Big Cat (Donegal)

Deer Hunter DL

The ISPCA is warning members of the public not to approach a large cat like animal which is believed to be roaming in Donegal.

ISPCA CEO Mark Beasley says the animal which may be a wild cat mauled a flock of sheep in the Manorcunningham area recently.

It's hoped that the result of laboratory tests on droppings found close to the dead livestock will determine the identity of the animal.

foxshooter243

Deer Hunter DL wrote: »

The ISPCA is warning members of the public not to approach a large cat like animal which is believed to be roaming in Donegal.

ISPCA CEO Mark Beasley says the animal which may be a wild cat mauled a flock of sheep in the Manorcunningham area recently.

It's hoped that the result of laboratory tests on droppings found close to the dead livestock will determine the identity of the animal.

Deerhunter, a mate of mines claimed he had seen the "beastie" a while back, roaming around the burt area, he was quite adamant cos he had a good view of it-seems his story is good now.

quackquackBOOM

just a question but do panthers not just kill for food i.e only one until it needs to eat again,instead of mauling a flock it sounds more like alsations if it goes for more than one,they just keep chasing them until the get a few

Grizzly 45

They do kill just for food. Not only that it is a neck bite that is used,and they usually drag the kill up a tree.Anyone doing an autopsy on the carcasses should notice two huge holes in the neck made by the upper fangs.If they arent there it isnt a feline kill.

MrJoeSoap

"They say it's as big as four cats, and it's got a retractable leg so that it can leap up at you better. And do you know what Ted, it lights up at night, and em, it's got four ears, two of them are for listening and the other two are kind of back up ears... and it's claws are as big as cups and for some reason it's got a tremendous fear of stamps and Mrs. Doyle was telling me it has a magnets on it's tail so if you are made out of metal it can attach onto you and instead of a mouth it has four arses."

Grizzly 45

ROTFLAMO! Thanks!!I just spewed coffee all over the computor screen!!:D:D

bob lee swagger

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

"They say it's as big as four cats, and it's got a retractable leg so that it can leap up at you better. And do you know what Ted, it lights up at night, and em, it's got four ears, two of them are for listening and the other two are kind of back up ears... and it's claws are as big as cups and for some reason it's got a tremendous fear of stamps and Mrs. Doyle was telling me it has a magnets on it's tail so if you are made out of metal it can attach onto you and instead of a mouth it has four arses."

lmfao

how did you remember all that

Mellor

bob lee swagger wrote: »

lmfao

how did you remember all that

the internet is your friend

wallyhering

Well If 9/10 Cats Prefer Wiskas Then I Would Say He Is The One..........:d

whitser

where would you stand legally if you hunted a big cat like that with a pack of hounds?

It wasn't me!

You might end up legally dead.

meathstevie

These big cats enjoy no protection under the wildlife acts as far as I know but your pack might be reduced to bite size chunks. Unless you have a pack of ridgebacks trained to hunt big cats that is.

Grizzly 45

And even then a Big cat will rip big dogs to flitters.
Proably a pack of 10 plus terriers would be better.Smaller,more agile, more courageous to the point of sucidial ,harder for the cat to target,will dart in and target the hamstrings,and generally exhaust the cat,before the hunter or the bigger dogs get in.Expect to lose dogs if you hunt dangerous game.Wild boar are terrors for ripping up dogs,so think what a cat will do.

BryanL

from dun na gall,
http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/Rockcreekcurs/?action=view&current=lion019.flv

whitser

the roundtower harriers fear nowt on four legs. just point me in the right direction!

Grizzly 45

BryanL wrote: »

from dun na gall,
http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/Rockcreekcurs/?action=view&current=lion019.flv

Thats one unbotherd mountain lion...:D:D

Mac Tire

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Thats one unbotherd mountain lion...:D:D

Id say that cat is sitting there thinking 'are you going to sit there barking all day like a pup, or come and have a go!'

Reading a local paper up here and aparently the stool sample results should be back this week...Could be time to call in ARW!!!

foxshooter243

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Thats one unbotherd mountain lion...:D:D

yeah too true, you see what the dog got for gettin too close....

bob lee swagger

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

And even then a Big cat will rip big dogs to flitters.
Proably a pack of 10 plus terriers would be better.Smaller,more agile, more courageous to the point of sucidial ,harder for the cat to target,will dart in and target the hamstrings,and generally exhaust the cat,before the hunter or the bigger dogs get in.Expect to lose dogs if you hunt dangerous game.Wild boar are terrors for ripping up dogs,so think what a cat will do.

i think were gettin a little carried away here

Crash

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

"They say it's as big as four cats, and it's got a retractable leg so that it can leap up at you better. And do you know what Ted, it lights up at night, and em, it's got four ears, two of them are for listening and the other two are kind of back up ears... and it's claws are as big as cups and for some reason it's got a tremendous fear of stamps and Mrs. Doyle was telling me it has a magnets on it's tail so if you are made out of metal it can attach onto you and instead of a mouth it has four arses."

You forgot the best part:

"And when it barks, it sounds like Liam Neeson chasing a bunch of hens around a barrell"