Comments on: Black Panthers Spotted in South Carolina

By: theblindman

theblindman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:07:33 +0000

I live in North Myrtle Beach SC near the waterway. We have a small pond out back, the other afternoon around 6:00 I was sitting on the back porch and a large black came out of some woods and sat down and rolled over, then it went into some tall reeds and I have not seen it since. About a week later my wife saw a large cat, she described it as dark grey with some white on the face, a large long body and a thick long tail. The cat I saw was dark black with a tail about 30″ inches long. I am sure it was a Black Panther, as some call them.

My neighbor spotted a large track on his property. We are thinking about setting up a camera out back, if we get some pics. would like to see them?

By: JoelSullivansIs

JoelSullivansIs — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:30:59 +0000

I moved to Sullivans Island from Chicago back in late 2005. It was not long after that I encountered a very large black cat at close range. I was walking on Ion Ave on a clear bright day and saw something under a elevated semicircle drive way. I wasn’t clear what it was at first - I thought maybe it could be a large dog - I stopped and looked. Then he came right out from under and stared directly at me - even showed his teeth and growled at me. I swear that thing was going to attack - I couldn’t have been more then 30 feet away - completely unobstructed view - I described it as a black panther. Just moving their I thought maybe these were native. This is when everyone begin telling me they did not have black panthers/cats in SC. I still say now what I said then - TRUST ME, YOU DO.

By: Bake Neko

Bake Neko — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:16:40 +0000

When I was going to Trident Technical University in North Charleston I had a friend named Glennis who said he saw a large black cat. He lived in a country area that was close to the Charleston district. He said it terrified him and he called the animal control. I didn’t think much of this thinking that he might have made it up. But seeing as how “black panther” like cats have been seen in other many areas of the Palmetto state, he may not have been yanking my leg. The first thing that came to my mind was “cougar”. But I’m pretty sure there are no cougar populations any where near the Charleston area. Quite perplexing.

By: SteveA

SteveA — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:45:25 +0000

I live in Marlboro County SC, and we have had several reports of large black cats in this area as well. Of course, we have been told no bears are in this area. That said, two weeks ago, a wildlife trail cam, posted by a deer hunter, snapped a real good pic of a large black bear, right near the Pee Dee River. The argument is always presented as well, there are never any bones around. There are far more birds in this country than most other animals. How many birds, others than those hit by cars or shot, have you found just lying on the ground? I dare say not many, if any.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 12 May 2007 06:12:54 +0000

Why is it so hard for the supposedly intelligent DNR to believe there are black cats roaming in certain places? They used to be here in abundance, no problem believing that, so why not believe a few are still here? Over their head, I guess?

By: titantim

titantim — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:28:42 +0000

I live in Anderson county, SC and can tell you the big cats are there. I have seen them 7 times since the mid 80’s. Many people that live in the small town of Antreville have seen them.I have seen them deer hunting several times, but the best view and the one that made me sure I wasn’t seeing things was one night coming home from work. I saw eyes on the side of the road and started slowing down. When I got to it it started across the road and stopped on the yellow line and stared at the car. I stopped the car literally less that 20 feet from the cat. It was beautiful, jet black and probably 110-120 lbs. I watched it for about 2 minutes and it went over the bank on the other side of the road and was gone. The DNR could have evidence if they would investigate the calls they get. Myself and my neighbors at the time all called the DNR and they told us we were seeing bobcats or just seeing things! Just a month and a half ago, a Georgia biologist reported a black panther stalking him on the Chattooga river, on the Oconee, SC/Rabun county, GA line. If you can’t believe a biologist when he sees one, who can you believe?

By: bigbird

bigbird — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:42:01 +0000

I have lived in SC my entire life. I speak from experience, and I can tell you that large black cats (panthers) do in fact exist in the Carolina region. I have personally witnessed such an animal on two different occasions. I know what I have seen, and I have heard of many other sightings, some of which were reported by people that I know personally. There are several “hot spots” for such sightings, including a town close to were I live named Pelion, were it is widely accepted that panthers are a part of life. The local H.S. mascot is a black panther, and you can consume liquid refreshments at “The Panther Parlor”. There are other hot spots around SC were I am sure the large cats exist. SCDNR is very laughable. They don’t know squat. Large black cats are a part of life in SC, no matter what the DNR tries to tell you.

By: DWA

DWA — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:32:52 +0000

I always wondered about the choice of color for the guy on the Panthers’ helmet.

Black seems the Cool Color of Choice in sports; and the juxtaposition of black and panther was, I guess, irresistable.

(I’m surprised Jacksonville didn’t use a melanistic jaguar. Although they did a good job coloring around him.)

But ain’t that s’posed to be a cougar?

Yes. A black one, frequently reported in the east.

Right?

If anybody deserves the term scofftic, it’s state DNR.

OK, maybe we need to go on a case by case basis on that one.

By: sasquatch

sasquatch — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:29:08 +0000

Well, the proof is the Carolina Panthers football team-their emblem is a Black Panther head growling on their helmets. Here in Colorado we have the Avalanche hockey team with it’s bigfoot prints on the shoulder of the jerseys. My point is; These things are known by and are part of the common mans world, no matter what the “Authorities” say exists (or doesn’t) out in the woods. I accept the word of the common man who lives in the wild areas over that of academicians who spend most of their time in laboritories in large cities; Especially when it comes to the EVERYDAY environments of the former.

By: fuzzy

fuzzy — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:25:31 +0000

So, then, was the guy at the DNR a scoftic?