Roughtor Posted Wednesday at 14:10 Report Posted Wednesday at 14:10 No,I'm not talking about the big man with the white beard in the sky! I'm wondering how many of us have seen ,or seen signs of big cats in the countryside.. I'll start...there are lots of abandoned slate quarries nearby,one day a friend of mine wanted to mess about with didgeridoo acoustics, so I suggested this empty quarry ,it's filled up since and now has fish in it,anyway...its sunset ,and we're sitting in this quarry overlooking the Atlantic, looking towards lundy Island..it was awesome. My friend ,John was his name ,hadn't started playing his instrument I know that sounds wrong lol,...so he points upwards and there on the perimeter of the quarry was a silhouette of a very large feline ,it was no domestic cat ,around Alsation size .. We both went ,oh dear or similar and silent as you can went back to our village..I've had other experiences, but let's see if anyone else has first ... kevtaylor 1 Quote
yonny Posted Wednesday at 15:31 Report Posted Wednesday at 15:31 My twin brother spotted one in Fineshade Woods a few years ago - he's a mountain biker and regularly is out and about exploring hidden trails in the wilderness. If you google it you'll find reports of one spotted quite regularly in that area. My brother knows what he's on about so I'm sold. kevtaylor and Roughtor 2 Quote
yonny Posted Wednesday at 15:32 Report Posted Wednesday at 15:32 Just now, yonny said: My twin brother spotted one When I say spotted one I mean nearly collided with it! Clear as day. Roughtor and kevtaylor 2 Quote
yonny Posted Wednesday at 15:47 Report Posted Wednesday at 15:47 Scared the hell out of him! kevtaylor, Roughtor and jules007 2 1 Quote
Roughtor Posted Wednesday at 16:00 Author Report Posted Wednesday at 16:00 Wow,that's amazing ..Well Yonny I'm a 100 % believer.. One night ,around 25vyrs ago I was on a private water on Bodmin Moor, nearest farm that was habitated, is around 1 mile away ,although ,today that's changed as the derelict building is now lived in.. So I turn up ,using three 11ft 2lb tc rods ,gardner rod pod,Bitech alarms ,white ,single peg ,old original fox swingers,under my nash 45 inch storm sides..lafuma bedchair the works ....old skool etc,etc .. I set up in the sheep field ,which at the time had no fence ,its fenced nowadays ,anyway as it got dimpsy ,dusk all the sheep that's pregnant ewes,with a few lambs in tow are now backed up at the top by the ,then derelict farm,I had no idea why,except I thought fox ,dog or even sheep thieves ,I didn't know,but I was now aware.. Fishing wise its quiet ,until around 4.30 AM ,when I hear a terrible sound ,commotion behind my flimsy shelter, I didn't dare move or breathe ,even tho I remember dying for a pee,which was now hurting.. Ever heard a sheep scream ? I have. Eventually I dared to come out of my 45 inch brolly ,and there ,behind my shelter was a disembowled ewe, it was a right sight a proper,proper kill... And I blanked ... yonny 1 Quote
kevtaylor Posted Thursday at 14:45 Report Posted Thursday at 14:45 30 years ago I got the feeling that me and my mate were being watched/stalked by a big cat, but we didn't actually see it. Round the back of the big ski lake at Grenville we found about 4-5 fresh swan kills, together in a corner. Walking past and up the far bank we could hear something following us within the bushes, snapping the odd twig. We fished a few hours and I just got feeling it was level with us and still watching. Fair to say I was nervous but no proof just a feeling. No idea if there have been any sightings in Northants tbh yonny, elmoputney and Roughtor 3 Quote
Roughtor Posted Thursday at 16:03 Author Report Posted Thursday at 16:03 1 hour ago, kevtaylor said: 30 years ago I got the feeling that me and my mate were being watched/stalked by a big cat, but we didn't actually see it. Round the back of the big ski lake at Grenville we found about 4-5 fresh swan kills, together in a corner. Walking past and up the far bank we could hear something following us within the bushes, snapping the odd twig. We fished a few hours and I just got feeling it was level with us and still watching. Fair to say I was nervous but no proof just a feeling. No idea if there have been any sightings in Northants tbh The hunters ,being hunted kevtaylor 1 Quote
Roughtor Posted Thursday at 19:24 Author Report Posted Thursday at 19:24 Sometimes a picture paints a thousand words ..I'll just say this my mate Will ,lives in the highest village in my area ,on a small holding in a caravan ,there is nothing to see but country side ,nothing fazes him,nothing ...so when he points out ,look ,look,look across the lake,its drinking from that spot you take notice ...I didn't see it ,because during the night it was behind my old armo.. kevtaylor and yonny 2 Quote
jh92 Posted yesterday at 11:01 Report Posted yesterday at 11:01 Haven't seen any big cats down in Devon but when I was younger after a weekend bender we were on our way to work and I could of swore I seen these massive rabbits jumping over a fence...turned out to be deer 🤦♂️🤣 Roughtor and yonny 1 1 Quote
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