Black_Wolf
Sharpshooter
A black panther is merely a melanistic cougar or jaguar.
On our side of the world, Yep.
A black panther is merely a melanistic cougar or jaguar.
Tin foil hats aside, the hub bub is that the DNR is in the sack with the auto insurance companies to knock down the deer pops.
Less deer= less wrecked cars
I was referring to black panthers. I should been more specific
Good post and I completely agree with you. A cougar would completely destroy your typical coyote trap that most trappers use in this state. I highly doubt one would be caught in a beaver set in a foot hold trap set under water. Also I would think by now if it did happen a picture would be on the net by now.I have a hard time believing any of this story. How could you accidentally trap a cougar? The fur bearing animals that are trapped in Indiana (coons, fox, coyotes...etc.) are trapped with leg hold traps that are no bigger than a #2 and I believe if your trapping beaver with the size trap (leg hold) it takes (#3 & #4) the traps have to be set under water. So, my doubt is based on the size of a cougars paw/foot.....would it even fit in a normal size trap that is normally used for most Indiana fur bearing animals? Secondly, a cougar is a very powerful animal and highly doubt that a normal set that is used for fox, coyotes or anything else that is trapped in Indiana would even hold a cougar. Now, if the person that trapped the cougar was a aware of a cougar in the area and intentionally went after it with the right size equipment and set up...I could believe that.
I guess I would have to see pictures to believe it.
AHHHH yes! The BLACK panther......well, every state has those.
Don't believe me start a thread and watch them come out of the wood work!!!
This seems to be a confirmation by the DNR that we do have cougars in Indiana...
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