Because back then there went any coyotess here. Fox hunters which was a popular sport back then brought them in after they had hunted the fox almost to extinction. The reproduced at an epic rate because of no natural enemies here. Now they are everywhere. I have killed 100's off my property and will be rid of them for a couple of years and they come back.
ND-Mountain Lions in N. Georgia?
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Because back then there went any coyotess here. Fox hunters which was a popular sport back then brought them in after they had hunted the fox almost to extinction. The reproduced at an epic rate because of no natural enemies here. Now they are everywhere. I have killed 100's off my property and will be rid of them for a couple of years and they come back.
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Someone had a pic of one he swore was from Cohutta, but finally admitted it was a fake. But if there is one in the state that would be the place, no human population, and rugged enough that it doesn't get a lot of hiker traffic.
....and he is totally credible, would never tell a lie [sarcasm].
Have seen them several times over the years on the Georgia end of Lookout Mountain above Trenton. No question as to what they were.
I killed an elk in Utah last fall and there are a ton of them on the outfittrs land. We wandered up the hill from my elk to find a different elk the guide had seen laying dead for a couple of days through a spotting scope.
We got near it and he said he smelled mountain lion activity - pungent like a house cat. Needless to say I stayed near him and was happy when we quartered the elk and got it down the mountain. If you see them it is well after they have seen you and decided what they want to do about you.
Here is a cool vid that had made its way around hunting forums. If it can sneak up on a deer it damn sure would kill us before we really knew it was there.
We got near it and he said he smelled mountain lion activity - pungent like a house cat. Needless to say I stayed near him and was happy when we quartered the elk and got it down the mountain. If you see them it is well after they have seen you and decided what they want to do about you.
Here is a cool vid that had made its way around hunting forums. If it can sneak up on a deer it damn sure would kill us before we really knew it was there.
Correct on both accounts.....I had ancestors who once ran foxes with hounds. The first I ever heard of coyotes was from a cousin of my grandmother’s who lived outside of Cordele, and he had switched from primarily hunting foxes to the then more prevalent coyotes in the late 70s/early 80s. I shot the first one I ever killed on a deer drive around 1984 or 1985.
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Last summer my wife and I were walking down to my grandfather's pond. All around the pond is heavily wooded. To our left something breaks a branch and begins running in our direction. Twenty feet in front of the largest cat I have ever seen in the wild crossed in front of us. Its tail was almost as long as it was. It ran into the woods on our right hand side and stopped. My wife looks at me and asked what that was. I told her you just saw a Florida panther in the wild. We backed away slowly because it had stopped just outside of view in the woods.
Later I spoke to my uncle about it and he said that the neighbor had been telling him there was a panther sleeping on his hay nails. He didn't believe him. He does now. There is no doubt what it was. None. Zero. I have hunted and fished this area all of my life. This happened not to far from the Satilla river in Coffee county.
Later I spoke to my uncle about it and he said that the neighbor had been telling him there was a panther sleeping on his hay nails. He didn't believe him. He does now. There is no doubt what it was. None. Zero. I have hunted and fished this area all of my life. This happened not to far from the Satilla river in Coffee county.
I have seen numerous photos of black panthers in Bulloch Cty.
My brother and 3 of his 4 kids (while teens) all saw the cat (and one time with 2 kittens) at least once in separate sitings from deer stands. The early dusk photos were the most definitive re color. It was coal black— not tawny brown or beige.
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You should share the pictures with DNR or scientific community. You are saying you saw something that’s never been documented.
Contrary to popular belief, cougars are common in the Marietta to Sandy Springs area. They have been there awhile, but may be just more noticeable to you lately.
Exactly where did you spot this one
Georgia Outdoor news is skeptical, but I think you know what you saw.
https://www.gon.com/hunting/cougars-move-east
LOL, bro..........that may be the reply of the year. You have my vote.
This sounds exactly like what you described.
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com...cle_628f6e92-4918-11e6-9d9e-e39f9721ef5e.html
Interesting stuff, thanks.
I knew not to turn tail on the thing, but the instinct to book it was strong. Once I got out of its line of sight I headed up trail and picked up the pace. Was expecting it to come bursting through the brush or see it behind me on the trail any moment. That sucked. My dog chased it off last weekend, so perhaps having him with me dissuaded it from following or maybe it just wasn’t interested. There are TONS of deer in that area, so I can’t imagine it was hurting for a meal.
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Yup! Hear them all the time at our place up in Rabun County. See quite a bit of them too.
We have seen foxes here too so could be. It was just odd since it coincided with MIL’s sighting.
Dude it was a joke. I'm not pretending to be a wildlife biologist
It’s 2019, why aren’t you guys pulling out your phones and taking pictures or videos of these cats?
There's a den full of them prowling on Roswell Rd.
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1 should be a bounty on coyotes. Don't tell me it doesn't work, there aren't any in SLC and surrounds. $50 for both ears.
2 be glad you don't have western mountain lion. 200#. I found a half eaten buck in CO, neck curled and killed. Figured it to be a lion, and would come back for the rest. I left the scene keeping one eye on the branches in the trees.
3 was travelling through wilkes county one night, saw a black shape, probably a bear, eating roadkill. Still . . .
2 be glad you don't have western mountain lion. 200#. I found a half eaten buck in CO, neck curled and killed. Figured it to be a lion, and would come back for the rest. I left the scene keeping one eye on the branches in the trees.
3 was travelling through wilkes county one night, saw a black shape, probably a bear, eating roadkill. Still . . .
There are quite a few in the mountains of North Georgia, black panthers as well. I have personally seen them a couple of times late at night.
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I have seen a black panther up on Monument Road in Jasper, Georgia and one crossing the road between Young Harris and Hiawassee.
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I stand corrected. I’d love to see pics/location/dates for all these big cats. I love to learn about our states animals.
By the way, we have wolves up in the North Georgia/North Carolina mountains. I have a friend in Hiawassee who has a large farm and he has it on video cameras on his property as well as a cougar sighting!
These are the only correct answers in this thread.
Good luck Stu if you continue to post and try and educate people. Some people refuse to listen to facts.
I have seen a video of a cougar and a wolf in Hiawassee, Georgia. I also witnessed a black wolf crossing highway 75 between Helen and Hiawassee late one night going back home. I had not been drinking or doing any drugs!
I’ve really enjoyed this thread so far ... who knew a panther/cougar/bobcat thread would garner 100+ posts. Football season cannot commence soon enough...
I have seen a video of a cougar and a wolf in Hiawassee, Georgia. I also witnessed a black wolf crossing highway 75 between Helen and Hiawassee late one night going back home. I had not been drinking or doing any drugs!
Yeah I’m gonna need to see that video.
Well if you want to come up to Hiawassee, Georgia, I am sure my farmer friend would show you the pictures/video that I saw. Name the place and time and I will set it up for you!
We have discussed that very matter several times over the last 15-18 yrs.
Bottomline, my brother, like a lotta folks in my neck o the woods, does not want to risk the possible hunting options and other land mgt prerogatives on his property. They are not fearful of the cats (that may or may not be wise). They are less concerned about their effects on deer population than they are on the turkey.
He has no desire to be “famous” or have his land potentially disturbed.
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