I swear I just saw a black panther while hunting public land near the deep fork river.
was about 100-125 yards from me. Sitting in the middle of the road/path, looking at a pond with some ducks in it. My initial reaction was that it was a coyote, but this thing was a good 40 inches tall when sitting down. I didn’t see any ears sticking up, nor did I see a tail. It was solid jet black, not that variation of shades of black/gray like you usually see on coyotes. This was in direct sunlight too. Before I could get close it walked off, more of a catlike lope, it’s back didn’t “bounce” like a dog, it stayed more level and still like a cat. Ground was pretty hard, couldn’t find any tracks. Am I imagining things? Anyone have pictures of black coyotes? How common are they?
was about 100-125 yards from me. Sitting in the middle of the road/path, looking at a pond with some ducks in it. My initial reaction was that it was a coyote, but this thing was a good 40 inches tall when sitting down. I didn’t see any ears sticking up, nor did I see a tail. It was solid jet black, not that variation of shades of black/gray like you usually see on coyotes. This was in direct sunlight too. Before I could get close it walked off, more of a catlike lope, it’s back didn’t “bounce” like a dog, it stayed more level and still like a cat. Ground was pretty hard, couldn’t find any tracks. Am I imagining things? Anyone have pictures of black coyotes? How common are they?