tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post1320732645017493320..comments2024-03-10T15:39:00.383-05:00Comments on Texas Cryptid Hunter: Alabama Man Attacked By A (Black?) PantherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-50412828445226843192020-09-18T20:47:08.413-05:002020-09-18T20:47:08.413-05:00In 2005, I saw a huge black cat in Pickens County,...In 2005, I saw a huge black cat in Pickens County, Alabama on Hwy 29 south of Carrollton, Al. It was solid black with a shiny coat. It had a long tail. It was laying down beside the highway when I saw it. I stopped beside it, and when it stood up it's tail came up over it's body. It was larger than a German Shepard dog. It was longer than a dog, and I was amazed at how long it's tail was. When it stood up, it turned and trotted up a trail beside the highway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-228279593390474212017-09-25T11:23:38.093-05:002017-09-25T11:23:38.093-05:00Interesting. Somehow missed this story when it hap...Interesting. Somehow missed this story when it happened. I had been to that location sometime around 15 years ago and found an arrowhead along the Tennessee River, later took my parents and friends out there for a hike around. Never expect to see anything unless its a deer, and weren't any of those. However, what caught my attention about this story is that once when I was driving along highway 67 between Decatur and Priceville, where one of the many parts Joe Wheeler Wildlife Refuge is at, there was a dead animal on the side of the road. I thought Black Labrador, of course, although its tail and head seemed wrong. Even fur was too much like velvet to seem dog-like. Immediately changed my mind to panther, but I wasn't smart enough to stop and turn around to confirm what it really was. Anyway, not far from there is where I used to live on 24 acres and one time a couple tall wolf-like animals stood watching me from about 100' away. Dark reddish-brown, like dark chocolate, but not black. Had known the story about some wolves released way back when to keep beaver populations down, not about cougars or panthers like I read in 1st comment here.<br />Its curious so many people are saying they've seen these things. I hoped someone would have checked that roadkill I saw and known one way or another about it, was not there soon afterward. Reminds me of another time seeing a freshwater otter, it looked solid black, going across a road in a swampy location near Flint Creek in the same general area. I didn't know they existed, I'm not a hunter or wildlife enthusiast. Seen beaver roadkills though, hit one myself while riding motorcycle along same part of highway 67 at night. Other than that its usually only 'possum, raccoon, deer, and more frequently now armadillo. Oh, and skunk. Never sighted a bear anywhere, even when living in Washington State only tree trunk scratching from them (and/or cougar?). So I will watch when in the woods or out for countryside walks but not expecting to find these rare animals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-51578626085187590812016-04-01T18:37:30.852-05:002016-04-01T18:37:30.852-05:00I am from Hamilton, AL, Marion County. There have...I am from Hamilton, AL, Marion County. There have been sightings throughout the years of a very large Black Wild Cat of some kind. Panther? Puma? Cougar? I don't know but I've seen it, I've heard it scream several times in the woods behind our house 3 times over the years...and I know the people that have seen it or its offspring that live near where I grew up and these are honest and good people. Now you can say what you want about there being no way this could happen... But I know what I saw and heard and I believe the others that over the years have seen this big cat over the years...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572877152444816254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-8428646251989328702016-04-01T18:35:28.892-05:002016-04-01T18:35:28.892-05:00I am from Hamilton, AL, Marion County. There have...I am from Hamilton, AL, Marion County. There have been sightings throughout the years of a very large Black Wild Cat of some kind. Panther? Puma? Cougar? I don't know but I've seen it, I've heard it scream several times in the woods behind our house 3 times over the years...and I know the people that have seen it or its offspring that live near where I grew up and these are honest and good people. Now you can say what you want about there being no way this could happen... But I know what I saw and heard and I believe the others that over the years have seen this big cat over the years...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572877152444816254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-66420096768863830592015-12-02T15:14:11.457-06:002015-12-02T15:14:11.457-06:00I think I caught one on my trail camera the other ...I think I caught one on my trail camera the other day here in Rockford in Coosa County. Have heard screams as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284865423005003007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-15010879885686794182015-12-02T15:14:02.413-06:002015-12-02T15:14:02.413-06:00I think I caught one on my trail camera the other ...I think I caught one on my trail camera the other day here in Rockford in Coosa County. Have heard screams as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284865423005003007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-60750322410881571362015-07-14T22:15:14.048-05:002015-07-14T22:15:14.048-05:00As of 2014-2015, jaguarundi have been positively i...As of 2014-2015, jaguarundi have been positively identified in Tallapoosa County. I've personally sighted one, and the game warden reported one on the Auburn University Piedmont Station in Camp Hill. A smaller, darker cousin to the panther / cougar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-43209439126421006102014-09-01T11:45:13.871-05:002014-09-01T11:45:13.871-05:00I saw a very large black cat on my farm in Calhoun...I saw a very large black cat on my farm in Calhoun county late yesterday. It was much larger than a bobcat with a long tail. We have coyotes too so I know what they look like. Wish I had a camera with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-26509900974004223692014-02-07T10:28:39.506-06:002014-02-07T10:28:39.506-06:00I lived in Royal in Blount county when I was young...I lived in Royal in Blount county when I was younger we had a black panther in our woods we seen it walk threw our yard a few times. It was so pretty. My uncle went out to its foot print and placed a a can long ways in it. The panthers foot print was huge. Most days we could hear it when it. It sounded like a lady screaming like someone was beating her. It would be so loud but chilling. So I have to disagree with the Alabama Wildlife there are big cats in Alabama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-41754082687432144872013-05-05T00:47:41.329-05:002013-05-05T00:47:41.329-05:00On August 31, 2010 in rural Coosa County close to ...On August 31, 2010 in rural Coosa County close to our lake house, I had a clear sighting on the side of the road of a very large black panther. I'm not good at judging weight but would hazard a guess of between 85 - 115 lbs. I drove right by it on the side of the road. On approach, I could not believe what I was seeing and came w/in a minimum distance of 15-20 ft.<br />This was much larger than a bobcat or coyote with an extremely long tail. Solid black with no spots or markings. It crouched down on side of the road as I drove by with my convertible top down and scared the beejeesus out of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-78128855589597393232011-01-03T15:42:19.960-06:002011-01-03T15:42:19.960-06:00People in Pinson, AL (near Blount County line) hav...People in Pinson, AL (near Blount County line) have been seeing a "black panther". Also black bearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-76896300925446711952010-12-31T20:35:51.178-06:002010-12-31T20:35:51.178-06:00Matt,
I'd love to see that photo, if you don&...Matt,<br /><br />I'd love to see that photo, if you don't mind sharing it. <br /><br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826671773555271744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-29373984011306733172010-12-26T18:43:45.712-06:002010-12-26T18:43:45.712-06:00For what it's worth, I have a game camera shot...For what it's worth, I have a game camera shot of a large black cat in Jefferson Cty on the Blount Cty line in Alabama. I'm sending the info to the website documented in this blog. Also, in reference to the map above there is a documented killing of a cougar in West Point, GA which is just a few miles from the AL line.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773676092908954801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-55331463013852142732010-12-15T23:05:11.662-06:002010-12-15T23:05:11.662-06:00there is also a rumor around here fore decades tha...there is also a rumor around here fore decades that the redstone arsenal released black cougar/panther into the wild to somehow help with a beaver problem blocking theyre questionable runoff.Also cat sightings in these parts are more common than ever in north alabamadjimbeaughhttp://myspace.com/djimbeaunoreply@blogger.com