Our ranch in N. Texas is on the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River.
My Dad, a Rancher of over 60 years has seen 3 mountain lions, all tan, in his lifetime.
I saw my first mountain lion last year here on our ranch, & I'm 53. I was bowhunting & had 3 does under my stand. They got real nervous acting, & I figured surely a big buck was coming in.... The biggest doe snorted, & they all 3 hauled ass. I look up & a female cat stalked in about 20 yards from my blind. She probably weighed about 100lbs. No, I didn't shoot her. Probably should have. But it sure was fun watching her stalk by. She never made a sound & neither did I.
Maybe I'll be lucky enough to see her again this deer season.