Friend got a pic of black panther on trail camera.

[DMAG]

A friend of mine called me up this evening and said you got to come by and see this. I thought it was a big buck, he showed me and to my astonishment it was a black panther. He said he thought he saw him last week but didnt want to tell anybody as he knew nobody would believe it. I will get the pic and post it. Its in the Apison Area. What are the chances? Ive heard of mountain lions around but a black panther?

 

[Southern Sportsman]

IF there is a legit picture of a black panther (which I have very serious doubts about) it's an exotic pet that got loose. "Panthers" (which very very rarely occur as melanistic in the wild) do not and have never lived in this area or even this part of the world. Cougers (which are a different species and never appear melanistic) were once native, but no longer exist in this area. So, in my opinion, your buddy is pulling your leg.

 

[BSK]

You're being scammed. There are no WILD black panthers in North America (they only exist in zoos and private collections). They are a Central and South American species. Mountain lions are never black.

 

[BSK]

DMAG,

Check out this thread and see if the picture is familiar:

http://www.tndeer.com/tndeertalk/ubbthr ... =0&fpart=1

 

[rem270]

I have seen one in that area also. Cant wait to see pics :grin:

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

My sister lives close to Apison and teaches there. She thought it was funny.

 

[infoman jr.]

Her soon-to-be ex boyfriend's friend is a member here.

 

[hi-gear]

LOL that is pretty comical. I grew up in central florida and spent many a years running walker and beagles in the Ocala national forest. Mostly on the big scrub 7 side near the bombing range. We would carry climbers in when we were setting up to run a block and wait for the drive to come through. I was very very lucky to see a few florida panthers over the years. They are one of the most beautiful and graceful animals i have ever witnessed. They blend in to the sand color very well, and i can assure you the sand is not BLACK.....

 

[Pic IN the Casa]

Maybe he had a trail cam on a voting booth and there were members of the Black Panther Party there to intimidate old, white people.

 

[hi-gear]

I just choked on orange juice. LOL

 

[woodsman87]

I wouldn't believe my wife, dad, mom, brother, best friend, or anybody if they told me they saw a black panther.

 

[Winchester]

Her soon-to-be ex boyfriend's friend is a member here.

:grin:

 

[trukeyhunter]

Hate them things

 

[lung-buster]

 

[Grim Reaper]

I am confused..you post a topic of a known debatable issue.. And all you give us is info about you seeing a legit pic of a supposed black panther and you don't post a link of it...really...that is almost as bad as someone posting a topic I saw the loch ness monster in my toilet...

 

[muzzyman71]

I got this pic on facebook yesterday. Said it was in Roane County. I aint sayin they don't exist, but TWRA says there are no mountain lions east of the Mississippi river and I have personally seen one.

 

[Winchester]

:grin: again

 

[woodsman87]

Elle oh elle

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

I got this pic on facebook yesterday. Said it was in Roane County. I aint sayin they don't exist, but TWRA says there are no mountain lions east of the Mississippi river and I have personally seen one.

http://www.tndeer.com/tndeertalk/ubbthr ... ost3437602
Someone's pulling your leg. Not saying which one.

 

[Brisco Darlin]

that dang cat's been all over the state.

 

[BSK]

You're being lied to muzzyman71.

 

[Brisco Darlin]

I got this pic on facebook yesterday. Said it was in Roane County. I aint sayin they don't exist, but TWRA says there are no mountain lions east of the Mississippi river and I have personally seen one.

i got the same one that said morgan county.

 

[woodsman87]

That cougar gets around doesn't she!

 

[Urban_Hunter]

Her soon-to-be ex boyfriend's friend is a member here.

Everyone is looking at me for laughing out loud!

 

[Thicketmaster]

Until a few years ago the Missouri dept of wildlife said there was no mountain lions in Missouri until some guys rabbit hunting found a deer kill called them and they confirmed it! Since then a few more has been documented in Missouri I think I read where there all young males that are range shifting. But as far as them or black panthers in Tn it's never been proven! The Ms river seams to stop them was what I've read there has not been a confirmed sighting east of the river since the 1800s it would be a big deal if it was. There are indangered black panthers in Florida. Please post a pic then have your friend post one from same spot in daylight we might have to call up Alan P!!!

 

[deerhunter10]

yeah your friend trying to pull one over on you.

 

[BSK]

You couldn't be more wrong thicketmaster.

First, biologist knew that mountain lions had been working down the Missouri River drainage for decades, and had predicted they would eventually work their way into MO, which they did. Wandering mountain lions have also been documented into central IL. EVENTUALLY a few mountain lions will make it down the MO and MS River drainages to the OH and TN River drainages, which will bring them into western KY and even northwestern TN. As of yet, that hasn't happened, but it will, and not too far in the future.

Second, there are no black "panthers" in North America. We have mountain lions, not panthers. Black panthers (actually, melanistic jaguars), are native to Central and South America, No jaguars have been documented north of central Mexico.

Third, there has NEVER, EVER been a documented case of a black mountain lion. Mountain lions, including those in Florida, do not have genetics capable of producing a black phase (the do not have the capability for melanism, like deer and other species do). It is not in their genetic make-up. There are no black panthers in Florida, nor west of the MS River.

 

[WMAn]

BSK,

I agree with all your points except:

No jaguar has ever been documented north of central Mexico.

Google Search - Arizona game and fish jaguar

 

[Crow Terminator]

This has been an ongoing "war" on my chain of friend's Facebook page for a while now. My brother inlaw and I, are in the MINORITY by a long shot, by saying black panthers don't exist. It seems McMinn/Monroe county must be a black panther mecca or den spot, because everybody around here has apparently seen one or two in their life time. Those things must be around every other tree for as many people to have seen them. Not only that, but ain't it crazy that with all the people out there with cell phone cameras, and trail cams in the woods...that not a single picture has been taken of one? It simply amazes me of how people can get so defensive towards believing something that has no historical or scientific proof of existing.

 

[BSK]

It simply amazes me of how people can get so defensive towards believing something that has no historical or scientific proof of existing.

I'm sure some psychologists have made careers studying this phenomenon, but I'll never understand it either. However, apparently, humans need "monsters" in their lives. That's what fuels stories of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, and even UFOs and "Little Green Men." Anthropologists have noted that virtually every culture, as far back as they have existed, and in nearly all parts of the world, have "dragon" myths and iconography, even though no living creature could have been used as the model for dragons. It has been speculated that perhaps dinosaur remains were the fuel for this fire throughout human existence. But the "need" for monsters appears to be universal in the human species, and attempting to shine the light of truth on these myths elicits a very angry response from those who want monsters in their lives.