There are about a dozen cougars in Alabama. Game wardens don't mention them because they are concerned some yahoo will start hunting them, illegally. Bob cats can get large. About 30 years ago, one about 80 to 100 lbs. cleaned out the deer at Barton steam plant.
Soo many years ago they did do a release of the said cougar. im not that far from the Alabama line. So my cat could possibly be a cougar?
Well the game warden that came to my house wanted to argue the point with me. i know they are in tennessee ive seen one myself. i almost hit it with my car. I still have not seen the animal and i really dont want to. But i do want the peace of mind to feel like i can let my dogs out without having to worry about it all that much. Being alone and not able to do things like i once could makes it hard for me to just hunt it or trap the thing. even if its a bobcat this paw print is at least 4 inches in width. And my mother swears she saw a cougar while i was bringing her out to visit with me. just down the road from me.
A couple of years ago one of the Huntsvillle TV stations had a segment on a guy that killed a mountain lion around Ft. Payne....