Big Cats? Really?

[Mike Hill]

Saw this on another site.

Has anyone shot one of these or even taken a picture of one?I understand that people were once allowed to keep predatory cats as pets in the UK,so perhaps there is a breeding population of them?

 

http://www.advertiser24.co.uk/content/advertiser24/news/story.aspx?brand=NOROnline&category=News&tBrand=NOROnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED07%20Apr%202009%2009%3A01%3A21%3A600

[Mike Hill]

Here is a Gaupa (lynx)

 

This one was almost 20kg in weight.

They are seldom seen here in Norway apparantly,so this guy was lucky to bag one.

[Mick Stockbridge]

Why was the cat shot. ? Sad, if it was for sport. Never seen anything here, but I sometimes think when I,m out shooting, what would I do If I did see one in range and safe to shoot. I always come up with the same answer, I,d leave it well alone.

[Mike Hill]

No idea why it was shot.

Does look to be in good condition for winter,maybe it was worrying stock?

[Xerxses]

Here is a Gaupa (lynx)

 

This one was almost 20kg in weight.

They are seldom seen here in Norway apparantly,so this guy was lucky to bag one.

 

They are common around here....known to kill goats and sheep and other animals. Deer is their staple diet. Good hunters, and a bit of lust murderers. Friends lost all their goats to one of them, within a couple of days.

[Tree Man Tom]

I've never seen one, but have heard from some good mates who live up on the hills that there about, farmers have lost sheep to them and dog walkers have had sightings.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Them scratch marks look too low down the tree, if it were as big as the scratch marks make it appear they would have been higher up the tree.

[Mick Stockbridge]

Them scratch marks look too low down the tree, if it were as big as the scratch marks make it appear they would have been higher up the tree.

 

Sherlock Lofthouse, well spotted. Elimentary I suppose.

[Les Cork]

Mick

i agree with you that unless it's for the pot or for a good reason leave it living.

We have enough big cat sightings in kent Bluebell hill, Bredhurst, Boxley Burham and many more. see the kent messenger big cat diaries

[garth mc garth]

whilst working on romney marsh in kent i saw some kind of big cat as we were forage harvesting the headlands of a maize field. myself and the other driver saw it, not sure on species but like in other posts there are numerous sightings in kent