I saw over 200 rack Bucks that would score 150 or better in PA in 3 days most were seen after dark we were bow hunting saw over 50 in my stand I just never got close enough for a shot. When that cat screamed he tore up the field trying get home. http://archive.naplesnews.com/news/crime/georgia-man-sentenced-to-2-years-probation-for-killing-florida-panther-ep-391151033-342841152.html/. A neighbor was coming up through Jimmy’s corn field when he saw some enormous tracks. Jason,No, this was two different occasions. My mother and I watched one in Autauga County long enough to retrieve a scope so we could see him better. David, but I never called anything a black panther. They are here. When I was in grade school (1950’s) we learned that the coelacanth was extinct. My wife saw one three years ago. Heard one scream when I was very young. Darrell Watson I understand your correctness, but it’s a very common term, kinda like ain’t. I saw it. My grandad has seen them on his property.. two or more in and around bay minette ala. The U.S. No phone, or camera back then. Lol. Have you read some of that garbage. Black to dark gray. Fact is they still exist in Alabama though in very small numbers. I’ve seen plenty of Great Danes in Alabama. https://www.outdooralabama.com/node/1320, looks like the cat that was in my yard a few years ago. THEN SIGN-UP FOR THE 30-DAY FREE TRIAL BELOW, VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES: Recipes & curious tips from the past (Kindle Edition), Vinegar of the Four Thieves – Recipes & curious tips from the past is now in paperback, RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Corn “A La Southern” 1924 Recipe, RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Spoon Bread – recipe from 1924, RECIPE WEDNESDAY: French Rolls from a 1924 recipe, RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Banana Fritters recipe form 1948, RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Old-fashioned Apple Slump, RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Almond Custard from the 1890s, RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Fried Peaches and Fried Apples. On the second or third night, she started getting a response from down in the canyon. These cats get called so many names that it is confusing sometimes. And I know others who have as well. Deen her with her her with my own two eyes. No I did not shoot. When I was a young girl, living in Clarke County in the Bassett Creek are, there was one there saw it and heard it!!!!! We had been hearing the big cat for a few nights. You won’t forget that scream…. Typically a sound made by competing males in winter during the mating season, it … There are no jaguars or black panthers in the United States. My grandparents used to tell men they could hear them at the creek near Wing, AL circa early 1920’s. I have been face-to-face with one as I was coming out of my garage in Fairhope Al. The historian sends out a notice each year for the September Reunion in Slapout, Alabama, usually at Cain’s Chapel United Methodist Church. I’m saw one from my bedroom window one night in 2006, in south Alabama. Panther’s been seen on the Smith lake Dam road & Williams Chapel Cemetery on 69 hy. my ex husband told me about them being out in nauvoo ,but i didnt believe him, thinking he was talking about a puma. They have always been here, Jimmy Terry, There has never been a confirmed or documented case of a melanistic mountain lion in the United States. I’ve seen two in Elrod Alabama close to the sipsey river. But any questions were answered when she spotted a tiny fluffball curled up next to the roses. I live in the Boiling Springs area and I saw one on our property 8 years ago. I have seen a mountain lion on my property several times and had one walk through my backyard back in early fall last year and I live in Southside (Gadsden) Ala. They’re still here. The tannish/tawny colored cats are actually Cougars and used to be found throughout the entire U.S. Cougars are never black, though, lacking that gene. https://blog.nwf.org/2018/05/excited-about-black-panther-are-we/, There was one in West Blocton area in the 80s I myself saw it 2 times, One was sighted in Pickens County 3 years ago. It was tawny in color, long swooping tail. I was in my room and heard something outside my window. I’ve got a game camera picture of a cougar( mountain lion) from about 4 years ago. https://www.al.com/news/2015/12/cougars_possibly_living_in_ala.html. This animal is a leopard that has a genetic mutation that causes melanism, which makes his coat turn (almost, but not completely) black. Never got a good look, but I did notice that I was being followed as I made my rounds, and finally saw a pair of eyes with my spotlight. Shit. My dad saw one and everyone that describes them say they do scream high pitched like a woman in despair. I believe them. When I was in early 20s I heard one scream in pike county Ala ! Curtis,what is the size and weight of a full grown panther? Also I have seen a bobcat on Reservation Road. This is some fake news here folks. My Brother was with me , and he saw it as well. I’ve heard stories of sightings in recent years, though don’t know how many were black panthers. My buddies and I got stalked by one of these sons of bitches for 2 miles on Highway 26. Seen em running through a pasture in Grady Alabama so no they still exist, Dang did y’all not read it was a dog not a panther. Never saw her our her baby again. Wish I could hear one! “Panthera” is a genus, not a species. Seen one driving home in 1995 Fayette Lamar . https://blog.nwf.org/2018/05/excited-about-black-panther-are-we/. Wow what a lie! He was big , beautiful and fast ! Smaller than panthers at the zoo, but profile is the same . Lol. They swim the Elk River in Lincoln County, too. As ALREADY STATED, who knows what the gene make up is of these large JET BLACK cats the size of a mountain lion is but that does not mean they don’t exist. All I hear is dang coyotes. Panic but they released around 2dozen a few years ago with tracking collars&chips so the truth is out. Sorry, we weren't able to sign you up. David, there’s no confirmed cases of one, but if any large black cat was spotted in the USA it would be a “Black Cougar” because a panther is not a species of animal, it’s a genus. Please include the location and approximate date. If you look closely enough, or have enough bright light, you can see spots amongst the dark fur. Just admit it: every time you hear Baby Shark come on the kid-friendly playlist you curated as you drive your kid home from daycare, you tense up, start to sweat, and wonder when, if ever, the madness will stop. Maybe, you could help me out with a verifiable link…. They contend it’s true to this day. Add Walker and fayette counties to the list of sightings. hello . Like her upbringing, ABRA’s music isn’t specific to a place, a time, or a sound. But not the black panthers as pictured. Folks in Coffeeville always said you could hear Panthers scream at night deep in the woods and they were real. me though it was just as you said. Pamela Self Reynolds sad we are running them out of their own home and then killing them. I believe the one in Cullman was a mountain lion caught on game camera. I seen one in Mobile County apprx February of 2009. This is what foxes actually sound like. They are still around just not that many . Both times I was traveling north bound on Hwy 77. Scott Richee And what did the black panther do? They have been around my house for a long time. I have most often seen it on a portion of our road adjacent to a large marsh and swamp off of the river. I was on the way to Birmingham and saw a big yellow one that was hit by a car. Kasper the panther. Cherry Smith Truelove I have what is referred to locally as a ‘bugger light’ in my yard WAY out in the country. Don’t know about the pictures but I saw one. This distance is negligible to a creature whom home territory can contain 500 square miles. Deborah Hastings I used to live in St. Florian. My dogs took off after it and I saw it jump a 9 ft vertical embankment and run into the woods from our road. In 1978 my cousin and I were at a strippit around a lake called “Brilliant lake” in Marion County, Alabama, he or she was on side wall when we heard something over us, and sure enough there it stood ten feet over us just looking at us we whistled at it for some kid reason and it left. If I had pictures I wouldn’t say so because so idiot would have to kill it to prove a point. So it is completely reasonable for a panther to be seen in Alabama. Far from gone in southeast Alabama. B S we did not get a picture.While fishing in Vandiver we saw a large black cat go across the creek.It was not a Maine coon.Alabama. If I tell you a rooster dips snuff you better damn well look under his wing for the snuff can! They loaded up the great Dane as a trophy and couldn’t tell the difference!? Yes, I read the article. Here are the sounds that have been tagged with Meow free from SoundBible.com Please bookmark us Ctrl+D and come back soon for updates! There was no sight of the animal but they found lots of tracks around the various farms. For those who haven’t read it, please….go back and do that!!!! Same story for me but I saw it on co rd 13 behind rock creek. I'm Moving Today! Alabama ain’t got no panthers or Bigfoot’s. Only time I ever saw one was on Franklin Mountain in NC. Of course they do not exist and therefore need no state, or fed regulations. i saw one close to inland lake about 30 yrs ago also taked to couple at damn a few yrs later had saw tracks, I have seen many. Basin Community near Elba, Al has a few running around. The hunters were jubilant. And of course, the last cougar in Alabama would not have been black. Younger Brother. Jason Hollingsworth,Jimmy Mize,Lowell Buford. We also have gray fox. Doesn’t Exist, period. They are often seen in Elmore County Alabama!!! I saw a mtn lion in my back yard back in Oct and I have the game camera pic to prove it. These big cats have been known to kill humans in some ca I’ve actually never seen a fox as large as my sister’s cat, now that I think about it. I really think they are still in Alabama. Love this. It was close to winston co line just inside lawrence co off of hwy 33. In 2015 I saw one in the day time chasing a large deer across the road. No, not last. i saw one in walker county about 6 years ago. Saw one several years ago on highway 202 in broad daylight. I relish in the dark… But I am also a phoenix. The same folks also deny there are black bears, alligators, and ugly yankee women in the upper half of that state….. Actually Bama’s deer population is pathetic. - YouTube The big black cats are black leopards or black jaguars and are not referred to as black panthers by anyone who knows anything about big cats. It was chocolate brown. I seen a big black cat that looked like a panther, me and my best friend was driving down a dirt road near Brewton Alabama, we was going swimming the banks was high on both sides of us all of a sudden in front of us was a big…. (Yes, it was only funny the first time). They come through St. Clair county every yesr, As many game cameras out there one should turn up, There has never been a confirmed or documented case of a melanistic mountain lion in the United States. Lol. Trying to be a smart butt about street lights…they are at everyone’s house, I know, in the country. It was a female with young. I hunt land on whitewater. This is bull crap. Etowah county. I have seen them in west mobile they must be coming back. A lot of people in this area call them night lights. Glad I came across this post. Furthermore I have seen two Cougars/Mountain Lions in Alabama in the past thirty years. My dad used to talk about hearing them scream while hunting in Tuscaloosa county in the 40’s. I didn’t have a camera on me at the time. I know where a den is located have took game warden there multiple times. The last documented kill of a wild panther in Alabama was shot and killed by my great uncle A.D. Hare, on his farm near Ragland in 1948. There’s was least one in Shelby county 5 years ago. Panthers—BLACK. I was shocked to see such a huge cat and told a neighbor who declared that what I saw was a panther. (The others are the Lion, Tiger, and Jaguar.) Sounded like a baby crying. We have seen a mom an her baby back in the spring. I know this is going to stir some people up but, biologicallay a Puma, Panther, Mountain Lion can not be black. I’ve seen them in Baldwin county and Escambia county Alabama. I’ve at least 5 scince 1982. I see them all the time near my house… foxes, that is. Darrell Watson It would more likely be a Black leopard loose from a zoo or more likely a black jaguar. We have always seen them here, most of the time at night. There is video of several panthers around Ft. McClellan around Anniston. Liked it? i was driving thru Coffeeville one night about 2:00 AM and just East of the town about a couple miles out i saw something black cross the road and jump onto a red clay bank, and i hit the brakes and turned the car lights toward the bank and the big cat paused and turned it’s head and looked at me and it had yellow eyes and it was true it was a Panther. Here is a 3 month-old baby milestones chart to give you a glimpse of what’s happened so far and what to look forward to. Unlike bigfoot/etc … this is a known creature simply rare and out of its range(according to science). She was told that the Dept. But I saw something big and black with a long tail running thru the woods in Mississippi once…no didnt try to get a pic it scared me and I took off inside and didnt go back in the woods lol. It’s rather funny. I have seen 2 tan ones in Alabama but no black ones, When I lived in Winfield we could hear them screaming near the river bed on our property. Bears were still there when I moved in 1997. He is the only one we had. one was sighted in Houston County this year. I’m not saying that it was a panther but it was jet black with a long tail, the eyes weren’t that of a dog. He lived on Hawk Pride Mountain. Apparently they had not seen a panther or a great dane. I never paid attention until the mountain lion jumped in front of my car though. Believe The High School Mascot was a Panther. Saw one in south Tennessee near the Alabama border back in the 70′ s. Saw one 2010 at Camp Comer Scout Reservation. So there are no large black cats (jaguar or whatever you biologically ID a 150 lb jet black cat with a 3’+ long tail,) in Alabama? That’s proof enough for me and the Wildlife authorities. I’ve seen heard them in Woodville. Doubt if you wish. My husband and the guy got out of the car to look for it because it went up a big bank as it crossed the road. End of story. If you're a male mountain lion, this is the sweetest sound in the world: a female mountain lion calling for a mate. We heard them down on the river at my mom’s house when I was a child back in three 60s. Black Panthers made a comeback in Alabama in the 1960’s. Both daytime. Granny's father knocked the bull out by tearing up a tree stump and clobbering the bull with it, he didn't hit it with his fist. And both animals were very very healthy!! Creepy animal in forest sounds like a baby crying. We heard them every night when I was 8 to 10 years old in Pelham, Weatherly now, fayette county around 1981-82 backroads btwn Sulligent and Ttown. It sounds like a young woman's blood curdling scream, but just somewhere in your mind it doesn't register as a human creating that sound. Have you ever had ‘blueberry pickles’, ‘batallia pie’ or ‘snow birds’? Many times, residents have mentioned they’ve heard the cougar make what they described as “screaming woman” sounds, which of course sparked questions and curiosity. Your email address will not be published. A silly song by a Norwegian duo about what foxes sound like has gone viral. I have personally seen 5 in the last 20 years. Prepare to say ouch. Just read the article; very interesting with a surprising ending!!!! Now Playing: Latest. There has only been a bunch of talk. I saw one in 73 in south Alabama and my father saw one in the same area in 85. Just saying……. But if you read they story it was a dog they shot not a panther. – Alabama Pioneers, http://archive.naplesnews.com/news/crime/georgia-man-sentenced-to-2-years-probation-for-killing-florida-panther-ep-391151033-342841152.html/, https://www.outdooralabama.com/carnivores/jaguarundi. Hold on to Your Seats Folks! This was before phone cameras and game cameras. He looked at me a few seconds and then turned and ran off into the woods. Justin Joe please search the internet for a picture of a black panther taken anywhere in the world and post it here. Heard one last year in my backyard. He took one look at the body and started wailing. Wilcox. A friend who has passed away now, had pictures of one taken with a game camera on his farm. I have seen black panthers more than once in Perry County not all that many years ago.. Until it noticed me in the window, and it opened its mouth and showed those teeth as it let out that shreik/woman scream, and it was so loud it rattled my ears and made my blood run cold! They can cover large tracts of land in a short period of time and their number one food source is whitetail deer so yes it’s possible they could move into AL! Several have been spotted in the Heflin area. Yes. Never had a camera when I did see them though. Go to Pennsylvania and hunt and come back and tell me we have an over abundance of deer. Jessica Bridgette Cook Saw one up close in Monroe County. Black Panthers are still in Alabama and I hope no one shoots them. I saw one on hwy 269 between walker and tuscaloosa county in 1984 near the county line. Today, the jaguar is found in South and Central America, from Mexico to northern Argentina. what does a black panther cry sound like by | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized #BlackPanther is a love letter about blackness, to a world that often ghettoizes it without realizing that it is on black backs that this planet revolves. Way before cell phone cameras and whatnot. Good story, poor puppy……But yes, we have cougar here in Alabama. Yes! I know I saw one it was somewhere in the early 70’es in south Alabama . The noise of screeching bobcats has been likened to a child wailing in distress. Late at night you could hear it screaming. My Grandmother saw a black panther, as she called it, on Bull Mountain in northern Marion County many years ago. Heard another in Gadsden. I have seen it at night and during the day. Derek Captain Alexander I am on the Calhoun County Line and I saw one on my property about 10 years ago. That was no Great Dane I saw it was a panther!! Sound Effect Listen License; Cat Meow 2: Attribution 3.0. Turned out to be a large, black dog… probably like the “sightings” now. Keith Pate I think those were the last pics I saw. We live out side of Section,Alabama.Sand Mountain too. Call them a jaguar or whatever you want, but whatever the species is, IT DOES EXIST, THEY ARE IN THE SOUTHEAST, AND THEY ARE JET BLACK! in early 60,s one behind Little Hurricane Baptist Church. There’s a guy in Cullman county that has pics from his game camera..the camera was around Jones chapel if I remember right. On the land we hunted in Dallas County there was a yellow and a black one seen. When I lived in Union Springs and worked at the hospital, the newspaper reported some people in town seeing one cross their yard and even took photos of it which were placed in the newspaper. Black cats are here. Y’all probably saw one through the bottom of the Jack Daniels bottle, I saw one in Shelby County on 280 just after I crossed the river out of Childersburg Al about 40 years ago they been around a long time. Fox and bobcat are pretty rare around here. It’s a misnomer used to describe any melanistic large cats. VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES: Recipes & curious tips from the past, Amazon.com – Read eBooks using the FREE Kindle Reading App on Most Devices, Join Amazon Kindle Unlimited 30-Day Free Trial, UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Two duels in early Alabama related to U. S. Senators and Judges, A woman is considered old at forty and no longer wears colors, Is this the last Mountain Lion in Alabama? My mom and one of her friends saw one in the early 90’s between Opelika and Dadeville. But the song doesn't actually address what the sly animals sound like. When I heard the first scream,I just knew it was a woman,then I heard five more,exactly the same! The black “cat” was moving up a ridgeline near the first causeway. I hear lots of accounts of road kill “panthers” but there’s never any evidence of one for DCNR to pick up. Still here, in the bluffs below my house, hear them from time to time. Saw a Florida panther/cougar in Pike Road (just outside of Montgomery) about 15 years ago. Seen them twice in the last 8 years. There would be some proof! 7 Animal Sounds You Might Hear In Your Backyard. It is what it is……. My son saw one close to our house, but wasn’t black. Sorry, we weren't able to sign you up. It sounded like a woman scream! Been seen by many folk’s. 2 3.1 "Pink Hi-Tops" 3.2 "Land of the Gi-Ants" 3.3 "Pink Thumb" 4 Ep. I hear a lot of talk and no proof. She wondered, then, if it was an injured bird calling for its mom. Also, why are you telling me about the black panther misnomer when I apparently, by my very post, demonstrate a complete understanding of said subject? I believe I have. I will never forget it. I was in Salem Cemetery in Attala Cty., Ms around 1998 at night with the moon lighting up the cemetery. Just because no egg head has a picture on google does not mean they don’t exist. That meant coon hunting was over cause the dogs was running that panther. Jason Jackson Reading comprehension COULD be your friend if given a chance! They live in Lowndes county near Davenport. There was a black one several years ago near Ozark, AL. When I was little back in the mid 70’s there was one or more of them near my grandmas house in Hale County near Greensboro, Alabama. I know what I saw. Our latest volume in our popular Alabama Footprints series has been released. Leopards and Black Panther Sounds. 1 Storyline 2 Also See 3 TV Show Intro 4 Sound Effects Used 5 Image Gallery 6 Audio Samples 7 External Links After years of being seen via VHS and DVD, Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, and their friends come to TV. There is at least one in northern Fayette County, almost to the Winfield City Limits. Ha-ha. Baby Big Nose cries when Pinky tries to calm him down. Alabama wildlife will not speak about it. God it was so beautiful. They say they not none in Alabama, but afraid they sadly mistaken.Too many seen them around Powelville on 69 hwy at Williams chapel cemetery and around Mill creek area on Smith lake Dam Road. Since the 1960’s it has been considered politically incorrect to call a black cat a black panther. That’s how. It is what it is……. My Dad and I both saw it cross the road directly in front of us. Never forget it! https://i.postimg.cc/dQ9XKwxr/Panther-in-Alabama.png, And I believe you have a first hand account you might want to share. He was so old and arthritic. Never seen one but have heard plenty of them, I saw one in Marengo County near Jefferson Al back in the early 70’s, The last Black Panther I saw here was during a riot in the late 1960s. Yes, they are here. Freaked me out lol. A fox size black panther? They’re in Coosa County. The scary sound … Daddy told us numerous times about one he saw down near Stills Crossroads, Bullock County, AL in the late 80’s or early 90’s. You could hear the heavy footsteps of the large cat coming up the steps on the porch… Said it would make a loud scream that sounded like a woman screaming. Mom swore for years she heard one yearly during the summer months back in west mobile co, mid ’60s, said it sounded like a woman screaming, I was just a kid, 7ish, said it must have came thru the area in summers. Instead, it’s a blend of influences, informed -- but not defined -- by its surroundings. I don’t want it here. Still, to tear up a stump and still be able to swing it and knock out a bull is quite an accomplishment. Comments comments everywhere, but so few actually read!!!!….LOL!!!! We’ve seen cougars near our land here as well. If you have a picture of a panther in Alabama, email a copy of it to me at [email protected] and I’ll post it on the website. That was early 80s. Saw one twice in St Clair county. JET BLACK . I describe it as being almost fox size. You will be lucky if you get a picture of one unless get it on a game camera.. They have always been here. Don’t anther. Sounded like a woman screaming , it was unforgettable. Back in the 1980’s one crossed the road in front of us on hwy 29 in Ft. Davis, Alabama. My dad and sister saw one in our home town few years ago. Pink Panther and Pals is an animated television series and is a modern adaptation of the classic DePatie-Freleng Panther shorts from the 1960s. That’s my area and I saw one 8 years ago in day light ! Half the people in the State claim to have seen or heard a panther. if they are close to you they sound like a baby crying! After searching for five days they finally spotted the panther and someone got off a killing shot. Black Cougar! Black bears and other wild cats too. I should have read the article first. Also heard one when I was around 7 years old , that was around 1987. Can’t find anything. I recently saw game cam picture of one in LowerAlabama. Almost everything they used in daily life was homemade. https://www.google.com/amp/relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/news/2015/01/150116-black-animals-cats-leopards-science-jaguars-genetics. The panther is like a leopard, Foxes can too. In Pink Kahuna, the little girl's crying voice sounds like Baby Kate from Arthur. I have seen three in my life in Clarke Co. last one was crossing road at day light about 15 years ago. Scared me to death. It would be cool, though…. Yes, I have. It woke me and my Grandma up out of a dead sleep. Yes. You won’t find one because they don’t exist. Required fields are marked *. My first introduction to Kentucky wildlife. 1 … I and other friends have seen. A few months ago one came to our house and killed our chickens on two different occasions. Shot the circus dog lol. I live on sand mountain, and they are def here. They are still here. Dedicated to the education of the American public on the unique culture of Appalachia. Below is a photo of the farm, where they saw the panther leaping through the field. No He was not the last Black Panther in Al. Our quality of Bucks is also hurting. My mother was a hunter and told me she saw one out on a friends property who had also claimed to have seen the cat! There is also a Federally mandated tract of land in New Mexico & Arizona to protect the travel routes of “known” Jaguars that travel from Mexico; I went through the Everglades and there is a refuge for Florida panthers which are black. These comments are proof that no one reads stories anymore and comments based solely on the headline. *Scrolling to see pictures…Not ‘I’ve seen them!’ Lol. I know I have seen them multiple times over the years. No black panthers anywhere, let alone Alabama. That said, a “black panther” is not a species of animals. The woods are still there and I’m sure panthers are still there as well… this was mountain area.. Saw one in Coffee County near Antioch Curve in 1998. Not even a verified footprint or a hair sample. A lot of animals are elusive. Read the story. I watch them play in the fields here and one visits my house now and then circling my garage. Then in the mid 80s, two friends, my husband, and I were going the back roads near my parents home and one ran into the road in front of us. I know that I’ve seen a large black cat three times here in Cullman Co. My wife, her siblings and her mom will tell you they had one that would wander onto their porch sometimes after dark when they were kids. All the neighbors were warned that danger was afoot in the area. That’s funny, considering I had one run across the road in front of me on the Walker/Jefferson County line in 2002. Stapleton area Jakob. Those people seriously couldn’t tell the difference in a big dog & a big cat???? So, it was true! Some of my neighbors I have also seen it. … There have only 12 reported sightings across all of North America and because these cats are so much smaller, they would look more like a house cat than a black panther.https://www.outdooralabama.com/node/1320, Carla Moore-Williams in our continent complex of North and South America the black phase jaguar is still seen often as close as Texas. It ran out of the woods again near our car. ... my westie is acting very strangly - she has a plastic toy and is treating it like a baby - crying beside it, taking it to bed and will not leave its side. On the farm there were always tales of the panther. There has never ever been a documented birth of a black mountain lion. A State Game Warden caught two photos of a black panther in Clay County about 2 years ago. I know that scream anywhere.. Alex R. Moore, newsier flash. What a beauty. 3 4.1 "Pink Magic" 4.2 "Party Animals" 4.3 "Pink n Putt" 5 Ep. Saw one about 12 years ago at my house on West Road, just outside of Atmore. We lived on a dirt road and our place was surrounded by woods. :o), I've seen reports from the "experts" trying to say that panthers have been extinct for 30 years, when I can personally say for a fact that is not the case. 2nd most terrifying night of my life man. I believe I heard some sort of big cat screammmm one night, soooo scary! Still here in Alabama! Once at daylight, leaped across road in front of our car and never touched the ground till it got to other side (little over a one lane road) 2nd time topped a hill in the woods it apparently had been at the edge of the river. I saw them in the mid 1960’sand 1970’s here. They are still lots of them in Pea River swamp. In early 50’s saw a black one in Baldwin Co. Styx River area. My neighbor, who has lived here all her life, said they were common. They are in the mountains south of Tuscumbia. Saw tracks often nearer there. All files are available in both Wav and MP3 formats. It was near Warrior, AL. That was around 1950 . “last known” …”1908″ funny article. I saw a Black panther. I used to live on Sand Mountain. In September we had our family reunion at our house, and after we took everything down and we had the trash cans still sitting outside with food scraps and all left in them, and about 2 or so in the morning I hear something knock them over, which they were right outside my bedroom window, and since my dog wasn't barking I figured it was him since he would be going wild if it was a coon out there. Never saw one though. Although some people could be seeing a jaguarundi because they can have a dark but not black coat. But one thing is for sure….. That cat could jump. Jakob Burkett how do you have street lights in the country ? TRACKS: 32 CATEGORY: ANIMALS/NATURE RIGHTS: PERSONAL VIEWS: 205,246. It was as if the high-pitched sounds were a cry for help. Bet they felt stupid when they found out what ‘kind’ of panther they had killed. Monroe county alabama still has them, I have seen two!! Fish and Wildlife Service says that most sightings turn out to be bobcats, but also bears, deer, domestic cats, or dogs. We heard panthers all the time, 1958-59 – turkey hunting near the confluence (meeting) of the Cahaba River with the Alabama River in Dallas County – a larger than me panther, inky black,, cleared a 15 foot leap from a tree and scampered away, flash, gone that quick. Marengo county – I saw 2 black (not together) and one yellow. Why is it so hard for you folks to accept that lol? Inquiring minds gotta know. Way back, sometime around 1902 -1908, the last known panther was killed in Alabama near the Jimmy Gibbons farm. They examined the trail through the head high corn and decided that, even though no one in those parts had ever seen one, something that made tracks that large had to be a panther. There are quite a lot of them over on Arkadelphia Rd. I live in Choctaw Co ,and they are in our woods now ,I’ve seen 3 or 4 of them myself ,I live in the woods. No mistaking it for anything else; a big, jet black cat about three feet long and a tail about three feet long. Weather it was a panther I don’t know, but it was not a regular black house cat. of Natural resources had released some to control the deer population (which I’m sure they will deny). Saw a large black cat in he late 70s in Lee Co. toward Society Hill, still here, a friend had one that ran across her yard. I read the story and found it quite funny but the fact is the myth of them being gone is that a myth. He ran to the house and excitedly called for Jimmy to come see what he had found. They don’t walk around much in the light. Not brown, not tan, not “dark” colored, not sorta black, JET BLACK. The legend of the Great Dane is si very sad. As the wagon rolled past the hotel, a finely dressed man came rushing out. I live in Winston county, I’ve seen them there & in Lawrence County also, both are in North Ala. .. Panthers aren’t black. beside me…. He was so pitiful that we fed him until one day he never showed up again. My Secret Cabin In The Woods Of West Virginia. I’ve heard bobcats screaming and what I heard was louder. Huge Black cat jumping from one Sid of the bank across the dirt road to the other side of the road. They are still here just staying well hidden cause our sorry asses would kill them. I have seen several while hunting in Lower Peachtree , they are easily identified and are definitely not dogs or house cats . I love these stories, Matthew! Two I’ve seen were within 50 yards. Out of all the thousands of pics taken by trail cams taken every week not a single picture of a panther has shown up. Plus I once also almost had a run in with a wild cat- my dog was chasing after it and I thought it was a regular stray cat since sometimes people used to dump them off near our house, so I went to try to pick it up and rescue it from my dog. They are on the Degussa property in South Mobile county. I am 33 and when I was about 14 that summer we would sit out on the porch at dusk and first you could hear it making the sound of a baby crying, and before long would switch to the blood curling sound like a woman screaming, and my grandma had always warned us about hearing those noises in the woods, and of course she knew what it was the first time it started making those sounds. There here in Billingsley, Alabama, I’ve seen them my sister has seen them and they are in Clanton, Alabama too. It crossed the road in front of me on my way home one day. There was one over near the Country Club last year or the year before living on the river. All information on this site, except information that is specifically noted, is copyright protected by the author. He was down by crybaby bridge. Please check your details, and try again. It is very obvious very very few actually read the story. But one early morning we could see what looked liked a panther crossing a field behind the house, I’ve seen 2 in my time in Russell county Alabama. Same area each time so it may be the same animal but who knows. This book is a collection of household tips, medical cures, clothing care and old recipes from the 1800’s and 1900’s. I saw cougar in Marshall Co last fall. They are alive and real in Alabama today! That sounded like Kate from Arthur. This was in the country surrounded by pasture and trees, and the closet house to mine is a good 300 yards. Ive seen black panthers over a period of 20yrs. they are still here. Darrell Watson No such thing as a black cougar. We are excited here at AP. back when i was a kid in the fiftys we use to hear a scream my dad said it was a panther. People claiming to see big black cats is bulls*t though. Took so much of their habitat, see them drinking from a man made pond. I live in North Sumter County on the Tombigbee River. Close to the Bay Minette, Rabun exit. But the town folks today will tell you stories about those Panthers if you ask…, One has been seen in Jefferson, Walker area this past year. The story will not load for me to read it, but I can promise you the last was not back then. Albert Corley of Odenville was forced to kill a Black Panther in 1981 due to its killing of livestock. I saw something about 6 years ago early one morning close to Akins Furniture store. I’ve seen a panther on two occasions, one with three babies. Bart Jones , I once hit a Great Dane dog on my KD90…. My grandfather saw one at smith lake at clear creek campground about 24 yrs ago, Yes about 12 to 15 years ago south of Andalusia, Al. there are still black panther here in walker county off 269 . I stopped to watch him but did not have a camera/phone with me at the time. We were visiting an uncle in Blount county. I should have taken a picture that hazey morning I saw the eyes and tail….. One jumped across the road in front of us 20 years ago coming down grant mtn. very few and far between . Saw one in Boligee Al in the 80’s long enough to draw my bow. Had I known how deeply I was to be involved, I would've obeyed my first impulse and walked away. My cousin has pic of panther on game camera from year ago. Barred Owl (Strix varia) perched in tree, Ontario, Canada From Mother Nature Network's Laura Moss: Squirrels, pigeons and the occasional raccoon or opossum are about the extent of the backyard wildlife most of us encounter. This is a lie. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar. Will never forget the sound. needless to say I stayed in my shooting house and waited for my ride, Seen 2 round Binion Creek area close to Northside. Although fellow cats such as lions frequently are associated with loud roaring, cougars, on the other hand, often make piercing and shrill screaming vocalizations. I have personally seen them. My cousin found himself close to one around 2000. Except it hasn’t been peppered. JonathanDavid Cook Yes, Bullock County, AL in the late 1980’s. Hearing a Panther Up Close, Very Close Amy DiFiore recorded a Florida panther with her microphone inches away from its jaws while doing a story for Florida Public Radio. Good story. I saw one south of Uniontown in the early 80’s. I fully believe that I saw one on neighbors field in Greenpond when we first moved here in the early eighties. No panther sounds like a baby crying but a bleating fawn does. Do your own research…, Angelo Denison Roberson ok. Dr. Mims had pictures taken on his land also. When I went to visit my great aunt in Winfield. My neighbor had a dog killed by a large cat in that area around that year also, and one came up behind my garage and let out a scream, I never saw it but went into the woods and could hear it running through the underbrush and scream several times. that was recently posted on AP with their own experiences. My children were all in the bed asleep, so I thought it may be a neighbor child and something was wrong. It was coal black and the most graceful thing I've ever seen. it was a young one . Available in paperback and ebook at this link, Listen to the latest episodes of our new Alabama Grist Mill Podcast. My dad was raised in the Manchester-Falls city area of Walker county and he heard and saw panthers in that area and the Bankhead forrest during the 1930’s and 1940’s, and yes even black bears were reported at that time to be in those dark deep forests. In big cats, black panthers are actually jaguars or leopards. Multiple species never identified before are found here every year. There are panthers in Tunnel Springs !!!! There are no documented cases of any melanistic panthers. Maybe a jaguarundi, they get dark and big, just not as big as panthers. My husband and I saw one last year right off I-59 in Dekalb County. Nope. Saw one in cow pasture on Leigh Camp Road. All over Calhoun county I’ve seen several, Yes early 80’s pasture off 145 in Chilton county. I was very worried for my dogs when they ran after it into the woods! When animal-lover Sandi Zani heard strange noises coming from her backyard, she knew she had to investigate. I was thinking it was one of my children who had woke up and was in an unfamiliar place, so I went to look. I should of dropped it in that field to end this debate about them existing. That is what inspired her to do what is right and help her loved ones to be safe and sound. Madison and Jackson counties. I heard them many times camping on Lake Guntersville. It was bright daylight, in an open field at about 100 yards. They are still seen! As a teenager we saw two black panthers at the old Marina at the BB Comer bridge. There is no mistaking a big black panther. Behold, about 15 yards from my window under the street light, a panther. Yes. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Just because we don’t have hard evidence, don’t believe they are not out there. I haven’t seen a panther though. I was bout to dial the number… but then I thought no way a woman would scream the exact same sounds over and over! We used to see huge paw prints at the pond. google_ad_client: "ca-pub-9748120830385550", The Beautiful Holiday Trees of Adaland Mansion. You’ll have to find out the surprise for yourselves!!!! Dogs and Panthers walk totally different. Otherwise, we may as well be writing about UFO’s, ghosts or Bigfoot. My neighbor seen one with little ones on LaFitte near where the new subdivision is now, a few years ago. Darrell Watson Newsflash … there are no black panthers in America. There was one on my grandfather’s farm in the 60s. I could take you to some places in Wilcox county where you could probably find anything. The above is an excerpt from the Gibbons Family Reunion News Letter. Never believed them. For all those “claiming” to have pictures of a large cat on game cameras, please publish your documented evidence along with a date and location information. If anyone read the story they’d know that the “Black Panther” killed in Alabama was a Great Dane. It was 5:30 pm so I saw it clearly. I've heard a few stories in my day, and I truly believe that they are still up in the mountains and some valleys of the entire Appalachian chain. Most of the people I have talked with about it have said it was a panther. Stephen Woodfin Bauer, i can believe that. it is still around . When I called the game warden to ask about it they told me we don’t have black panthers. My husband and I saw one a few years ago close to the creek. Only Jaguars may come in a black color phase and those are extremely rare. The article has a photo of one just south of the Texas border. Bruh one ran in front of my car last year? I saw a Mountain Lion over the hill from Bugtussle in 1973 while going home from Smith Lake. They are in Alabama. There must be hundreds, maybe thousands of game cameras set up all across the State. I was told by an employee, they saw one in Morgan County about 15 years ago. You uneducated on animals people need to go read some about cats. Jaguarundi. They were together and all describe the event exactly the same. We decided to request pictures of any […]. Now I don’t doubt people see lions from time to time in Alabama, particularly as the range of the Florida Panther is supposedly expanding and Alabama has an over abundance of Deer. There are lots and lots of eye witness accounts of “panthers” in Alabama, but no photographic evidence or physical evidence. No it couldn’t have been the last one. Jody Tharpe, no tracks, no hair sample, no carcass, ……….. Keep it in chilton co. Yes, several times when I was growing up. Seen 1 about 1959-60 Brookwood Alabama Some people had said to see3 of them. They could be identified by their tell tail raised fist, black beret and black clothing. I’m pretty sure there have been a few to roam those woods. We also have wolves. I was sitting with friends on the porch when it walked under a street light. That is wrong!!! That was many years ago. Independently seen them crossing hwy 243 and cr 93. Keep 'em coming!And by the way, explain on your blog sometime why you're Matthew and not Matt :-), Hello, love your blog! Guess it’s just where you spend your time. That was in the 90s. 4 5.1 "Pinxillated" 5.2 "Zoo Ruse" 5.3 "The Spy Wore Pink" 6 Ep. My daughter had just recently saw a black bear and a larger than normal black cat (she says it screams and sounds like a woman) in her yard in Mentine(DeKalb Co.,) Alabama. North Chilton County. Caught one on deer camera last month. !’, I saw one years ago at the turkey creek wildlife preserve, several running around on Colbert Heights mountain in Colbert county. They are still in Alabama. This is funny because I found a black panther kitten near an old mine when I was a teenager back in the mid 60’s in Attalla, Al. Don't miss the the stories, get a FREE daily dose of history, Better Homes And Gardens Special Interest Publication, Kitchen Makeover. The edge of the yard at the ditch. About 2 miles from my house crossing the road early one morning…. Jaguars in the United States of any color are rare. Lisa Lockhart Hargreaves, show them your picture. I have heard the sound you are referring to. #GoPanthers. Blessings, marlene. I wonder how many thousands of trail cams are out every year across the state? While deer hunting in Dallas County in 1982 I saw a black panther. In Clarke County in Coffeeville, Alabama they say you can still hear a Panther scream at night close to the Tombigbee river. There were sightings in Blount Co near Locust Fork in the early 2000s. Come to Jackson County you’ll see plenty. Could it be a very large house cat? She grew up in the Clanton area. If you're not a male mountain lion - well, we'll let you be the judge. He was tying his shoe in the backseat when it happened. One ran across the road in front of my car a year or so ago. Tell me something else I know. I think it is good for people to think they are gone because then they will not be looking to kill the panthers! they are both passed now. Yes! Lion in Centreville Al. This is a list of animal sounds.This list contains words used in the English language to represent the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication.The words which are used on the list are in the form of verbs, though many can also be used as nouns or interjections, and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeias (labelled "OP"). I have seen and heard them in Fayette County and Walker County. I came across something similar down your way a couple years ago. They are very quiet, sneaky, and if you blink they’re gone, blending into the environment. I have seen 3 in the last 5 years! Biography: Corporal John Columbus Deason born January 3, 1836. Huge. Better yet, if called by a panther, Advantage Audio Fall Sound ADVANTAGE AUDIO SIREN WHISTLES H-B … Sheila the lion at Noccalula falls park went into heat, she made this deep loud meowing noise. My friend, Albert Corley of Odenville, Al was forced to kill a Black Panther in 1981 due to its killing of livestock. Mountain Lions Sound Like Nothing You'd Ever Imagine. The cougar was on our property. The view from the top of North Mountain Rocks, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({. Why folks would say they are not in AL is beyond me. didnt need to.. black panthers are still in Alabama. I don’t know the answer but I sure haven’t seen any proof, and I lived n the woods all my life. MIke Armstrong, yes. JP Woodyard I seen one in downtown Kali Oka in 2011. It was near west point lake on AL side. Nobody round here believed Please check your details, and try again. Shoot there is I believe a family of them in Jackson County that migrates between skyline and bridgeport. I’ve seen some and heard several. It’s not about the “last panther” in Alabama. One been seen alot on speedway side. In 1973 I was hunting rabbits in south Mobile county. The school closed a few years ago because the town was small. Yes thy Winston county the more hogs the more cats! Haven’t seen one, but I’ve heard them many times throughout my life. Clem Clapp Marengo, Bibb and Dallas Co sightings since the 1980s. And no, it isn’t a case of mistaken identity. 5 6.1 "Remotely Pink" 6.2 "I Didn't See That Coming" 6.3 "The Pink Party of One" 7 Ep. It’s like saying there are pink coyotes. They aren’t rare. Kids music — twee, high-pitched, grindingly melodic and almost frustratingly simple — is a necessary evil we all face as we move into parenthood. Jonathan Hayes………”As a biologist, I need some kind of confirmed physical evidence before I can reasonably believe they are here,” Thomas Harms, biologist and the state’s large animal coordinator based in the Mobile area, told AL.com.” I’ve seen a cougar (11 yrs ago) and a black panther (7 yrs ago) in Coosa County. Many were seen in the larger cities marching in civil rights demonstrations. Yes they are a few in Alabama. I’ve hunted and been in the woods most of my life. Yes! Never seen him so scared in my life, when we heard one scream! To this day I am convinced that was what I saw and he or she was watching me!! I moved to Kentucky in the foothills of the Appalachias from Michigan 20+ years ago a few nights into our new home I woke in the middle of the night because I heard a child crying. My dad and I were hunting on the Warrior River in about 1959. You just don’t see them. The article does say “or was he?” The animal found and killed was a dog. Bull hockey. I seen one a couple years ago in Wilcox County. Escambia County AL has them around Atmore- McCullough area! They just thought it was the last panther. Some ideas were great but some were very strange. Coffee County , Al. I have occasionally seen ” panthers” near my home. Near the head of south deer river. Seen one (black) in front of my house and in back of neighbor’s house! There’s a couple reported in the Hueytown/Concord/Oak Grove area. Pink Kahuna A Little Girl bursts into tears when Pink walks at the beach. The responses here are about black panthers—not cougars, pumas, or mountain lions, or juiced up bobcats. They are still in Baldwin and Escambia Counties. There are still “large cats” other than bob cats in Alabama. This was in the late ’70’s around ’78 or ’79. I haven’t seen 200 or even 20. There is more heavy forest in Alabama now than there was in the 1500’s. The dogs ran down towards it and I saw in the treeline of the woods and it was bigger than the dogs and had a longer tail but it was in movement when I saw whatever it was. I will never be able to replace him.” Turns out that a circus was in town and a Great Dane dog had escaped the side show. I saw one about a month ago attempting to cross road. Butler Creek Road, St. Florian area, North of Florence. ….I know they are here, there is one down here in Coffee County by the Johnson bridges on the Pea River,, last year we got lucky neighbor seen it and it had two cubs with it. You can still hear them scream late at night way deep in the woods close to the river at Coffeeville, Alabama…. I saw one around Hackleburg Al when I was around 13 (1982/83). I never saw anything but, I would say it was a panther. Bobcats? Once in 2006 and again in 2008 within 2 miles of each other. My grandmother said they sounded like a woman screaming. I stated that no such animal exists. The misleading headline is the problem, not the article. I know what I saw. 3 months ago…, Saw one 1am @ Macintosh Alex, two separate occasions. It stopped looked at us then went across a fallen tree. If you read the story, you will see it’s not really about a panther. I too have heard tales of the screaming panther roaming the woods around my area. Looked out and saw nothing. Probably still panthers in AL occasionally but it would NEVER be black but tawny brown…….The FL Panther! Remember the black panther you saw by Boogers towing AL-69 Jasper? We have one that makes periodic appearances in our very rural Alabama community. For those of you interested I contacted the Biologist in the following article several years ago to discuss large melanistic cats in the Southeast. I’ve heard big Tom bobcat fighting in the woods but I’ve personally never seen panther or man lion BUT I did stay at a Holiday Inn express last night, Kyle Thrower I’ve seen some black Panthers and a big brown cat here at my house. This is not a “cute” story. The Wildlife people don’t acknowledge it tho – get a pic they say. I had a black an tan and a blue tick hounds that would run him but never put him up a tree, They are still in the south. Someone said it was a fox, but all the fox screams I've heard sounded nothing like it and were very short. Exactly! The night is dark… and full of terrors… But I am a creature of darkness. Yes, I could have shot him but I reflected upon the fact that he had a better than good chance to kill me but had passed it up.. this sorta makes us even…, Saw one… Near Jim Walter #7 Many people appreciate that information because they truly believe black panthers exist in Alabama or that the they’ve seen one (they don’t and they haven’t). Big cats don’t scream…..gotta love these uneducated comments. Where the heck are they? I was 5 years old and didn’t know what a camera was. They are also called Mountain Lions and Cougar. Blake Smith, I keep trying to clean the little wisp of hair off my screen. Reception Edit Trivia Edit. I saw a large- black cat lope across the road SE of Robertsdale Al. … There have only 12 reported sightings across all of North America and because these cats are so much smaller, they would look more like a house cat than a black panther. There was a panther spotted around the rock quarry in helena alabama in the 90’s there were reports of it for years, There was also one spotted in Argo, St. Clair Co. Late 70’s. I see red and grey fox fairly and even bobcats fairly often. 2 were seen by me and others in Brookwood Al. I. The picture in the library said it was called a Florida panther. A mother and 4 babies seen drinking from a farm pond. I saw one in 1978 in the early AM in the Talladega Nat’l Forest N. of Goodwater. My mother lived way back in the woods and was even more country than Loretta Lynn used to tell a story about shooting at Painters trying to get in the house, years later I realized she meant Panther. Relying on sites like outdoor alabama is convienent but do not guarantee all available data. More than likely you proably did hear a member of the cat family…the Bobcat…who can scare the living daylights out of you if you’ve never heard one. Learn how your comment data is processed. I saw one on the back of Santa’s sleigh last year. Below is a photo of Fiddlers Green, the house my great granny grew up in.