Wild predator (eat, yard, cities)

[AuburnAL]

Mountain lions actually have a very tough time killing an adult horse. That's why their population is always growing out west. I'm guessing it was probably not that unless your horses were tied up or in an very small enclosed area. Now suppose someone let loose a pet lion, tiger, or jaguar that had gotten too big then you would have a cat capable of killing a horse. From a distance a female lion wouldn't look much different from a mountain lion.

However, its odd that they didn't eat the guts (maybe I missed that as I kind of glossed over the original post) and ate the meat around the head. The guts are usually the first thing a predator eats. Based on that I think the evidence clearly points to a weregator.

[JimLFT]

Originally Posted by AuburnAL

Based on that I think the evidence clearly points to a weregator.

No doubt, based on the profile....

So typical of them.

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by alpnkckr7

I live in lake arthur louisiana recently there were two horses killed near my house ang were draggedthrough a bard wire fence the horses had no meat left on there heads and both necks were broken they werent sure what had did it however the next night near the same are two large labs were killed and a large cat was spotted dragging one the next night where the horses were buried they had large cat tracks and a hole dug two feet deep to get to the horses the game wared predicted the tracks of the animal to be around 200 lbsnow im reading online they are trying to claim there is no panthers in lousiana but ive beeen told by game wardens they have been sighted im just wondering what you think about the situation

There are most definitely cougars in the East Texas piney woods along the Louisiana border. I don't think it's out of the question to assume that they exist inside Louisiana in similar habitat or that their numbers are expanding to the point that range is expanding eastward. If you have deer, you can have cougar. A cougar is not a diminutive cat - 200+ for a tom isn't out of the question. I don't know that I would say "impossible" if presented with evidence that a cougar killed, for example, a less-than-stoutly-built quarter horse and dragged it.

On second thought, do you have any teenage girls that behave strangely in your area? For example, are they tortured souls longing for passion, romance and unattainable enduring love with immortals who frequently stay out all night? If they wake up in the hayloft, naked and covered in blood that's a dead giveaway.

[Eowyn Canis]

Why would anyone be proud of killing an animal on the endangered species list??? The people that were proud of killing the baby panther...I will keep my totally negative comments on this to myself. Think about why these poor animals now have to roam the cities when they love to be hidden??? Think about that if you can remain logical for a few moments. oooh this makes me angry.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by Eowyn Canis

Why would anyone be proud of killing an animal on the endangered species list??? The people that were proud of killing the baby panther...I will keep my totally negative comments on this to myself. Think about why these poor animals now have to roam the cities when they love to be hidden??? Think about that if you can remain logical for a few moments. oooh this makes me angry.

If it was endangering me, my family, and/or my property I would unload every piece of lead in it.

[MetroBTR]

Originally Posted by Eowyn Canis

Why would anyone be proud of killing an animal on the endangered species list??? The people that were proud of killing the baby panther...I will keep my totally negative comments on this to myself. Think about why these poor animals now have to roam the cities when they love to be hidden??? Think about that if you can remain logical for a few moments. oooh this makes me angry.

Okay, we will put you out on the Savannah in Africa and give you a big gun.

When a lion comes after you, what are you going to do? Shoot it, or have a conversation about animal rights with it?

[tammy ezell]

Originally Posted by hdwell

Panthers do live in Louisiana. I saw one in 1982 at a store in a large cage near Hall Summit which is in the NW corner of La. It had been captured young and made into a pet(?). The owners called it a Mountain Lion. The name Panther, Mtn lion, and cougar are all different names for the same cat. Colors may vary as some are black, others light brown. Some people actually think the names are separate cats, but this has never been confirmed by biologists.

i know ur not gonna beleive this but i just happened to run into ur story about the mt. lion .i was lookin up stuff from hall summit because i lived there for seven years when i was small.i am almost possetive the mt.lion ur talkin about belonged to a Moderator cut: libelous he had alarge pen behind his store where he kept the mt. lion. he raised him from a baby. i know its got to be the same one ur talkin about. i couldnt beleive it when i read ur story....tammy

[JanND]

Originally Posted by alpnkckr7

I live in lake arthur louisiana recently there were two horses killed near my house ang were draggedthrough a bard wire fence the horses had no meat left on there heads and both necks were broken they werent sure what had did it however the next night near the same are two large labs were killed and a large cat was spotted dragging one the next night where the horses were buried they had large cat tracks and a hole dug two feet deep to get to the horses the game wared predicted the tracks of the animal to be around 200 lbsnow im reading online they are trying to claim there is no panthers in lousiana but ive beeen told by game wardens they have been sighted im just wondering what you think about the situation

I would make sure I was protected from an animal that size....scarey. I would lock animals up in a secure barn or in my home at night. That is a really strong cat...you sure there isn't a lion or tiger on the loose somewhere?

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by JanND

I would make sure I was protected from an animal that size....scarey. I would lock animals up in a secure barn or in my home at night. That is a really strong cat...you sure there isn't a lion or tiger on the loose somewhere?

Surely the owner of a lion or tiger would report his cat missing. Wild panther is more plausible to me.

[RichCapeCod]

Anomalous animal sightings may be difficult to believe but strange things happen. I was chief of police of a small Cape Cod town and had four solid sightings (two from one person) of a mountain lion in my town. I’m pretty sure it was of the same animal. No idea where the thing came from. Oh, and one of the witnesses was my wife. She was coming back from an ambulance run (she was an EMT/Firefighter at the time) in the early morning hours and saw the animal near our home.

Rich