I’ve been hunting the F. marion for 38 years…two months after hugo i was sitting in a stand about 150 yds from the santee river…i heard some noises towards the river…i saw 6 does running towards me at full speed…they stop about 20 ft from my tree…they were very nervous and circle together in a tight formation.All the heads were turn in the same direction and there tails were up…ears searching for sound…they stood there for a minute or two…ran up the hill and disappeared…i sat there wondering what the hell was happening.A couple minutes later i saw something slipping under the murtle bushs very slowly following the same path as the does. After what seemed like an eternity he stopped right under my tree. It was a brown panther probably 50 to 60 pounds…a long tail…beautiful coat…he slipped along mostly trying to stay under the bushes till he disappeared…then about 7 years ago i was in an old cypress swamp in the F.M…about a mile in the woods…they had logged in there many years ago and a few of the cypress trees were cut off…leaving stumps about 3 to 4 ft high…the water around me was a couple of inchs deep thru the swamp…about 50 yards away i saw a ripple in the water…but could not see what made it…i was looking and looking thinking it was a deer…then i saw a tan looking object mostly behind a stump…i put the scope up just as he jumped up on one of the cut cypress trees…he/she sat on top of the stump looking around…then laided down on the stump and his eyes were closing off and on as he took a nap. i watch him for about an hour…then he jumped down and disappreared.Thats the only two sighting ive had in all my years hunting the F.M
coon hunting with my granddad back in the late 80’s in Gardens Corner, we had one cross the dirt road right in front of the truck. No doubt that it was a big tannish colored cat with a long tail. My uncle Sydney Peeples saw it many times and told me stories. i didnt believe him untill i saw it. 100% sure they exist in SC
I saw a black cat opening day. Wasnt huge, but was bigger than a house cat. Thought it was a bobcat at first but had a tail like a cat. 20 yards away watched it for 5-6 minutes and decided not to shoot it. I dont think it was a panther thought it was a coyote but ruled it out. Im thinking just an old tom cat that’s just bigger than average.
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Part 3 of 4 of panthers seen in Abbeville S.C.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3KLsbn8K28
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I live in lee county and I can confirm
a black cat siteing around 2001 and spring of 2012
Part 4 of 4
Enjoy more panther info in Abbeville, S.C.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxwPe-GZ_2o
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Originally posted by DonaldBrelandflyinghigh:
I dont think you know what your talking about. Panthers exist in South Carolina. Just come to Colleton County and ask anybody. The reason you don’t see people killing them is because of the huge fines they will receive. Why its not publicized is becaus ethe dnr dont want people killing them.
DonaldBreland, You are absolutely correct when saying that panthers do exist in South Carolina. I hunted in Huger, SC as a kid. Our property bordered the FM, North Hampton unit. I was told that many years ago there were panthers running wild on the property. I never witnessed one in person.
It was’nt until last year that I saw my first one. I have two still hunting clubs and have seen several bobcats. Last year while scouting on one of the tracks, I witnessed a black panther walking down a trail just off of my property line. I told a few people about it and got mixed comments. Some people do not believe they exist. But I know what I saw.
It wasnt until a week ago that one of my members called me and said that he had an interesting story for me. He was sitting in his stand when a big doe walked up on his corn pile. She imediately stopped in her tracks and began to walk backwards. How many people have seen a doe walk backwards? This is not common he thought. It was if she was trying to sneak away.
He picked up his binnoculars and began to scan the area. All he could see was a rabbit feeding. Moments later he saw the bushes move and zoomed in on the object. It was a black panther with a 3 foot tail. This cat was spotted again within 500 yards of the spot I saw him last ye
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Originally posted by SanteeDeltadixie, when you saw this pic, was it one of those “I know this fella” kinda deals, and did the claim of location correspond with western NC. Been investigating carolina panthers </font id=“red”> for 5 years now, and I have found its better to ask these nerdy questions now, rather than assume them later.
They aren’t too hard to find, they have a stadium in Charlotte, NC…
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There was a panther killed in Chicago, yes, in the city limits of Chicago in the Roscoe Village neighborhood about 5 years ago. They had tracked it all the way back to S. Dakota. The cops cornered it in a yard and just unloaded on it. Unfortunately, they didn’t have a choice because this animal was easily jumping from yard to yard and could have really posed a threat to children.
So, I definitely believe there are cougars/panthers, whatever you want to call them, in SC.
I also have some great daytime video of a bobcat roaming around our front yard in Folly Beach earlier this year.
Is that part of a salt lick? Still a good size cat!
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a good sized cat? the leaves are as long as it’s leg.
A good friend, after watching a panther walk past the club house and deciding not to shoot it called DNR to find out what the legal ramifications were for him killing a panther. He was told that as far as DNR is concerned, panthers are extinct in SC and there is no evidence to prove otherwise. He couldn’t be prosecuted for killing something that doesn’t exist.
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