I found this quote and several similar quotes on the internet: "Throughout its range, no melanistic (black) mountain lion has ever been documented by science."
Maybe what I and my buddy and his whole family have seen on his ranch is a dark phase Jaguar or perhaps a Jaguarundi, which is probably more likely.
This is a Jaguarundi:
more than likely a Jaguarundi, i've seen one in duval county, also a lion can look darker than it it actually is in poor light conditions.
funnest black panther story i've been involved in was one of my buddy's, he swore he'd seen one twice out of a certain blind on a place we would hunt. i hunted that blind and low and behold a big old black house cat crossed the sendero.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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