Justin Spencer Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 A group of neighbors of ours about 2 miles away have been reporting the occasional mountain lion sighting for over a year now, one said he had a picture of one on a trail cam (I never personally saw it). And recently a llama in this area was killed, half eaten and then found partially buried. A friend got this picture two days ago using her cell phone from her deck. I'm sure there are other explanations as to what it might be, but knowing her personally (she says it was a lion) and seeing what sure looks to be a mountain lion in this picture I tend to believe that is what it is. My thought is would a young male (which most are thought to be in Missouri)hang around the same place for a couple years without getting any booger? Makes me think it is either a female, a male who has set up territory here (making me think females are nearby), or an escaped pet (in which case I think it would be sighted very frequently). To my knowledge they haven't reported it to MDC (most govt. agencies not thought of highly in rural ozarks) so don't expect it to be in the news anytime soon. Obviously not big population of pumas in the Ozarks but I think there are more of these secretive cats around than MDC wants to admit. Language from them saying they were relieved the one shot was not a female, as that might indicate a reproducing population shows they don't want to prove there is a resident population in the state for whatever reason. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
flytyer57 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Looks like a black panther to me. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Trevor K Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 It's hard to really tell what that is since there is nothing in the picture to give it any scale. Maybe it is a mountain lion. Maybe it's a house cat. There is really no way to know from that picture. That is just my opinion though.
Stoneroller Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 chupacabra, very clearly you can see the horns. that could be a house cat for all you can tell from the picture. I do believe there are breeding mt lions in missouri, I hope for the cats' sake that they stay hidden and out of sight of humans. Fish On Kayak Adventures, LLC. Supreme Commander 'The Dude' of Kayak fishing www.fishonkayakadventures.com fishonkayakadventures@yahoo.com
gotmuddy Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 that most definetly is not a mountain lion, since they are more of a tan color my vote is for black panther if its not a big tomcat. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
Justin Spencer Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 It's hard to really tell what that is since there is nothing in the picture to give it any scale. Maybe it is a mountain lion. Maybe it's a house cat. There is really no way to know from that picture. That is just my opinion though. I agree, however since the lady saw it herself and said it was a lion I believe her. You know how cell phone cameras are, most not real good, she just happened to get as shot as it walked through her pasture. As for the black I would say that is just shadow on a poorly lit subject in the distance. I personally think most black panthers are either house cats or black labs. I have personally mistaken deer sneaking in on me with their head to the ground for mountain lions until I see them spook and see the white tail, so I am usually very skeptical about these sightings. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
fishinwrench Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 My thought is would a young male (which most are thought to be in Missouri)hang around the same place for a couple years without getting any booger? I know when I was a young male I didn't hang around anywhere very long...unless there was some booger to be had.
flytyer57 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I know when I was a young male I didn't hang around anywhere very long...unless there was some booger to be had. LMAO ! ! ! There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Trevor K Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I guess there is no way to know for sure, but my guess is that it is a house cat. I just don't buy into the idea that a lot of people say they see mountain lions all the time and nobody ever seems to have a good picture. And with all the trail cams in the woods these day you would think more pictures would turn up. I've heard people even say they've seen "black panthers" in Missouri, but that animal isn't even native to North America, so I don't really believe those reports either. I do believe that at any given time there may be a few individual mountain lions roaming through the state, but there is just no evidence to support there being a breeding population. Seems like there are more reports of mountain lions here than in areas that have known populations.
flytyer57 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I've heard people even say they've seen "black panthers" in Missouri, but that animal isn't even native to North America... I've never seen a black panther in MO, but I have seen them in Chicago, Milwaukee, LA... They are known to frequent larger cities with large African populations. Keep your eyes open, you just might see one some day. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
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