Ok.. i have to admit... last night has been the scariest evening of my life.... I went out to feed animals about 7ish o'clock. I got to the feed barn and opened the dog door to get dog food. I heard what i thought was a hissing sound... I shined my light in the barrel because sometimes we get possums in the feed barrel and in the summer times, an occasional snake falls in there after the wood rats. This was no "normal" hiss... this was louder.... WAAAAAYYYY LOUDER.... I slammed the door shut and bolted back into the house to get my 12 guage.... I cautiously walked back outside, this time with ol betsy and Capt SPOT.... i shined and shined and didnt see any eyes in the barn... My mountain cur dog was right beside me and he was shaking.... i wasnt understanding his body language, he was whining and squinting his eyes.... i was looking on the outskirts of the barn and found what were some really big paw prints.... about the size of my hand... i knelt down to get a better look and i felt like something was right behind me.... i turned around real slowly and then blasted my light... nothing but my dog... about that time i heard what was a woman screaming bloody murder.... my dog pretty much collapsed and i fell over trying to get the f out of there.... i got to the back patio and shined in all the trees and on the ground and under the barn.... my dogs in the kennel would not even think about coming out of their houses... we've been a few calves short the past few days.... anyone got any idea's on what this is ?? I can hear a quite faint "grunt" if you will... it really sounds like a mix between a frog grunt and a bird chirp... i can repeat it over the phone but cant type it... i have no idea *** this is.... I was thinking black panther ??
**TRUE STORY**
About 3 years ago, me and my dad were squirrel hunting behind the house and it was about 5:30PM.... we walked up to this trash pile and proceeded kicking the trash (sticks, limbs, tires, pipe, etc.) to get a rabbit to take off.... this black short haired animal jumped out from under an old 1 horse trailer and bolted into the woods at like 300 mph... faster than i could get my .22 up and find it in the scope... it was a good hundred yards to the woods from where we were....
*** IS THIS ANIMAL !!!!!!!
