Florida Panther at Suburban Estates

[digginfool]

My family and I were riding at Suburban Estates all day today.  Just before sundown, my wife and daughter were heading back towards the parking area and saw what they initially thought was a large dog next to one of the camps.  But then my wife noticed the pointed ears and thick tail.  She knew it wasn't a dog when it jumped over the fence and bounded off into the woods.  When we got home, I Googled some images of a Florida Panther and both my wife and daughter said absolutely, that's what they saw.  Anybody else ever see one out there?

[Young Gun]

Ive never been there, but I have seen them before.  They are scary to encounter especially if your on foot and alone.

[Ida_Mann]

I wonder how many tree-huggers have seen one outside of captivity?

awesome sight.

Id@

[Mars]

My family and I were riding at Suburban Estates all day today.  Just before sundown, my wife and daughter were heading back towards the parking area and saw what they initially thought was a large dog next to one of the camps.  But then my wife noticed the pointed ears and thick tail.  She knew it wasn't a dog when it jumped over the fence and bounded off into the woods.  When we got home, I Googled some images of a Florida Panther and both my wife and daughter said absolutely, that's what they saw.  Anybody else ever see one out there?

No you were mistaken, that was just a big dog. If it was a panther (mountain lion) you might loose access to your land for an endangered, non-existing animal that environmentalist are always riding to screw people out of their rights and tax payer dollars.
As per NDN 7.2 million is being spent on pather crosswalks on US 27 in Collier County.

[k.p.]

sounds like an overweight greyhound to me 

[UncleRico]

Are they in season down there?

Man, that's good eatin'.

[Fox17]

Are they in season down there?

Man, that's good eatin'.

yep, we went huntin them today out there. we never saw one. we had fun though. there were some other people huntin them too. they were ridin in the back of a truck with a 30-06 and binoculars. just drop a lil mcormick steak seasoning on them and slap em on the grill and what a treat. 

j/k, but yea ive seen one but not there. we saw a little dog though.

[ScooterB]

The last Florida Panther I saw was runnin across Price Blvd in North Port at Heron Creek Golf Course (no chit).

But us OHV riders run off all the wild life and ruin the enviroment .....

[qt314nfla]

The last Florida Panther I saw was runnin across Price Blvd in North Port at Heron Creek Golf Course (no chit).

But us OHV riders run off all the wild life and ruin the enviroment .....

Great now we're gonna have to shut another golf course down.  Oh wait that's right they don't shut down golf courses for the scrub jay nesting or because the endangered florida panthers are on them.  Just us.....not enough money made for the land owners in atv riding.  haha

[SWAMP_DONKEY]

I wonder how many tree-huggers have seen one outside of captivity?

awesome sight.

Id@

 SSSSHHHHHH keep this quiet or they will be picketing out side the gates

[gtnwood]

Well if it had been on the 15th it most likely would have been a Black Panther you saw, but since it was'nt, it is'nt

[howard]

I think it was a small donkey you seen I have seen it out there before with a bigger donkey

[digginfool]

I see where you're coming from.  Isn't it a shame that we can't even talk about such an awesome experience without fear that some busy-body tree-huggin' jackass is going to come along and tell me I can't ride on MY land anymore because of some animal using the same piece of land in his 250 square mile range.  You're right; it wasn't a panther.  It was the chupacabra.   

[Fox17]

i think it was a tree hugger in discuise just so they can take our land.