There might be panthers in Florida.

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Panther after deer gets distracted by bear... where the hell does this guy live? Jurassic park?

Florida Panther Chasing Deer Through Backyard Gets Distracted By Black Bear

A RIFF on what country is really about.

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[FLT]

I don’t know about panthers in south Florida, but it’s eat up with cougars.

 

[dirtingd]

He definitely eats cat...lol

 

[Drcrimson]

In the mid 1990s, I was camping and doing some fishing around Lake Kissimmee. Late one afternoon walking back to camp (state park) I saw the back half of a large black animal with a long black tail as it went into the tall grass. Animal was quite large and would certainly be cougar sized (seen several in western US) and not much different in size from cheetah and leopards I’ve seen in South Africa. Could not have been a bear, was too big for a bobcat that also would not have a long tail, so I was only left with a cougar or panther type of option.

While I can’t be 100% certain it surely did look like a black panther near lake Kissimmee that day and definitely got my attention at the time as my camp (tent) was only a 1/4 mile away from the location of the sighting.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

There are big bobcats around too. Conecha County. I personally would not shoot one unless it was stalking or trying to eat me!

 

[Drcrimson]

Now that’s a good sized bobcat. I’ve seen many on my cameras and even around my home. Nothing the size of the one you showed. Saw a few larger ones in NC during some hunting trips but again not as big as yours. That thing almost looks like a cougar that lost its tail.

A recent one on one of my cameras….