Sorry I don't have pix to share on this sighting... A few minutes after I left the hosue this AM my wife spied a large kitty on a pond dam in our "extended" back yard. It is about 400 ft from our back porch so her perception of size might not be too accurate. She is quite familiar with the breed and had seen one of them before when we were back packing. That sighting was at a distance of about 75 ft.
She thinks this one was a juvenile and not of full grown size but from her description, I'm not sure it wasn't an adult.
They are known by various names: Panther, Cougar, Mountain Lion, whatever.
I bought some target ammo for her .357 Mag S&W 5 shot hammerless revolver today. We will be having some remedial "point and shoot" training for her. I bought hard ball .38 for practice (economical.) Standard load for concealed carry (or back yard protection) is extra high velocity jacketed soft nose or hollow points and too expensive for a "few" hundred rounds of training. Of course I picked up similar for my .45ACP (well, I do have to set a good example, don't I?)
When she saw it she grabbed the 7X50 Nikons for a closer look. I wish she had grabed her digicam instead.
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