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post #621 of 624
11/9/11 at 7:24am

Not so many on here are actually saying there are no panters/cougars/mountain lions in the area, alot of us are just saying that the picture isn't of a cougar.

The size is just too small to be a cougar.

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post #622 of 624
11/11/11 at 10:40pm

I know your in Georgia, but in Texas we have jaguarundi which if your cam was in my back yard I would say that is what you have there.  I know jaguarundi are in North Florida as a friend has actually had a family that she has observed for a few years in Madison.  This may be a possibility.  My grandfather used to call them little lions smile

After looking at the cam thread and this one, I really want a cam.  We have cougar, panther, jaguarundi, ring tail cat (not a coon!), coons, opossum, skunks, coyotes (had a big one in the front yard this evening hmm), but of all the nocturnal predators we have.... wild hogs is what I fear the most.   I haven't seen a coop on this site yet that would keep a wild hog out, of course I haven't seen them all wink.  Even my plans won't keep out a determined hog, just gotta hope I can make it more of a pain than my chickens will be worth.


Out of curiosity I wiki'd the jaguarundi and there are reports from Alabama, so you may very well have a fairly rare kitty on your cam smile


Edited by TXNewbie - 11/11/11 at 10:45pm
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post #623 of 624
11/11/11 at 10:57pm
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Originally Posted by TXNewbie 

I know your in Georgia, but in Texas we have jaguarundi which if your cam was in my back yard I would say that is what you have there.  I know jaguarundi are in North Florida as a friend has actually had a family that she has observed for a few years in Madison.  This may be a possibility.  My grandfather used to call them little lions smile

After looking at the cam thread and this one, I really want a cam.  We have cougar, panther, jaguarundi, ring tail cat (not a coon!), coons, opossum, skunks, coyotes (had a big one in the front yard this evening hmm), but of all the nocturnal predators we have.... wild hogs is what I fear the most.   I haven't seen a coop on this site yet that would keep a wild hog out, of course I haven't seen them all wink.  Even my plans won't keep out a determined hog, just gotta hope I can make it more of a pain than my chickens will be worth.


Out of curiosity I wiki'd the jaguarundi and there are reports from Alabama, so you may very well have a fairly rare kitty on your cam smile


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Stay-at-home-Mom with 1 wonderful hubby and 2 amazing kids, 1 poodle, 1 schnauzer, 1 cat, 9 Peppered Cory catfish, 3 Easter Eggers, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Black Australorps, 2 Red Star Sex-links, and 1 Speckled Sussex and a MIL downstairs! Never a dull moment at our house.

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post #624 of 624
11/12/11 at 11:37am
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Originally Posted by wyoDreamer 

Not so many on here are actually saying there are no panthers/cougars/mountain lions in the area, a lot of us are just saying that the picture isn't of a cougar.

The size is just too small to be a cougar.


Ding, ding, ding, ding, we have a winnah!  I agree w/you.

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