Deer or large cat?

[marksman17]

You can see it’s face looking towards the trail cameras direction. That’s a Florida panther for sure…. What an awesome trail cam find

 

[marksman17]

 

[marksman17]

That ain’t a stick, it’s a panther tail

 

[mfoster]

I’m guessing bobcat it’s lot closer to camera than deer judging the trees.

 

[Timber Cruiser]

In the north Georgia mountains? I’m sure stranger things have happened but highly doubtful. I stand by a brindle dog. Too big for a coyote, bobcat. Too far from home range for a true Florida panther. And yes I know how far males roam. Still highly unlikely.

 

[mfoster]

where is the stick in the deer pic?

Not a stick it’s a shadow several on ground

 

[K79540]

You can see it’s face looking towards the trail cameras direction. That’s a Florida panther for sure…. What an awesome trail cam find


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Man ...that sort of changes my mind...what county is this?

 

[marksman17]

In the north Georgia mountains? I’m sure stranger things have happened but highly doubtful. I stand by a brindle dog. Too big for a coyote, bobcat. Too far from home range for a true Florida panther. And yes I know how far males roam. Still highly unlikely.

The conservation efforts have basically transplanted Cougars from the west to help repopulate the native floridian panthers and the populations down in florida and alabama have grown pretty substantially. There were like 5 estimated florida panthers left when they started the project if my memory serves correctly. A true Florida panther was killed in like 2008 in Lagrange as well so it has happened. No way its a dog with that curled long tail coming back around. The body is identical to all other photos ive seen

 

[marksman17]

Man ...that sort of changes my mind...what county is this?

North of Elijay. Not sure of the county

 

[K79540]

When you start finding the asses eaten out of the local game...