Trail cam captures mountain lion attacking a feral pig
I am uneasy about posting Internet photos unless I know the source.
A friend a mine several months ago forwarded me a photo that was supposedly taken in Watonga of a mountain lion peering in someone’s patio door.
But the photo is on snopes.com, a Web site that debunks tall tales. The photo was real but it was taken in Wyoming.
Another photo that was widely circulated on the Internet was a huge alligator gar that supposedly came from Broken Bow Lake.
It didn’t. It was arrowed by bow fishermen in south Texas.
With that disclaimer, I am sharing these photos below sent to me by Jeremy Hogan, a principal at Cache Intermediate School, who said they were captured by his trail camera on his hunting property south of Grandfield on the Red River.
It appears to be legitimate. It is a sequence of three photos that were taken in October showing a mountain lion attacking a feral pig. Hogan said the date stamp on the trail camera was wrong.
“This was the first time I used this new camera and did not set it up properly,” Hogan stated in his e-mail. “I also found the wild pig dead about 40 yards from my feeder location.
“I actually hunted this location two days later and was unaware what my camera had captured until after the hunt. It definitely made my hair on my neck stand up.”
Hogan said the October photos are the only time a mountain lion has appeared on his trail cam, but he has found a few wild pig carcasses since.
The pigs were killed by something other than a hunter, so Hogan believes the cat or cats are still around.
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Interesting photos.
I’d encourage the hunter to learn to set the date properly and bait the area for more photos, the cats will wait for a good feed.
My son, son-in-law and I are planning a hunt for hogs this year in south Texas where the hogs are a real problem; ranchers call professional guide survices and they make all the arrangements for the hunt.
I have also seen three in the Fort Cobb area. One followed my father in law and I while trolling a point and cove on the lake. He walked along the bank watching us for about 200 yards. Not bothered a bit.
I ENJOYED THE PITURES OF THE BIG CAT. I USE TRAIL CAMS AND HOPE SOMEDAY TO GET A PHOTO OF A BIG CAT ON MY CAMERA.
I have 160 acres near Gailey Ok. A few weeks ago, a neighbor saw a lion in broad daylight cross his pond dam and then enter my property. He said it was the first lion he had seen in 25 years of ranching the property. There are game cameras on my property also and I hope to catch a picture of a lion. I also have hogs, so this could be a good thing. I am concerned about my children when on the property .
Saw big cat 2 yrs ago while hunting near Woodward.Watched it for about 15 min,then it went about it’s business. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL.
Not always is it the persons fault for not setting the camera right……I have used the same camera for several years. But forgot to change the internal battery, so if the batteries that power the camera run out it loses its memory. And I didnt catch it until I got my card out of it the next time…..just seems really strange ALL the pictures that are surfacing in the last month. We have heard people say they have seen BigCats on or around our property and I have had camers out for 3 years on creek crossings and natural funnels and draws, canyons every where you think something like this would cross or venture. We have got bobcats, coyotes and deer all the time on our cameras…I think the BigCats have such keen scent;they smell that you were present and wont re-enter that area, and are smarter than deer. Cats are hunters and have that ability to be very aware of their surroundings…and dont get caught without a way to escape or be hidden….at least that’s my personal feelings!!
I saw one about 10 years ago while deer hunting in the Oakwood area. Didn’t see it for very long but it was great to see.
My son and I have also spotted a mountain lion in western Oklahoma around Roll, but ranchers in the area claim to see them often.
No one seems to be doubting the truthfulness of the pictures, and that’s a good thing, but if there are any sceptics, I, too, am a witness to this event. I was with Hogan when he put the cameras out and the day we found the pics. We were on an evening deer hunt and, naturally, didn’t want to make any more disturbance than needed. So we waited until after dark to collect the cards from the four cameras that were out. It had been a week since we set the cameras up. On the drive home, I put the cards in my card reader and, unsurprisingly, saw several pics of deer and hogs over and over. Then came the blurry pic of the attack. I wasn’t sure what it was until I saw the next pic. We were just pulling into the gas station when I showed it to Hogan. He freaked out!! We were both a little shook up after that. He had walked in the dark to that exact spot with nothing but a bow…several times! And I had too! Anyway, I say all that to testify to the pics. They are real. I also saw the remains of a similarly colored pig not far from that area when Hogan pointed it out to me-most likely the pig from the pic. I’m just glad so many people are getting to enjoy these pics!
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I deer hunting in mississippi and we have gotten word that feral hogs are coming to mississippi, but there is some already in mississippi
and people dont think tahe big cats roam in this state I have seen them at Fort cobb lake and they don’t fear man