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  1. ken3

    ken3 Weekend Warrior

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    They say this is a black panther or mountain lion in Logan county WV

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    Looks like a regular house cat.
     
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    Absolutely.
     
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    To me it looks kinda big for a house cat
     
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    Looks like a big sycamore leaf sticking upright near it's hindquarters. If so, as a size comparison, it's way too big for a housecat. I don't know what the white square object is in the right side so I can't tell anything using that. If it's a square foam food tray then that's deffinitely a very large cat, mountain lion size.

    Also it's tail looks "different" than a house cats, like it's got more bulk and weight to it. IDK...
     
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    purebowhunting Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I think house cat also.
     
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    House Cat
     
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    That is definitely a Black panther, or black Mt lion. About ten years ago my dad was out deer hunting during rifle season. He was sitting on a field edge, and heard something running toward where he sat in his treestand. What came running out was a big doe and right on her tail was a huge black cat just like the one you caught on the game cam. They are out there.
     
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    Parker70 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Looks like a small bear cub with a tail photoshopped on its rear end.
     
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    Looks like a large house cat to me.
     
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    What kind of house cats do you guys have? That thing is way bigger than any "normal" house cat.
     
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    Illinoishunter102 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    No way thats a house cat. That would be one beefy house cat.
     
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    Doesn't look like a house cat to me.

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    This is hilarious. That thing does not weigh more than 10 or 12 pounds. Definitely a housecat.

    Also, there has never been a black cougar documented or photographed or killed, ever. They are purely mythical.
     
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    It appears to me that the pic is zoomed in to make the cat appear larger than it really is. That stump is most likely about 3 feet tall..
     
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    Cropped pic of a housecat.
     
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    I think it's a Liger….bred for it's special skills and magic!
     
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    Hmmm...tough call on this one. I think the angle and enhancement on the photo is making the cat appear to be bigger than it is. I have seen some pretty large tom cats roaming the countryside, they're tough as nails and weigh upwards of 20 pounds. I'm going to join the masses and declare house cat.
     
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    Actually this isn't completely true. President Roosevelt reportedly shot a cougar that was "black" or very dark at least. I read this story a couple years ago but can't seem to relocate it for use here.

    It's also been speculated that they may be gulf coast jaguarundi of which do deffinitely have a black phase and melanistic cases. These aren't all that large a species though..up to 20 pounds or so. There are known populations of them in Florida where they were released in the 1940's and spread from there.
     
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    Id hate to see what the dogs look like over there.
     

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