Man describes face-to-face encounter with mysterious large cat in Rochester

WHAM ^ | 07/10/25 | Natalie Calzetoni

[Tommy Revolts]

That's definitely a Mountain Lion. We have them in Arizona. But
what the hell it is doing in Rochester though, I don't know.

[sasquatch]

They’re (cats) around here a lot. (santa cruz mtns)
Game cameras frequently record them.
I’ve seen a few. Folks say that 95% are unseen.

[gundog]

He’s a goof. I can walk logging roads through “cat country” at night without giving it a thought. He’d wet himself at the thought ot it.

[gundog]

My town is basically in the woods, and hills. Cats can be seen, but mostly they aren’t. There was one sitting at the bus stop a couple of blocks away, a while back. Someone noticed it, and it stepped back, into the impenetrable brush that’s everywhere. I hear stories from some of the homeless. There’s much easier game than people to be had.

[Beowulf9]

“Rawber” street, RAWBER Street! LOL!

[reasonisfaith]

But your own words give you away.

You want him to wet himself. But you have no idea.

Everything is in the will. For Curtis, it’s his will to fight.

For you, it’s your will to make up lies about Curtis. And about yourself.

[gundog]

Ain’t no fight in broad daylight with the camera rolling. Does Curtis walk the streets at night, now?

[PAR35]

Texas wildlife officials denied for years that there were mountain lions in the suburban DFW area. Then one of the big cats managed to get itself killed. And the wildlife officials got strangely quiet on the issue.

After all, the old nickname for Fort Worth used to be “Pantherville”.

[gundog]

You want him to wet himself

I’d put ol’ Curtis at ease by sayin’ “Relax, bro. We’re a hundred times more likely to encounter a bear than a lion.”

[mass55th]

"Of course, a firearm is what most of us use for this purpose."

And he probably has one, but isn't about to advertise that.

[Dr. Franklin]

The bars in New York are full of cougars. This isn’t news.

[Mermaid Girl]

Curtis reminds me of dudes I worked with at both the TSA and at the day treatment center. Solid guys who will have your back, funny as anything (and often times secret conservatives and total political junkies.)

[Veto!]

.” Lions and tigers and bears, oh my.”

Maybe he should call the Wonderful Wizard.

[Bonemaker]

“...it went right over there I swear...”

A fifth of Tequila will do that to you!

[Grammy]

Tennessee wildlife is the same way. We had 3 sightings in our area, by us and a neighbor. Crickets. A hunter friend of ours tells us he regularly sees their tracks in our area..

[reasonisfaith]

I don’t see any sign of street thug in Curtis Jones.

[reasonisfaith]

Sure, but Curtis is sober.

[reasonisfaith]

You’re one of the most untrustworthy posters I’ve ever met on this site.

[mass55th]

"I don’t see any sign of street thug in Curtis Jones."

You didn't work behind the bars of NY State prisons for 25 years.

[reasonisfaith]

“Curtis reminds me of dudes I worked with at both the TSA and at the day treatment center. Solid guys who will have your back, funny as anything (and often times secret conservatives and total political junkies.)”

You nailed it. I’ve known plenty of guys like him too.