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They are all over the place in central Colorado. It would seem likely they would be in Texas too.
Fifty years ago I saw a puma crossing the railroad tracks near Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was late at night and I was coming home from work. Never have seen another one in this area but game cameras say they are here.
Seems like it would be very hard for a big cat like that to remain unseen in a place like Dallas.
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MLLM!
A couple of years ago, I saw one new Columbia, Mississippi. The Pearl River basin in that area consists of the Honey Island Swamp, a huge wilderness area, plenty of habitat.
A couple of years back, I was wandering the fields with a friend near Vernon, TX (Yeah, not DFW), looking for some feral hogs to shoot.
We only saw one, a boar, and it vanished before either of us could lift a rifle.
The other interesting thing we did see was some cat prints in the sand, about as big as the palm of my hand.
Whatever left those prints there was one big kitteh. We both agreed that we would prefer not to encounter it.
Sadly, we returned a day or two later, no piggies, and thankfully no kitteh either.
Yup, actually got a text from the sister-in-law about this! They’re across the lake in Rockwall, and I’m right up the road from this sighting. Luckily we’ve got two medium dogs to keep an eye onthe wife’s and mom-in-law’s two little dogs.
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I really can’t imagine anyone mistaking a bobcat for a mountain lion-they are not even close-bobcats in this area can weigh up to 35-40 lbs, but that is still way smaller than a lion, and they have tabby coats, not solid color like a lion. Two of my indoor cats weigh more than 15 lbs-they are still smaller than any bobcat I’ve ever seen...
Well after all they were here long before we were.