I've gotten attacked by several. It's fun. But that was back in my single days.

Just talking about a different genus of critter. They're as different as a cheetah and a leopard are. A mountain lion is not a panther, or at least not the African jungle kind of "black panther."

I saw one in Barbour wma in about 1980 when Billy Sharp was over it. Really dry that day and the deer I had seen made noise in leaves but big long tail cat came below me silent and jumped on a tree that had fell over. Had crosshairs on it but didn't shoot. Big cat tracks there that fall but have not seen big tracks since

I had one stalking me at "Rubie Tuesday" a couple of weeks ago! She was a fine looking specimen, but my girlfriend spooked her and she ran off!

way to go Shooters

The Cougar or Lion whatever you want to call it, I saw was in 1999. We were out scouting for deer season and he crossed the road in front of us. He was black in color with a tail around 2-21/2 ft long. You don't have to believe it but I saw it with my own eyes and no I was not Drunk or Stoned.

No no, and no. They're not ghosts either. A corn feeder will attract EVERY kind of predator there is "except" a cougar? I don't think so. Maybe a tame one gets released every now and again, but not a breeding population. No
Gomerpyle your pic looks exactly like a bob cat to me.

Saw one in Vaenessa's place one night.

Troy looks nothing like I imagined....

2dogs, i'll keep that in mind, but you better be Johnny on the Spot, cause i may be in a cell with big Bubba, and he may be desperate.

Yep, seen several.
In magazines and on TV.
I have relatives in SE Georgia who have seen what are probably Fla panthers.

I saw two long tailed tan colored cats come across a pasture one morning while turkey hunting,definitely wasn't a bobcat or coyote,this was in north monroe county,my nephew had an encounter with one in burnt corn while working on a fence one afternoon

I know what I saw. I was hunting along a creek. I was young and didn't believe the black panther stories. It was slinking through some weeds coming right at me. Black as black can be. Long tail. Got really close before I realized it was the biggest otter I have ever seen.

I actually had 2 really bad days hunting several years ago. 1st day a black bear wouldn't leave me alone. I don't pay them much attention but this one wouldn't stop following me. Thought I was going to have to shoot it. Next day right at dark a mountain lion came off the mountain. Saw me and started stalking to get behind me. I was prepared to shoot him also. But hat was in Chama, New Mexico.

Alabama, ain't seen nothing I'm not suppose to.

Saw a big black cat in the early 70's in Barbour County right on the south line of the management area above Gulledge's Grocery. Friend of mine saw it just a few seconds before it ran by me at about 20 yards, bright frosty morning, no doubt what we saw.

I believe people think they saw something but they aren't certain what it was.

I know several ranchers in several Western states and Canadian Provinces that have lots of mountain lions (everything being relative) on their ranches. Some even have outfitters that hunt their ranch or they themselves are outfitters for mountain lions on their own properties. Almost all of them have never seen a mountain lion in their entire life. Most outfitters that live and work in cat country have never seen a mountain lion without the aide of dogs.....and they are looking for them.

Now black panthers, that's a completely different deal...them suckers are everywhere in Alabama. Hell, their is one just to the left of this post.

Just like you can't convince someone to feel a certain way, there no way to convince someone that they haven't seen something they are absolutely convinced they saw. If you claim to have seen one and you believe it, I, nor anyone else, could change your mind. I just choose to believe you are mistaken in what you saw. Lord knows I've been guilty of seeing one thing and thinking it's something else.

Personally, I don't believe there is a wild panther in Alabama. No game warden or certified wildlife biologist has ever seen a documented track, hair, den, skeleton, or kill since the 1940's. I'm sorry, but Joe Bob that saw one on the "back forty" while checking his cows isn't reliable enough for me. The most experienced woodsman in the state wouldn't convince me that a cougar exists within the state lines. I learned a long time ago to "listen, but confirm." That works well in business and with people in general. I'll hear and listen to whatever you have to say, but there has to be undeniable proof to convince me of the truth. On the panther topic, I've yet to see anything even close to proving a panther exists in Alabama. Could they exist? I guess anything is possible.

At any one moment there are thousands of game cameras scattered from corner to corner in the woods of Alabama. They capture everything from deer, bears, and all forms of fowl and fauna, but not one single confirmed picture of a panther. Not a single one. Millions of images a year, yet not a single panther image. Even over gut piles or deer kills, no pics.

I'm not saying there never was nor ever will be a confirmed sighting. But until someone with credibility produces verifiable, undeniable and unmistakable evidence, I'll be content to continue believe that they are still confined to isolated pockets in the southern half of Florida.

My .02 worth.

Dr. B

Yes!! Saw about a thousand at the Keith Urban concert Saturday night!!

I got ya brother, just get that black painter and I'll bail ya out before Bubba makes you his girl friend.

I've had a outfitter and guides that have been in Mountain Lion country many years tell me they've never seen one in daylight other than up a tree with hounds treeing them. These Alabama cats just love to be seen I guess.