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  • Reinz

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    Cougars in North America tend to hang out in mountains, desert and canyons mostly. They are not an open plains or flatland animal. They will naturally want to have trees nearby to escape enemies on the ground. They have to have deer for prey. Lions and coyotes tend to be in the same regions but I don't know how far east in Tx 'yotes, bears and wolves range.

    Forget your books. Predators go where there is food.

    I see coyotes on my early morning walks several times a week in East Texas. I’m 75 miles from Louisiana.
     

    oldag

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    Cougars in North America tend to hang out in mountains, desert and canyons mostly. They are not an open plains or flatland animal. They will naturally want to have trees nearby to escape enemies on the ground. They have to have deer for prey. Lions and coyotes tend to be in the same regions but I don't know how far east in Tx 'yotes, bears and wolves range.
    T'aint many trees in West Texas.

    They do like hanging out along the cap rock, with its small caves.
     

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    ......... Lions and coyotes tend to be in the same regions but I don't know how far east in Tx 'yotes, bears and wolves range.
    Way too warm here for Wolves. Dont think they would migrate down this far.

    Pretty sure we dont have Bears. Dont know about the far West Texas mountains. Maybe. Seen lots of bear as far south as Northern New Mexico Rockies.

    Anyone here ever heard different?

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    I saw one here in Bastrop County about a year ago as it ran across the road right in front of me. See coyotes and bobcats all the time. There was a coyote standing in my yard about 15 feet from my house yesterday the dogs started barking at it and it just walked off.
     

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    Way too warm here for Wolves. Dont think they would migrate down this far.

    Pretty sure we dont have Bears. Dont know about the far West Texas mountains. Maybe. Seen lots of bear as far south as Northern New Mexico Rockies.

    Anyone here ever heard different?

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    Well, Galveston County has a hunting limit of one black bear per season. If you can find one...
     

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    Way too warm here for Wolves. Dont think they would migrate down this far.

    Pretty sure we dont have Bears. Dont know about the far West Texas mountains. Maybe. Seen lots of bear as far south as Northern New Mexico Rockies.

    Anyone here ever heard different?

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    Had a relative kill a wolf in East Texas probably five decades ago. He called the Game Warden. Game Warden laughed and said he couldn't tell a coyote from a wolf. Until he came out and looked for himself. Then called someone from A&M. Sure enough a wolf. Nobody had any idea how it got in East Texas.
     

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    I listen to coyotes every night on their sashay thru my part of east Texas. I haven't seen any but there have been mountain lions spotted in Van Zandt county.
     

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    Way too warm here for Wolves. Dont think they would migrate down this far.

    Pretty sure we dont have Bears. Dont know about the far West Texas mountains. Maybe. Seen lots of bear as far south as Northern New Mexico Rockies.

    Anyone here ever heard different?

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    Way too warm here for Wolves. Dont think they would migrate down this far.

    Pretty sure we dont have Bears. Dont know about the far West Texas mountains. Maybe. Seen lots of bear as far south as Northern New Mexico Rockies.

    Anyone here ever heard different?

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    Canis lupus baileyi AKA Mexican Grey Wolves with mange are what are commonly thought to be chupacabra in South Texas. 3 different sub species of Black Bears Louisiana Black Bear, Mexican Black Bear and the New Mexico Black Bear. So far West & East Texas do have bears.
     

    baboon

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    I listen to coyotes every night on their sashay thru my part of east Texas. I haven't seen any but there have been mountain lions spotted in Van Zandt county.
    Buddy of mine old place in Palestine had mountain lion move through. I not only seen prints, I also heard one. Males range up to 200 miles, while females are around 100 mile range.
     

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    Cats are widespread. As common as bobcats in some areas.

    I wouldn’t shoot one. No more than I’d shoot any other large wild cat.
     

    good_time_charlie

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    Buddy of mine old place in Palestine had mountain lion move through. I not only seen prints, I also heard one. Males range up to 200 miles, while females are around 100 mile range.
    The lady cougars don't range as far as the fellows. They are home bodies who raise their cubs in caves. The toms will travel farther and spread their genes to a different lady in her respective home range.

    There are even beavers, ALLIGATORS and elk surprisingly listed in the Tx game regs. Disney's Lobo (of legends) was desert wolf of the Southwest. There have even been wild jaguar spotted in Arizona but I don't know about Tx. When I think TEXAS reptiles, I don't think gators but rather rattlers and horny toads.

    The black bears have been returning to Texas over the past decade after a long departure. Unregulated hunting killed them off years ago. Cougars aren't yet regulated by the Tx game wardens yet.

    Lions are regulated in several other western states including Idaho. Treeing Walker hounds are common cat dogs. In California, a cat hunter needed a lion tag years ago and those were rare.
     

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    The lady cougars don't range as far as the fellows. They are home bodies who raise their cubs in caves. The toms will travel farther and spread their genes to a different lady in her respective home range.

    There are even beavers, ALLIGATORS and elk surprisingly listed in the Tx game regs. Disney's Lobo (of legends) was desert wolf of the Southwest. There have even been wild jaguar spotted in Arizona but I don't know about Tx. When I think TEXAS reptiles, I don't think gators but rather rattlers and horny toads.

    The black bears have been returning to Texas over the past decade after a long departure. Unregulated hunting killed them off years ago. Cougars aren't yet regulated by the Tx game wardens yet.

    Lions are regulated in several other western states including Idaho. Treeing Walker hounds are common cat dogs. In California, a cat hunter needed a lion tag years ago and those were rare.
    There are huge numbers of alligators in SE Texas.
     

    BigTexasOne

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    I live in a rural area nw of Ft Worth, and we recently had a confirmed sighting of a lion, less than a mile from my home, SO COOL!
     

    TxStetson

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    I live in a rural area nw of Ft Worth, and we recently had a confirmed sighting of a lion, less than a mile from my home, SO COOL!
    I grew up just north of you, and one of my friends hit a black one with his vehicle back in the 80’s. It was being chased by coon hounds and ran right out in front of him.
     
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