Comments on: Top Twelve Black Bobcat Hot Spots

By: ahaas4406

ahaas4406 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:26:19 +0000

Just spotted one on my front porch this evening around 6pm.
AMAZING is all I can say. Never thought in my wildest dreams that I would ever see one here. (Port St Lucie, Florida).
SO COOL>>>

By: trailblazer

trailblazer — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:10:45 +0000

I’ve sighted what looks to be a black bobcat here in southern Oregon on Wednesday, March 11, 2009.
I could hardly believe it and thought I might have been seeing some other kind of creature, but it looked just like a bobcat, only black. Never heard of a black bobcat, so I’ve been inquiring around and haven’t come across any thing until this site on the internet. Anybody else seen black bobcats in this part of the country?

By: tmgant

tmgant — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:37:38 +0000

We live next to the Cypress Creek wellfield in Pasco County. It is west of sites 5 and 10 in Polk County on the map.

Yesterday my son saw a black bobcat standing approx 25 yards away at the edge of the woods on a small hill he uses to jump his bike.

He came in and told me about a black panther with pointy ears and a funny tail that looked at him for about 30 seconds then walked back into the woods. I asked if it could have been a large regular cat, as we have seen strays before. He said no, this one was MUCH bigger.

So I came to this sight and bingo! I showed him the latest picture of the black bobcat you have posted and he agreed he had seen the same thing.

The Cypress Creek wellfield is the southern dead end of a series of large pastures, wellfields and conservation areas that are slowly being connected by “wildlife freeways”. These go north and east connecting into the huge Withlacoochee Forest area and the Green Swamp.

By: Micahn

Micahn — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:39:21 +0000

I never know they was so rare or I would have talked about them before this. I have lived in Martin county and St Lucie county (the county north of Martin) most of my life and have seen a couple of Black Bobcats over the years. A friend of mine even killed one when we was in high school (hit it with his truck one night).

I even seen what I would call a cross between a bobcat and panther one time. My father in law and I was going fishing one morning about 15 or so years ago when it ran across the road in front of us just at dawn. This happened on Walton road that runs through part of the savannas. Here is a link to the park there so you know what it is.

I have seen panthers in there even when “officially” they are not there. Plus I know of one that was shot by a guy there back in maybe 1974 or 1975 not sure it has been so long ago.

The state also says that Bear are not around here yet I know of at least 2 that have been killed (one shot and one hit by a car) in Martin county and have heard many tales of them in St. Lucie as well over the years.

By: shumway10973

shumway10973 — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:02:16 +0000

Funny how these beautiful creatures were overlooked all these years. How long did that one guy say he’s been studying them (past blog)? Is there a reason they aren’t readily known to the general public? I can understand some of the large cat reports we have been hearing lately. The officials told a lie to get people to move into the area and now would have to eat crow if the truth were to come out, or they really were wiped out and others have taken their places, but once again to admit that would be humiliating to the officials. Does someone just not want to admit we haven’t found all the animals on planet earth?

By: joppa

joppa — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:17:09 +0000

Now I am convinced that many of the black panther sightings are these bobcats.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:49:53 +0000

This January 14th updated version now notes the specific best dozen locations to go find these melanistic felids.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:16:21 +0000

LarryKat, sorry, nope, this is not a list of "black panther" locations (which would be a good exercise and I've made some of those elsewhere). This list, however, is an attempt at listing all the known and verified locations where black bobcat have been discovered. Anyone know of any of black bobcat sites, anywhere? Any living black bobcat examples in captivity?

By: larrykat

larrykat — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:08:45 +0000

Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Sightings of a large black “panther” for years - even a few rather good photos, not to mention secondary evidence such as dead pets and ripped up chicken coops, etc. Seems to have quieted down in the past 5 years or so, however. But was big news throughout the late 80s and 90s.

By: RockerEm

RockerEm — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:55:40 +0000

Wow, and I thought my cat was weird looking!