a state where they supposedly don't exist and its DNA showed that it was from a Central American population. Almost certainly a former pet.
And leopards love dog meat, which fits right in with it killing pets.
Not native here, but probably a released pet.
I don't know of any melanistic (black) cougars, but melanism does occur in both jaguars and in leopards. The head shape and size is also wrong for a puma/cougar/mt. lion. Could be either a jaguar or a leopard. More photos needed. Also, a leopard usually has longer legs and a longer body. Hard to be sure here.
I'd like to see additonal photos from other angles, but I'd bet a whole six-pack of Dr. Pepper that this is a black leopard.
If Bear Bio sees this, he may have useful comments.
Not all cougars found here are native. I know of one that was killed in a state where they supposedly don't exist and its DNA showed that it was from a Central American population. Almost certainly a former pet.
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redneckemt
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That picture has been going around for awhile. I ll post more about it tommorrow when I can get to my pc. The Tenn. Wildlife Resources Agency Game wardens dubunked that picture awhile ago. It s not a jag its a lepord with genetic mutation.... but that picture didn't come from anybodys friends trail cam.
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mc5aw
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Last time I checked, Georgia bordered Florida and there's a small population of Jaguars in Jacksonville. A bit farther north there is a similar population of Carolina Panthers, thus the chance of either being found in Georgia, particularly between September and December, is not that remote.
millisec
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Panther or jaguar? I know here in FL they are hunting for the one(s) who killed a "rare black panther" in the past few days.
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http://showme.co.za/nelspruit/news/chasing-mpumalangas-black-leopard/
That is a picture of Cole the Leopard who lives in a wildlife preserve in Africa.
That said... I live in Tenn. I have too many friends that have seen Black Cats around here. a few years ago I found a huge cat paw print, but I didn't take a cast, and we have no pictures so Bonjour
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That is a picture of Cole the Leopard who lives in a wildlife preserve in Africa.
That said... I live in Tenn. I have too many friends that have seen Black Cats around here. a few years ago I found a huge cat paw print, but I didn't take a cast, and we have no pictures so Bonjour
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Texas Star
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Most interesting. Your son should properly admonish his mate who told that wee fib. But that fellow, too, may have been deceived.
The linked article is deceiving if read casually. It seems to be addressing the issue of black leopards in South Africa. As such, it may be accurate in that the first was seen in 1952, although I think that may be the first RECORDED one.
BTW, the Dutch/Akrikaans name for the leopard is tijger. A comparison is the Spanish/Portuguese tigre for the jaguar. Neither is a tiger, and I have no idea why supposedly intelligent settlers would confuse a spotted cat with a striped one. But the Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas and Brazil (Portuguese-speaking) were settled in the 1500's, and many people weren't too well educated. South Africa was settled by the Dutch in 1652, about 30 years after the Pilgrims landed at Pymouth Rock. The early US settlers also muffed the names of many animals here, inc. the so-called "bass" that are really a form of sunfish.
Black leopards/panthers are well known for centuries in India and Malaya, the latter area having more than average.
A British writer and naturalist/hunter named Kenneth Anderson killed a number of man-eating cats in India. He lived in Bangalore. (Jim Corbett lived much farther north, near the Himalayas.) Anderson killed, The Black Panther of Sivanapalli and wrote a book of that title. Can you imagine his difficulty in hunting that animal in the jungle at night, when it was even harder to see than a normal leopard?!
What saved his life was hearing the cat's lips draw back in a snarl just before it launched itself at him! And some people think that professional sports players or rock singers are heroes! I admire men like Corbett and Anderson much more than I do pop stars.
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Still an enjoyable thread to read and those photos of the bobcat routing the coyotes are great.
Regards,
turnerriver
Regards,
turnerriver
