Arry 21,727 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 I know a lot of you lads don't believe but I know of three sights on this farm I was detecting on today. The farmer saw a big black cat twice and his daughter had one come over a hedge in a farm lane and land infront of her, it then sprang over the opposite hedge. This was over 20 years ago now. There used to be a lot of sightings in the village two miles down the valley again about 20 years ago. Haven't heard of a sighting for a long time was a real hot spot at one time. Cheers Arry 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,247 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 Just a moment... WWW.DERBYSHIRETIMES.CO.UK 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
comanche 2,988 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Daniel cain said: Just a moment... WWW.DERBYSHIRETIMES.CO.UK Well that shows how little this Rick chap knows. Pumas do on occasion actively hunt and kill humans as has been shown several times in America. Two incidents coming to mind are the puma that had lain in wait to ambush a high school athletic as he circled a playing field and wasn't at all keen to relinquish its kill when faced by armed police. Another was the killing of a lad in Banff. A mate was ice climbing in the area at the time and though the official line was that the chap was "mistaken for a deer" - yeh like pumas are short sighted- the local consensus was that he was simply considered an easy dinner. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,691 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Arry said: I know a lot of you lads don't believe but I know of three sights on this farm I was detecting on today. The farmer saw a big black cat twice and his daughter had one come over a hedge in a farm lane and land infront of her, it then sprang over the opposite hedge. This was over 20 years ago now. There used to be a lot of sightings in the village two miles down the valley again about 20 years ago. Haven't heard of a sighting for a long time was a real hot spot at one time. Cheers Arry I don't think anyone would doubt that. I think people just doubt that there's a resident breeding population 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
comanche 2,988 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Arry said: I know a lot of you lads don't believe but I know of three sights on this farm I was detecting on today. The farmer saw a big black cat twice and his daughter had one come over a hedge in a farm lane and land infront of her, it then sprang over the opposite hedge. This was over 20 years ago now. There used to be a lot of sightings in the village two miles down the valley again about 20 years ago. Haven't heard of a sighting for a long time was a real hot spot at one time. Cheers Arry Yes, we had a puma rumoured to be on the loose in our area back in the 70s. On the balence of probability the reported sightings may well have been true for various reasons . Who really knows what is ,has been and may in the future be out there? At the moment a sensible person can only go on probabilities. The naysayers to a breeding population of big cats tend to err on the side of balance and conservatism in their opinions rather than rabid opposition(maybe FD excluded). Whereas on the opposing side there seems to be a cadre of folk on a crusade to persuade us that we are living in some sort of CrypoLongleat. They are quick to decry the sort of hoaxers who lay fake trails and throw the bits of deer that wouldn't fit in the freezer into trees , as damaging to the search for truth. Then these Magical Thinkers churn out bad biology and terrible pictures which make a mockery of their own cause. Anyway did l ever tell you about the UFOs that followed my brother's van for ten miles? 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,329 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 minute ago, comanche said: Anyway did l ever tell you about the UFOs that followed my brother's van for ten miles? Is your brother Jonathon MgGowan perchance? 30 minutes ago, comanche said: Well that shows how little this Rick chap knows. Rick Minter,Jonathon McGowan er al are experts on the breeding populations of big cats roaming the British countryside,however as there are actually no wild breeding leopard or mountain lion in the UK their knowledge amounts to the equate root of nada. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 4,552 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Daniel cain said: Just a moment... WWW.DERBYSHIRETIMES.CO.UK Just on my doorstep that mate. Nice camp site at Birchover that I've stayed on. Woods around there are full of Fallow. There seems to be a steady constant flow of big cat talk in Derbyshire.. and obvious it does interest me. I'm camping out up on Kinder Scout a week on Friday on me sen. I wish I could persuade myself to buy a decent thermal set up and seen what's knocking about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,559 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 8 hours ago, Bush Rummager said: Just on my doorstep that mate. Nice camp site at Birchover that I've stayed on. Woods around there are full of Fallow. There seems to be a steady constant flow of big cat talk in Derbyshire.. and obvious it does interest me. I'm camping out up on Kinder Scout a week on Friday on me sen. I wish I could persuade myself to buy a decent thermal set up and seen what's knocking about. Quit the only fans subscription and put it towards one mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 4,552 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 hour ago, keepdiggin said: Quit the only fans subscription and put it towards one mate I know!! I'm a c@@t for buying stuff and then not using it though after I've had my fuss! Don't want a nice carbon road bike by any chance do you?? Lol... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,166 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Enough about the cats. What you make of this. More of the same, or could these be still out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,329 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 53 minutes ago, EDDIE B said: Enough about the cats. What you make of this. More of the same, or could these be still out there. More of the same,there’s a Rick Minter thylacine guy,Thylacine expert,thylacine hunter or whatever title he gives himself called Neil Waters,announced to much fanfare he had pics of a thylacine family a couple of years back.Got the pics on a trail cam,this was it,undeniable proof,told the world press he was releasing the photos on a certain date,I remember watching a program and realising he was nutty as a fruitcake,anyway the day arrived and the pics went viral,he deflated like a popped balloon,he saw thylacines whereas zoologists and scientists saw pademelon wallabies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,329 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 The Thylacine pic that was going to prove their existence. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,729 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, mackem said: The Thylacine pic that was going to prove their existence. Sure I watched something very similar to what you've just posted, on YouTube, a few months ago, Mack lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,329 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, shaaark said: Sure I watched something very similar to what you've just posted, on YouTube, a few months ago, Mack lol He revealed the pics in 2021,obvious from the beginning he was going to fall flat on his face,thylacine were his raison detre,he lined up a zoologist to authenticate his snaps,when the guy ID’d the pics as wallaby the bottom fell out of Neil waters world,he quit his job to tiger hunt full time,there was only ever two possible outcomes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,166 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 2 hours ago, mackem said: The Thylacine pic that was going to prove their existence. I remember him. Chubby little fella. Mad as a box of frogs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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