Obviously not a large concentration of cats in East Texas. From what I've read known breeding populations are in South Texas, Big Bend, Davis Mountains and into SW Hill Country. The S. Tx population is in decline and has a problem with genetic diversity. This info is postulated because of studies via trapping and radio collaring.

There's everything that cougars need in East Texas with an abundance of prey and plenty of good cover.

I've seen this picture hundreds of times. It's already been posted on here's. It was investigated and debunked. It was photo shopped.

Did they ever find out what killed that man down in Lipan?

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/mountain-lion-christopher-whiteley/

Documentation or it is fake claims. Documentation seems to be your gold standard.

Man o' man I was pulling for TCU.
What a beat down.

The only beat down worse is this topic.

Have you ever had a girlfriend who won't shut the "H" up no matter how many times you slap her?

That's this topic.

It talks back over and over, no matter what evidence or rational reasoning and thought is presented.

It's time to break up with the chick!
All the best to the forum members! IN65

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Official cause of death was just an animal. TP&W and the USDA found zero evidence of a Mt lion.

I have no idea where to find "official documentation" because it's a fake photo. It was discussed in a group I'm in. TP&W biologist said it was a fake. You can look at the TP&W map and there are no confirmed sightings in the last ten years in that county. Obviously if it was a real photo it would show up on the map

You can also look at the TP&W map and see that there have been confirmed sightings in Wood County, where I saw a mountain lion in broad daylight near the bank at Lake Holbrook. I didn't see his family and I am not claiming there was a breeding population, so there is no need to go down that road again. I saw a lone mountain lion.

Mountain lions have been confirmed in multiple East Texas counties. I'm not sure why it is so important to argue that they are not there.

That map is not accurate. I know of one that was killed in Burnet County and one in Llano Cnty during that time frame.

Actually the map doesn't show any confirmed sightings in wood county

Look again. What is the county right above Smith, the one with a blue dot in the middle of it?

Well, you as the foremost authority and only one in the OT that can be right I'll again defer to your omniscience. I'll also defer to TPWD as they are always correct and current and forthcoming with all their info on wild felines in Texas.

Carry on !

You could be correct. I can't see exactly what county that is. I wasn't looking at that map. I was referring to the confirmed sightings map from TP&W. I'm not familiar with the map with the dots