A 130 pound cougar cornered me once in a bar in southern Ohio one Saturday night. I narrowly escaped when after I stopped buying her drinks, I ran out the side door while she was distracted by the bartender shining a laser pointer on the wall. It’s still sends shivers down my spine when I think about that close call. 😾

You may not see them but they definitely see you.

I got to see one on my grandfather's property in Temple Texas about 6 years ago. The place is overwhelmed with deer so no surprise that their was a mountain lion. One of the greatest privileges I've ever experienced. That experience has made cats my favorite animal. Everything from house cats to big cats with snow leopards being my favorite.

I live in northeast Texas. About 11 miles west of Texarkana. About 6 months ago, a mountain lion ran across the road, in front of my car. There was no mistaking the exceedingly long tail and the sheer size of this cat. He was at a dead run, breaking out from a wooded area on my left to access another wooded area to my right. I saw him/her cross about a 60+ foot distance. It was amazing.

I’ve seen a full grown mountain lion along Brushy Creek in east Round Rock, just a few miles east of I-35. It’s amazing to think of one going west to east along the creek, & passing through/underneath the very busy I-35 corridor. Around the same time, there were also many sightings & livestock attacks/deaths in Hutto near Brushy Creek, a bit further east of where I had my sighting. When I saw mine, it was crouched in the shade beneath a mesquite/shrub tree near the green-belt of the creek. I was about 20-25 yds away, & making steady eye contact. I took a few slow steps closer, and it slowly stood up, turned sideways, slowly stretched itself out, & turned around to walk down the small hill behind it. I can never forget that stoic face staring back at me, its stretched out side, & that long skinny tail. Beautiful. I’ve seen many large bobcats in this area too, but they’re relatively common. I have pictures & video of a big one. Seeing a momma bobcat & her two cubs stumbling over each other once was a treat.

My wife and I were blessed too have a mountain lion give birth on our property in 2019. She walked through our yard all last spring and summer and never attacked me domestic cats. What a beautiful family😻💞💕💓.

I saw a huge black one in east Texas one morning plain as day about 10 years ago. It was chasing a rabbit in a clearing near the intersection of two rural roads between Winnsboro and Mt. Vernon. I was in my work truck. When the cat saw me, it ran one way and the rabbit ran the other. I bet that rabbit was glad to see me. There have been many sightings in NE Texas.

Several years ago, I had the rare privilege of following one down a mtn. bike trail in Palo Duro Canyon. Very beautiful animal.

i hunt on 3,800 acres about 20 miles outside of Hebbronville, Tx. and in the last 2 years have 17 trail camera pictures of 5 different cats. An "expert" from Texas Parks and Wildlife looked over the pictures and video and determined 4 females and 1 Tom.

I have two stories to tell. First, when I was five and a half, I decided that since i wasn't getting enough attention I'd walk over to my Grandpa's house. About three city blocks away, but we didn't live in the city, rather the edge of our then still little town. Everywhere around that wasn't houses was farming or ranches. So I , being nearly three feet tall, but not quite, came down my hill and around the corner of our street. Coming around the far corner of our "block" was a mountain lion, nearly but not quite, so tall as myself. I've since measured, about 110 yards from corner to corner, with a low spot that drained from my left to right nearer her than me, with lots of brush along side. I knew that if I turned and ran, I'd be chased. Wisdom or folk tales from my elders I expect, but I'm not sure. I was little and it was a long time ago. So, what my stupid little self did, was clench my fists and keep walking down the 'street' to go see grandpa, right towards a mountain lion. It stepped off the road into the low spot on my right and into the bushes, I kept straight on, though on the left side of the road until I turned right onto my grandpa's street. There were houses and dogs and livestock now between me and where I'd seen the cougar so I was less worried. Arrived safely at grandpas and told him the story of my journey. I don't think he believed me at first, but after i told the same story a few times and described the animal I'd see, he brought his chickens in and didn't let me walk home. (less than 1/10th of a mile). One of my strongest memories from my childhood. I can still feel my fists bunched up whenever I think back on it, and the look on Grandpas face when he started to believe me. Ask me about the second story if you're interested, I'm tired of typing instead of watching videos :P

There are some in north Texas, one was killed by a truck close to Possum Kingdom Lake, it was a big one. I’ve seen a glimpse of one while running at Big Cedar trails (Dallas) It wasn’t a bobcat or a house cat, it was huge with a long tail. I saw him from top of a hill, I turned back around, got in my car and left, since I was running alone.

We have sightings of a couple of them in the Arp,TX area. The one I saw was huge and they are so beautiful.

My daughter took pics & video of a big black one out frolicking in the sun. Game wardens finally confirmed 2 adult cougars are in her area but said nothing about the color. Close to Palestine TX. And my neighbor has seen 3 very big "orange" ones on our property, and his ranch hand saw 2 black adults with babies. Now another neighbor saw 2 long-tailed spotted baby cats out here a couple weeks ago. I have seen many tracks very close to the house . We are east of I-35, just west of Palestine off I-45 and have a lot of deer- I watched 5 in my front yard area last night. I know the big cats are out here, I've even heard them "scream" and don't care to again! Just haven't seen one myself.

In 2016 I went on a dove hunt at the Las Palomas WMA Arroyo Colorado unit near Rio Hondo TX. As I was walking out to the field I see a huge black cat walking along a narrow dirt road on the property. The first thing I thought was a black panther. I watched that cat for a good 3 minutes as clear as day. I thought theres no way, it has to be a mountain lion. But the body way too big and wider. And it was black black. It was a big body cat. I have the image burned in my mind. I watched it cross the road, then it saw me it stopped and walked into the woods. I tried to hunt but after 10mins and knowing it was out there I left. No one believes me but I dont care. I know what I saw. I just wanted to share my story.

I saw one near Big Bend one night. Barely caught a glimpse of him walking by the highway. Pretty unmistakable shoulder blades.

Given the number of humans in lion country there are very few attacks. Usually the lions are injured, very old or ill. It’s terrible when it happens but nit a reason to persecute them I’ve been up close several times in the Southwest and never attacked or bothered. I know that if one of them had fit in the above category, things might have been different, but all three were young and healthy...two were down in Tucson during droughts and hanging around to drink from swimming pools. One parked herself in my parents’ roof for the duration if the drought. She was. Very polite and so beautiful.

Man that’s just mind blowing that there are lions roaming around .

I live in East Texas and I have a mountain lion on game camera not 50 yards from the back of my house

Idk what this guys talkin about, they're all over the state even in East Texas. My Dad and my Brother saw one on the road late at night over at Lake Davy Crockett next the the caddo national grasslands

Saw one on my property when I was a teen, outside of yoakum tx (near Victoria) I was sitting at the pond fishing and I felt something behind me, I jumped up and I guess I startled it, but he was maybe 10 feet from me. He growled at me and ran away instantly right when I jumped up. Before I could even do anything else he was gone. Idk if he planned on attacking me or what but all these years later I never forget looking that big ol cat face to face

Wow, didnt realize I had so much in common with a mountain lion 🤣

Around 2008 or 2009 I think I saw one of these in south Louisiana. It ran across the street in a rural neighborhood. We have bobcats and bears and we used to have panthers but they haven’t been seen for a long time. Everyone I’ve spoken to says it’s not possible to see a big cat like this in our region but I know what I saw. It scared the living daylights out of me.

I've been in their habitat my entire life, working and playing. I've seen two, maybe. Both times just a glimpse. They're so elusive

I saw a mountain lion hunting down a deer once. It happened in a flash and was terribly sad but amazing to see. It’s rare to even see one but to see one actively chasing down a deer on a small island on a Colorado lake while on a boat was a once in a lifetime moment.

Yes it is true I’ve seen a black mountain lion at Medina river.

We live in San Jac County, East Texas out in the country. Without a doubt, we've seen two mountain lions in 4 months. One in June 2019, the other one last night Oct. 29, 2019.

I live on the east coast and I can assure you I have seen adult and juvenile mountain lions, panthers, cougars, catamounts, whatever you want to call them. I have also seen an adult black panther in the clear light of day cross my driveway when I lived in rural NY. A local hunter also saw a black panther in this area. Some have been fortunate enough to get photos of the tawny colored cats. There is no mistaking a mountain lion for anything else unless you're clueless. All 3 sightings I've had have been in rural NY on the border of MA.

I lived in TX for 30 years and camped all over Central Texas and never saw any signs of these cats. After moving to Colorado 36 years ago, however, I've seen 5 mountain lions within 5 miles of my house and a couple more at greater distances.

Like all cats, big and small, they are majestic.

I live in north east Texas and have seen 3 in the past year and caught a momma and her Cubs on deer cam and my mother in law has a female one pass thru every 6 -8 months they are extremely popular in Northeast Texas all along the red River from Bonham to Jefferson.. they eat small alligators around Jefferson tx

There are at least 4 that I know of in Bastrop County which is east of I-35. The Hyett resort will even take guest out with night vision goggles to view one that lives mostly on their property.

I go out, alone and unarmed, all night, in the Santa Cruz Mountains trying to trigger a Mountain Lion encounter, while livestreaming on KZfaq. I chase Coyotes, find endless deer carcasses and bones and I had a Bobcat encounter at 3 AM in the last live quest. Thanks for this info on the Texas cats! Good video!

The world record weight is something like 235 pounds, which is slightly larger than the world record weight for a leopard.

TPWD should add Gregg Co.TX. to the list. There are black & tan cats here especially down in the Sabine River bottom. I know people that live in that area & many East Texans have seen & heard them.

Nice video. Thanks for posting

I saw one 2 nights ago and took pictures in Chappell Hill, Texas in the Bluebonnet Hills Subdivision around 6:30pm. There are an abundance of deer in that subdivision. It was eating or drinking something behind a house and then sauntered off to the revive. Not a care in the world. Beautiful animal and I’m glad I got to see it.

Definitely have them in the Texas panhandle

I got to meet an extremely large wild male in Benbrook a few years back while fishing at night. He got within 10 feet of me. Needless to say I was absolutely terrified. Escaped untouched but he talked to me a bunch. There's around 5 that roam the Benbrook area I guess because I called a game warden the next morning. It's amazing what's in the woods that nobody really knows about unless they see it for themselves.

I believe they're in every state except Hawaii. But like you said they are elusive and hard to spot.

Well- we have one here in North Dallas right now- roaming- in backyards not too far from White Rock creek- hope they catch it soon.

Last October me and my husband saw a mountain loin right after sunrise we headed to a a house we where being paid to remodel between Carlton tx and Purvs tx both ghost towns, it was walking across the two lane road to a bobbed wire fence its tail was as long as its body and it was a beautiful deep redish brown color. It leaped over the fence and was camouflaged instantly in the only patch of tall grass. We knew exactly where it was but could not see it at all after it hid. It was amazing how quickly and well it could hide. It was about the size of a large lab. It looked very thin and possibly young with its size. I looked it up as I had never seen any pictures or big cats quite the red color it was and found one that looked exactly like it but the article said that cat had not been seen in Texas for over 100 years. We both got a very good look at it and would bet it was that type of loin.

I saw an adult Cougar crossing FM 2265 1/4 mile from my home in Alvord, TX in the middle of the day. It was coming off LBJ National Grasslands property.

As far as not being East of I-35 in Texas, that is nonsense. I was a railroad engineer for over 32 years between Dallas and Shreveport, La. and have seen at least 5 mountain lions at 50yds or less, one of which was black. Also I worked some North and West of Dallas. About 3pm on day just outside of West Denton city limits I was stopped on a train next to a pasture with private road crossing between 2 pastures and there was a ditch with a large culvert directly below my engine operating cab which was about 8ft below my window at which time I was given a signal to back up. I acknowledged the signal by blowing 3 short blasts on the train whistle and saw a full grown BLACK mountain lion emerge from that culvert just below me (abt 8ft away) and trotted off thru a coral and barn yard. I was not alone on the engine as there was another train crew member with me and I ask him "what is that" and he replied it ain't no damn dog. I saw another Black mountain lion in Travis County, Texas while deer hunting. So there are big cats in all parts of Texas and some are BLACK, I don't care what Texas Fish and Game says. They either don't want to admit to their existance or they just don't know what they are talking about!!!

I have one with the cub on my property in Bastrop county. Trail cam and tracks proved it without a doubt.

One was spotted in Leander Tx in 2018.

in the benavides texas area during the mid 1980s i saw a very large black cat that looked like a mountain lion with 2 babies following.. it was maybe 75 feet away and daylight out.. it was in a cleared area around the perimeter fences almost as wide as the roads.. she came out into the clearing.. stopped and looked my way then they just slowly crossed the clearing and were back into the brush.. the babies were larger then house cats so i am certain it was not a house cat .. i dont know if maybe it was a pet that escaped or naturally there or possibly escaped from a hunting ranch as regulations and policing were beyond relaxed during that time

I thought this was going to be tips on how to react if you run into one. Im not really sure what the tips where, just seemed like fun facts.

I've never seen it, but I've heard one many mornings when out deer hunting. Talk about a blood chilling sound.

They do come up in Neighborhood parks They are getting braver when it comes To people ! They have been Spotted in parks in Hays county , San Marcos , buda, Travis county, West Austin, All over East Texas So yes they are All over texas... BE CAREFUL.

My step dad and a Native American tracker, tracked one out in the brush for a week. The tracker they hired said it was huge 200+ pounder judging by its paw prints. It had been terrorizing the farmers in the Pandale, Tx area taking down cows, dogs, whatever it could. I don't think they ever found it, but my step dad did find it's tracks circling his outhouse after he had went to the outhouse after dark. True story, my step dad was an avid hunter and lived as far north as Canada out in the brush with my mom. weird fact, the Sheriff of the closest town had given my step dad a badge to police Pandale which is 60 miles down dirt road from the closest town.

I've seen a big male at night. The full moonlight made him grey.

I've seen 2 off hwy 280/119 and Inverness in Birmingham, Al.

They are pretty big cats. We have them roaming around in Florida.

They look very different from those found in other parts of the country. Small head on such a large body. Looks like he has been eating pretty good.

Pictures of game cams have them spotted in Denton, Texas, all along the Red River, Montague and Wise Counties. They are far more prevalent than the video states.

Gorgeous animal indeed

When I was 8 I was playing outside on my grandma’s property and one rolled up on me, I didn’t see it much but it started yelling, it was terrifying.

heard one fairly close to my house recently. Which is kinda scary considering southwest Oklahoma is supposed to be cougar-free.

I saw one just outside of Galveston!!!! It was in early 2002 ,we were paddling in kayaks and spotted it on the bank as it slowly watched us and disappeared in tall reeds.. No mistaking for anything they are awesome big cats but I believe there are still populations in South East Texas!!!!!!

I sometimes see their tracks by our place in southern Arizona along with bob cat and coyote tracks. I know the difference living in the high desert.

He said “porkypines” 🤣🤣🤣

There are beautiful creatures

i live in north east texas ive seen 2 black panther huge cats in my time ,, i saw both of them on my way home from work .. i pulled up in my driveway and told my neighbor what i saw he said i see them all the time and he said his wife saw a black bear up the road a month ago ,, i think thats cool stuff !!!!! i can turn my bathroom into a deer blind and never leave and have my bag limit every hour but i never shoot them ,, i love my wild critters its cool stuff for sure its priceless to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!

They're in the Paris Texas area as well

They are present in plantersville,tx , have had one accidentally caught in a hog trap years ago.

I live in new caney tx 35 miles north of Houston and one just took our kitten today.

About 7 years ago I saw one where my Grandfather lives in catspring Tx

The black mnt lion does exist. I saw one in the corner of my eye once. It was gone very quickly. Don't be a skeptic!

I’ve seen many mountain lions & a couple black panthers believe it or not on trail cameras south of San Antonio

I'm here cause I'm worried one might be stalking me on my fishing spot. Not sure if its dog prints or a mountiain lion's. But either way Spring Creek is east of I-45 isn't it? Odds should be slim. But been seeing tracks often, fresh in the creek bed where I fish. Not sure if its a dog or a cat. Can't tell by the prints. The other night riding home after fishing from 5pm-9pm I saw two green eyes in front of me, like glowing orbs. Had to stop my bike and bark/yell cause the thing wasn't moving and was sitting like a big dog. Eyes were like 1-2 inches apart. Looked at me head on. Can't tell if it was a deer, some huge dog. Or a big cat, maybe it was a coyote but the prints at the creek had sharp and deep claws that went at least half an inch into the sand, the size of this thing the same night pairs up. Had my headlamp on and switched on the kill light and started yelling till it ran off in the woods to my right. Thing was maybe 10 or so feet in front of me to my left, he was on the steep slant of the pipeline. Not sure if he was stalking me in the dark. Thing looked white/brownish. And an edited note, think I'll be fishing the nearby pond and lake conroe when I can. Which sucks, cause I been pulling bass after bass out of that spot. Same with panfish and catfish. Its a decent hole. Just as of late seems like a territorial hunting ground for some hercules sized cat. Apparently they hunt from dawn to dusk so it makes sense I would encounter one at all at like 9:40ish when it got pitch black out. Either way if I keep fishing down there gonna need more than my skin knife for that thing.

I saw two in Rowlett, Tx over a year ago

Jaguars were also noticed around the border a rare but known sight. The last sighting of that big cat was 100yrs ago when ranchers killed it.

Got my drivers license and drove out to the woods off hwy 88 in California. Slept in my car off the side of the road that night in the drivers seat. Woke up at about 1am, silent isn't even the word, you can't hear anything but blood in your ears. It's unbelievably quiet up there to the point that I won't sleep in a tent out there anymore. I had to piss and was thinking through the paces of getting my shoes and headlamp... then in the moonlight, shining on the road, I see something moving. It was legs, eventually I thought I saw two legs like a person coming along down on the road, no light or anything.... It was a mountain lion, pretty big, black tip on it's tail, walked right up to the side of the car as I sat there completely still and silent. I'll never forget seeing one, after 3 years cumulative time under the stars in my 35... I finally got to see a mountain lion. Don't want to ever meet one otherwise but hey they are very cool in my book.

I saw one in north Texas. In arlington, Texas.

great video

My parents spotted one in Robertson County TX a few years ago.

That's a big cat!!

I came across one at Brazos Bend State Park. It was tall and scrawny like it may have been adolescent with a long tail. I'm 5 foot and it was atleast 3 foot. My dad has taken photos of bobcat there. I was so excited I chased it trying to get a photo but it was gone so fast. It almost ran into me at dusk on an overlook.

I just saw one in Killeen this past weekend

I saw one in Waco,Texas

There are some in Granbury out in Pecan Plantation.

The music on this video is hilarious as the narrator casually says things like, "Attacks on humans are rare. The bring down deer. They'll steal your identity, have an affair with you wife, etc..." Then the music's all like, "laa dee daaa" Lol! It's awesome.

I have seen 3 mountain lions, better known as Pumas in South Texas. The 2 Pumas I seen were within the same area at different time period. One around 1989 the other around 1995 in a very rural town I was living at called Yancey. When I saw the one in 1995, I was hunting deer and I saw a movement about 3-4 acres down from where I was. I lloked through my scope and saw this Puma jumping over high grass. I almost went in a panice because I was alone and about 30 acres away from my truck. I was not sure if it was legal to kill it. As it turned out I told some of the local ranchers what I saw and they asked where and I told them. Apparently the ranchers were looking for this Puma as it had killed livestock. They killed it and it appeared in the Hondo newspaper..... uit was 7 foot 11 inches. Imagine something like that jumping on a person. The 3rd Puma I saw was in 2003 in Corpus Christi in the Annaville area. It was an semi-rural, sparsely populated area where I would ride a 10-speed bike. My friend lived in this area and his dogs would end up missing and never seen again. So one morning I am driving toward my friends house and right on the side of the road was a Puma eating something. Strangely, this Puma didnt even see or hear me. So I turned my truck off and watched it for a bit. Then the chilling realiization hit me that I have been riding my bike through there and now I knew why my friend's dogs have been missing

They are in Arkansas, fact, young males roam east of I-35. The DNR has been stonewalling in Michigan as well. There are 50+ residents in the Upper Penisula.

I've been lucky to see a cougar two times each time I visited Pearland Tx crossing Highway 288 as soon as I crossed Clear Creek into Brazoria County back in 1996 and 1998. Each time it occurred circa 0500 am. The cougars were so fast that it only took 2 1/2 bound to clear the 6 lane highway. I also saw a lot of road kill on Interstate 10 between El Paso and San Antonio,. including 2 deer and 1 cougar. Bt USN Retired Out

They’re so Cute 😻😻😻

We have one in CT trying to get a video of it.

I kept waiting to hear the tips !!

I’ve been hearing of mountain lions near Houston now.

Seen often in NE Texas.

Red River area in the very southwest corner of Oklahoma here. Def thought I heard one a couple of months ago. My herd dog was on the front porch. Maremma,Akbash,Pyrenees mix. My boy was scared. It was way too loud to be a bobcat. And rancher 4 miles to the south told me the only reason he carries his rifle is that he's seen one multiple times. Also saw a HUGE black cat run across a back county road near wellington tx back in the early 2000s. It was a mystery to everyone in the vehicle. I think genetic anomalies might cause one to be darker. There is a documented leucistic mountain lion. Just because it is not documented doesn't mean it's not possible. In theory, if albinism can occur, so could melanism.

I just Saw one mear bellmead TX a few daus ago

They has been one confirmed in Rowlett and Princeton

I came on one in Santa Ana Refuge. It had just killed a white rat! I was on my mountain bike....Scary situation!

honestly I think every scary animal is cute bc their is always going to be something that us humans wont understand of them like why they hurt people sometimes bc they are hungry or trying to protect them self they say the animals are to blame but they never attack if they dont have to

A story from around 1835-1837 Houston Texas, says that a group of men encountered a “black panther,” and had to jump into the “gator infested” bayou to escape. If it’s rare for a panther to reach what’s now Houston, it must’ve been really rare for one like.

I live in El Paso Texas and one of them had to be killed when it wandered into our city streets during the day because of the drought that is going on. Haven't heard of any more incidents so maybe he just wandered in from New Mexico and we don't have any more left

I have seen a mountain Lion once when I woke up to One in my back yard

Great summary.

I’ve seen on in central Texas going to Somerville