I have hunted in Alabama for.... lol... years and always close to either the Alabama or Tombigbee Rivers and I have never seen one. However, I have talked to two credible people that I trust that saw one each at close range and they both have been within one mile of the Tombigbee River.

When I hear of "black" panthers, then credibility goes out the window as far as I'm concerned.

Anyway, animals move many miles. I guess I believe in panthers... and for that matter, ghost!