Big black cat......

i seen bigfoot last weekend lads , not messing:eek:

http://www.britishbigcats.org/evidence.php

A lynx was shot dead by R.U.C. marksman near the village of Fintona on the 18th of February 1996. The shooting followed days of reports of a 'young lion' in the area. The lynx, which was wearing a collar, was believed to have escaped from a private collection.
The body was suupposedly stuffed and placed in the R.U.C. museum.

and this from IrishShooter.
Always a nay-sayer john ;-)

JohnGalway
12-06-2009, 16:13
Until I see the carcass of little "fluffy" laid at someones feet I'll continue to :rolleyes: at them stories

garv123 wrote: »

There has been a black cat spottings all over munster about 2 years ago. In my area i remember always hearing it on the radio that it was spotted outside such village and then it was in cork and then clare.
At the time it was meant to be seen up around mellary monastery, where we used lamp around the weekend and never saw anything.

ill believe it when i see it myself

Thats correct i seen that, it was in the papers.think it was more than 2 years ago maybe 4 years ago

E. Fudd wrote: »

Was out for a stalk this morning and got talking to the farmer when I came back down off the hill
Now I would consider this lad to be of sound mind and not a bullsh1tter.
He tells me that there's a big black cat taking sheep from the farm behind the wood which borders his farm. 5 sheep taken in the past two weeks and a couple "bitten". Apparantly it has been seen by two local farmers who describe it as being "like a panther".
Now I'm a bit of a pessimist and find it hard to believe, but I said I'd put it out there and see has anybody else heard any reports of a big black pussy on the prowl in the Saggart area???

The cleaner in the office does home - help for an old boy at the back of Saggart. Thing is, he has an annoying habit of buying dogs like Rotweillers and Alsations that then go missing since he's not up to looking after them properly. No joke but this happens up to 3 times a year - could this be the problem here I wonder

PS: Another possiblity is that these sheep are being lifted - these types of theft are increasingly common, especcially near urban areas and given Saggarts location there is certainly a market for these knocked off, cheap cuts of meat in these hard times.

my mates dad delivers the bread and said when he came down from the house on bohernabreena hill something was on the road in front of him said it was dark black with yellow eyes and a big tail like a panther and he's never been one to tell lies and i believe him and a lad i met out one afternoon hunting rabbits told me theres a big black cat roamin around somewhere needless to say i was nervous doubt the beretta would do much damage to a panther ha be cool if it was true tho huh:eek::eek::eek:

My home place is Kilanerin, North Wexford , pretty much bordering wicklow and a lot of woods, so we often see the likes of deer.

3/4 years ago during the summer around 9ish I was coming back from a walk through the fields when as i was approaching the gate when I heard something, I looked up to see a large black cat, it froze and looked at me for a couple of seconds before it jumped back the otherside of the ditch and ran off. It was definately a large panther type cat not a wildcat/feral. it was big with large thick paws, tail and short glossy fur.
Fecking freaked me out!

This summer while my parents were out for a walk in the woods in Kilanerin my mam saw it cross a path a bit a head of them, freaked her out too!!

Anyone else any expereience of large black cat north wex/ wicklow?

E. Fudd wrote: »

Was out for a stalk this morning and got talking to the farmer when I came back down off the hill
Now I would consider this lad to be of sound mind and not a bullsh1tter.
He tells me that there's a big black cat taking sheep from the farm behind the wood which borders his farm. 5 sheep taken in the past two weeks and a couple "bitten". Apparantly it has been seen by two local farmers who describe it as being "like a panther".
Now I'm a bit of a pessimist and find it hard to believe, but I said I'd put it out there and see has anybody else heard any reports of a big black pussy on the prowl in the Saggart area???

Sorry for the late entry into this thread just saw this. I am a biologist by education and worked in conservaion in africa, america ect. I worked in an area packed full of big cats but I rarely saw them. A lot of them are nocturnal or crepuscular (hunting/active at dawn or dusk) they know how to stay hidden. I have no evidence regarding big cat sightings apart from eye witness accounts but I have no reason to doubt a big cat could exist here.

In america and africa hunters are an excellent source of wildlife information and I have several in both america and africa who have claimed to see creatures not supposed to exist. I assume most of you guys are hunters you have seen more wildlife than most and be able to distinguish between various species. If one of you came to me (as has happened before) and stated that they have saw a creature that didnt exist I would have a hard time disputing your account.

Im educated but the next bit is going to make me seem a bit ridiculous I met a hunter in oregon state who regularly hunts black bear, elk ect. He told me matter of factly that one night he saw a creature that wasnt a bear, wasnt a man didnt get down on all fours or nothing, it was what it was.

The reason im posting is to say that countless hunters have reported things that dont quite fit in ireland. I wouldnt discount what they say on the face of things.

Ps if anyones interested in reports made by the hunting community or if you have any reports yourselves of anything strange let me know!

Thanks for all the Pms guys Ill get back to yous when I have a spare day off!

Thing that gets me is the total lack of info on all these big cats.There is a rash of stories about them[usually on a slow media day or silly season] and poof! Its gone again!!Farmers claim their live stock are killed by big cats..Do we not have a few zooologists who could go and have a look at these kills.After all,each big cat has a certain method of killing its prey.EG lions strike on the hind quaters and then suffocate the animal by crunching the windpipe[Nat Geographic channel is a wonderful invention!:D].So surely it isnt that hard a job to ID what type of cat it might be??
Also,where are the bones of eaten prey?The Dept of Ag suposedly found some big cat poo a few years ago..They are still "looking into it":pac:As no report has ever been issued on it.

Until somone shoots one,its a hard one to belive.

Im educated but the next bit is going to make me seem a bit ridiculous I met a hunter in oregon state who regularly hunts black bear, elk ect. He told me matter of factly that one night he saw a creature that wasnt a bear, wasnt a man didnt get down on all fours or nothing, it was what it was.

So he saw Big Foot???:cool::D

spikealmighty wrote: »

My home place is Kilanerin, North Wexford , pretty much bordering wicklow and a lot of woods, so we often see the likes of deer.

3/4 years ago during the summer around 9ish I was coming back from a walk through the fields when as i was approaching the gate when I heard something, I looked up to see a large black cat, it froze and looked at me for a couple of seconds before it jumped back the otherside of the ditch and ran off. It was definately a large panther type cat not a wildcat/feral. it was big with large thick paws, tail and short glossy fur.
Fecking freaked me out!

This summer while my parents were out for a walk in the woods in Kilanerin my mam saw it cross a path a bit a head of them, freaked her out too!!

Anyone else any expereience of large black cat north wex/ wicklow?

A hunter in kilcoole county wicklow (anyone from anywhere near the area probraly knows him) saw a black cat near the the big forested area between kilmaconouge and newtown mt kennedy.

We know that Teddy...Mostly escapees from exotic pet holdings,or liberation animals or domestics gone feral.However they have been hunted down pretty quickly and dispatched of within appx 2years of them going wild.

Right Grizzly apologies for the delay a hard days studying will do that to you.

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

We are in IRELAND not the UK mainland...Big difference!:rolleyes:
Just bcause it happens or is in England does NOT mean it is automatically over here.

I take it by the face beside the statement that you'r joking. Ireland and Britian share a biome. That is the Temperate Deciduous Forest biome. A biome shares similar flora and fauna as does Ireland and england big difference as a description does not apply to an area with similar geography in many cases, similar climate and similar flora and fauna.

A Lynx???Not exactly a "big black cat" now is it???
The things seen around here,taking into account that on exxageration of the tale ,we are hearing tales of things the sizes of tigers.:eek:

Im personally not hearing that but yes military, police and civilians have reported big black cats.

A lynx or somthing that size is quiet possible here,and with the lax laws on owning exotic pets all the more so.

A small black leopard could easily remain elusive here imo as they are quite stealthy and agile as well as the fact that leopards are nocturnal. You simply wouldnt see them during the day. They are nowhere near the size of tigers in fact their the smallest member of the genus Panthera.

But somthing like a Mountain lion upwards I'd have very grave doubts about for the following reasons..

So would I but then again cougars can max out at 100kg and leopards max out at 90.

How they manage to be seen in various different locations around Ireland [usually in the Summer months if you want to research the newspapers online] that are geographically appx 200 miles apart at any given sighting??

Reasearch indicates leopards home ranges can be up to 300km^2 so again not a problem and there could be more than one.

Ireland isnt densely forested countyside,we are mostly open pastureland with isolated forestry clumps or willow bogs for cover.Yet you can be assured it is traversed somtime within a 31 day period by somone.

True but big cats could easily smell people from miles away. Worked in an area with plenty of them not a problem for me.

How they stay so well hidden that there is not one verifiable paw print or a plaster cast of one in the locations of the sightings?

Again leopards in particular are extremely stealthy its not like an animal most irish people would have dealt with.

What are they eating in Winter,when most stock is off the land,and is accounted for almost on a daily basis??Possibly they could live off deer,but then again where are the carcass remains??

Leopards are extremely versatile and even eat dung beetles in the wild they will eat anything from rodents to crocs.

Ireland is too small for some kind of large predator not to go unnoticed.

Predators have been found in areas a lot smaller than Ireland!

Hey!!! I'm not disbeliving him...That is exactly what it sounds like he saw,and its in the same state too ...If it looks like a duck,quacks like a duck...:rolleyes:

Listen man not being funny but im a scientist I think I can understand something more complex than ":rolleyes:" about ten times over. Im giving you the benifit of the doubt that your capable of refuting my point with a scientific arguement so dont do yourself a diservice with a smiley face.

steddyeddy wrote: »

There is wild boar in ireland ask the irish wildlife trust.

there was one shot near a school about 2 years ago in south tip in a small village on the waterford border, not long after one of the lads who shoot said it walked passed their car up the vee. Didnt know weather to believe him or not till his girlfriend said it too and then paulo backed up the story of it been shot too.
apparently someone released about 15 them up the country hoping they would breed.