OT Mississippi Panther

[Lettucexxxx]

Ben D'Lawder was the one hunting with the monkey, right?

 

[MeridianDog]

What state park did this fairy tale supposedly happen at?

You scored a -400 in reading comprsion?

Leroy Percy State Park is what it says.

Duh?

I am sure there are photos. It was there for years, Just down the Road from Panther Burn, MS

 

[MeridianDog]

Mistaken?

I pretty damn well know exactly where my dad grew up and where his parents home was located!

Sheesh!

Use your brain Chester. Oh I forgot no brain used to make your comment.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Yes, but are different subspecies within the same genus. The native MS panthers were genetically almost identical to the existing Florida panther. The western mountain lion is a different subspecies, and 30-40 percent larger.

Western cougar IS much, much larger than the Florida panther.

 

[Villagedawg]

I've heard about the scream in the game area near Van Vleet/Houston from parents/grandparents my whole life. I spent a lot of time there and never heard it myself. I did see a large tan cat (not a bobcat) in the woods at Camp McCain in about 1996. I know some kind of large cat is at least occasionally out there.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

A whole lot of shame in this thread.

 

[thekimmer]

Nope. Ben Delaughter was the bully with....

Ben D'Lawder was the one hunting with the monkey, right?

Hot steel balls!

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

I saw one along 78 south around the Red Banks exit 10 years ago. It was not a domestic cat.it was at least as tall as a large German Shepard.

 

[Miketice]

lol. Dudes 17ing up a perfectly good panther story.

 

[swflCAT]

Those are all the same species, actually...Felix concolor. We know there are populations in AR, LA, TN, FL, and the Carolinas. While there’s officially none in MS, I can’t sit here and say there’s not when they’re known to be that close.

You can add KY to the list, don't know if it is "official" but my cousin(lol) 30 year hunting pardner and like a brother, saw one in his yard a few months back. I know of evidence of them being there since the 80's but no one I know had seen any. I have seen tracks of what I thought was one, had acquaintances that raised them for zoo's and etc., but cuz was first that I know and trust had seen them in wild, but some reports through the years.

 

[tcdog70]

I saw one in Noxubee county back in the early70s. There were two seen by several people in North Kemper back in the 80s. One was gray colored and one was tan. They were seen several times. The ex Sheriff of Noxubee told Me he watched a Panther laying on a old house place chimney, sunning. He watched Him for 30 minutes while he was ploughing a field next to the old house place. Not saying any were Black, but they were panthers.

 

[MSUDawg25]

He's claiming Leroy Percy SP, I think.

I think he's mistaken.

Naw, it’s legit

 

[turkish]

Naw, it’s legit

As legit as most of the other stuff on this thread. Nice work!

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Granpappy wuz rite!!!

 

[MSUDawg25]

Big cat crossed the road in front of me on the way to work.

Where did he work?

 

[kb549]

Where did he work?

Leroy Percy State Park. He worked as a pretend taxidermied panther. I guess he got drunk the previous night and was a long way. Hope he made his shift on time.

 

[SaintsDoc]

 

[PineGroveBully]

I've got 2 pics of a cat from a trail cam that I've been trying to load but it's saying they're to large. If I can't get them to load I'm gonna pm them to you. Over in tippah county, twice the size of most bobcats I've saw and like you said the tail that looks out of place.

 

[Palmettodog]

I'd hit it.