Big Cat Sighting

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

9 hours ago, shaaark said:

Thought so, BIG MAN.

Kin el, you'd even make the 'crocodile hunter' look like an 11 year old cub scout, you absolute hero!!

Instead of chirping in on threads mate ,maybe we could see a post all of your own on your own hunting experience because it seems to me your just a hanger on .

I like to look at trophies on the wall .I have a room full of antler and stuffed critters that all mean something to me .

Its called the hunting life for a reason mate so just get out and hunt .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

10 hours ago, shaaark said:

And, you'd shoot 'maybe' just one big/biggish non native cat, just to do that?!  What for?

……Pest control 

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

[Greyman 28,075]

51 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

I think we have to rule out leopards as not of the prey items are found in trees 

I’ll get you some pics of things in trees it does happen but as we have nothing to take it from them why waste the effort

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

Just now, Greyman said:

I’ll get you some pics of things in trees it does happen but as we have nothing to take it from them why waste the effort

So this is a rather interesting thing. Animals will adapt and change when put in different environment where different things happen, more or less food sources, habit ect. 

Possibly after a few generations what these cats could be have just simply adapted to the easy living in the UK ? Kinda like various preators living in now urban areas . Coyotes have been documented living in places like Chicago very well but their very raley seen they only target certain prey species ect.

Fox would most likely stay very clear of any form of large cat , talk to many outdoors men hunters trappers ect here who most all will say when an apex predator rolls though or kinda establishes them selves in an area most other preators lower on the totem pole will basically just kinda disappear or not come into a certain area.

O so much to think about , so much to ponder, 

[keepdiggin 9,559]

7 minutes ago, Wolfdog91 said:

Wolf dog what about the scat picture can we have some clarification 

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

16 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

……Pest control 

With a large apex non native predator roaming around I'd really hope someone would be out to keep them in check or eradicate then before they become a real problem .. honestly what's to be lost with allowing a controlled season or a tag draw even if it becomes know these are a actual animal?

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

3 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

Wolf dog what about the scat picture can we have some clarification 

Scat picture?

[mackem 26,170]

2 minutes ago, Wolfdog91 said:

 Kinda like various preators living in now urban areas . Coyotes have been documented living in places like Chicago very well but their very raley seen they only target certain prey species ect

Coyote are seen all of the time in cities to be honest, in broad daylight, certainly Canadian cities, they aren't a rarity, cats make up a portion of their diet. In the UK urban fox in London are seen commonly in daytime. 

[keepdiggin 9,559]

2 minutes ago, Wolfdog91 said:

Scat picture?

 

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

Just now, mackem said:

Coyote are seen all of the time in cities to be honest, in broad daylight, certainly Canadian cities, they aren't a rarity, cats make up a portion of their diet. In the UK urban fox in London are seen commonly in daytime. 

True but depends on the city. I know places like LA Chicago ect where their not harassed they don't care but places like new Orleans where they have people "taking care of them" their much more skittish for obvious reasons 

[mackem 26,170]

Just now, Wolfdog91 said:

True but depends on the city. I know places like LA Chicago ect where their not harassed they don't care but places like new Orleans where they have people "taking care of them" their much more skittish for obvious reasons 

I have seen them sitting beside the highway in ottawa without a care in the world, seen one crossing a road quarter of a mile from the house, they adapt, that's why they moved into cities, food sources, lots of groundhog, racoon, and cottontail in Canadian cities, and cats. 

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

4 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

 

That looks more like a semi rotted down gut pile then anything honestly cat scat or any other large preators would have a lot more solid look along with visibal fur usually

And sorry guys but I'm doubling this would be a Lion but we'll, this is an average adult Mt.lion.... 

Unless their just smaller or something.... Or an extremely small population egghhhhh 

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

5 minutes ago, mackem said:

I have seen them sitting beside the highway in ottawa without a care in the world, seen one crossing a road quarter of a mile from the house, they adapt, that's why they moved into cities, food sources, lots of groundhog, racoon, and cottontail in Canadian cities, and cats. 

I bet I'm simply saying their doing that in places with no pressure. If no one is after them then of course animals will usually be pretty bold , but like I said in areas where people are taking care of them ,popping them with suppressed .22lrs or high powered PCPs ( spoke to a few people who do this for cities and towns)  in that case they will also adapt to be much more skittish.

[keepdiggin 9,559]

Surprised the big cat uk foundation haven’t imported some big cat hounds tbh