They Do Exist | Caught On Trail Camera in The Appalachian Mountains Cougar
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2021
- This is a recent trail cam capture of the elusive mountain lion from Western North Carolina. This video was caught in Low Gap in Yancey Country submitted by Kevin H a local resident. This video was taken October 12th 2021 at 4:04 a.m. There are trail cams set all over Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee looking for Brian Laundrie. I expect in the next few months more and more wildlife will be captured on film. Who knows what the next snapshot will be?
YES! They,re in the Eastern NC too. I saw one crossing the road in daylight when headed to New bern. Great video and thanks for posting.
They are beautiful powerful animals.
my paps works on a farm 15 minutes from new bern and has seen one twice on the the woodline in the past week chasing deer
I have heard a lot of reports in the New Bern area.
I might have seen one over in Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge back in either 2011 or 2012.
I hope there's a meal nearby or doesn't have to be near. That cat could tackle some Brian McNuggets.
He would stand no chance. That's a stud of a cat.
@@HighCountryRocks Yee Ha! I'd love to be at that Hootnanny.
Beautiful big cat! We have mountain lions and bobcats here in Missouri too. Awesome share ♡
I agree that's a beautiful cat.
Y’all get small ones though.. where I live in golden Colorado we get mtn lions the size of black bears.. in excess of 200lbs or more.. Derek Wolfe the former D linemen for the Denver broncos shot one above Nederland that weighed 184 lbs.. that’s massive.. I shot a cougar about 7 years ago that was 122lbs and was 6ft in length.. the cougars up here are a whole different breed 😅
Wow!!! I was just digging garnets in Marshall last week! Not all that far from there. I always carry so that makes me feel better, but if they want you you probably wouldn't see them coming. Nice post!
Little Pine Garnet Mine? I love that place.
Wow wouldn’t want to run into that kitty cat, but beautiful. It’s just living it’s life.
Agreed.
No matter what NC's wildlife officers say, they are absolutely 100% here all over North Carolina....... I have friends and family that have seen them...... One was at the front door of my in-laws trying to eat from the trash bags in Bladen County, one was perched up on a thick tree branch with the long tail hanging down staring back at my brother-in-law and nephew who were 60-70ft away near the North/South Carolina border in Robeson County, one was laying on the side of the road (got hit 😥) just outside of Pembroke, and one has trail camera footage of one in Columbus County. Don't need more proof than that.
Oh they're definitely around. There was another siding near where this video was taken last week. It was a smaller one though.
Eastern Mountain Cougar spotted on wildlife camera in Franklin , NC
100% identified not a bobcat or house cat 100% certain here no less than a month ago
Wild life commissions still state that they are not here in east coast mountains of NC but I can 100% tell you they are here now
They are here. Super smart.
I saw a mountain lion in Transylvania County many years ago while driving to work early in the morning. I had majored in biology in college and felt very confident in my judgement!
You don't have to convince me.
I used to live in Pensacola. I lived on the mountain that goes into Barnardsville. One evening, while driving across the mountain, one ran out right in front of my car. I actually saw pics that someone took while hiking at the top of the mountain of a pair of Mtn. Lions.
I know they frequent between there and Mt Mitchell.
Wow, that is really good to see in the wild. Just be careful Kevin..they attack from the back and from above.
The way house cats play with their prey and explode with their attack. Wild mountain lion would be the last animal I wouldn't want to creeping on me.
I'm from Newport TN, and I'm so happy these amazing cats still call the Smokies home
Luckily they are smart enough to stay away from humans.
I don’t think there is any question that that was definitely a mountain lion. They have been migrating east over the last few decades. Some of the ones from Florida have been moving into South Georgia. New subscriber, you have a great channel.
I love seeing them in the the wild. (On camera for that one ) Thank you for the comment and becoming a subscriber.
The ones collared and turned lose in Florida in the 90s were panthers(Fla panthers)!!! One of the Panthers traveled 400 miles in 9 days and was caught in Dublin, Ga!!! 6 were released( I was there!!!) 3 headed south toward central Florida. 2 went directly North into the 500k acre Okefenokee swamp. One was hit and killed on I75 around Ocala FL. 4 are known to have survived and at least one gave birth in the wild! They were beige in color like above photo. Black Panthers have been in South Ga. and North Florida for decades and one was sited in Everglades in extreme south Florida. I'm not making assumptions or hearing from someone else. I have witnessed this first hand! Facts!!!
@@boatrvme8478 the cougars yes ,but there is no such thing as black panther my man. 😂
Now we know why theres so many missing persons cases in the National Forests. I am In Pisgah National Forest Southwest of Asheville, almost hit a huge male in my car the other night coming around a bend. It darted right in front. It had to be around 200 pounds
The Black Mountain and Mt. Mitchell area has had a ton of sightings. I think I would much rather run into a mama bear than a mountain lion in Pisgah.
I seen one in Caldwell County close to the foothills. In the distance I thought it was a great big dog until it turned sideways and wow, what a tail! I knew what it was then...
I have heard of plenty of sightings in-between Watauga and Caldwell. They are so special.
They say we have them in Pennsylvania but I've never seen one....
They are just so smart.
As a guy who grew up in the Colorado foothills and have seen multiple catamounts over the course of my life I will confirm that is one ☝🏻 the body, the movement, and that long tail.. textbook catamount..
WoW thats a mountain lion for sure. Awesome.
It's nice to see them caught on camera. Thanks for the comment.
Hey Neighbor! I,m in Green mountain and we had one running around here scaring the dogs and residents last year. NC Wildlife says these big cats are not around here. Let them look at this!
It's so weird that they deny their existence with so many sightings trail cams and if I'm not mistaken one got shot and Banner Elk around 2003 to 2005. I've been trying to look for that and see wildlife report it was with it in the back of a truck in a game ward and apparently. Keep in touch happy to have local followers.
I live in green mountain and i saw one in 2021
My brother ran up on one maybe 15 miles from Boone, NC. He didn't get a chance to see it just heard it growling from 15-20ft in chest high brush.
Not worth sticking around for. I don't blame him.
My that's a big putty-tat 🐤🐥🦁
Lol for real. Very healthy.
The pointy ears just don't look very cougar like in my opinion.
Also there is nothing available for scale that leads me to believe this is nothing more than a kitty cat.
However, cougars typically roam in their same range about every 4-6 weeks. So hopefully we can get some more conclusive evidence.
That's no kitty cat.
@@HighCountryRocks I hope you are right! Just need more evidence... they are not that elusive of trail cameras.
In 2016 I saw something that resembled this on the Parkway 2 miles SW of Crabtree Falls. It wasn't a bobcat, wasn't a coyote, not sure what it was. But it was exactly like what you have on this video :-P
We used to see one near Spruce Pine on the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Orchard of Altapass.
We seen that one in the years of 2012-2014. I know they frequent Mt. Mitchell area.
Nice !! 👍🏻
That game cam is set in the right spot.
Oh Please let Brian the murderer be there!!
I heard they work better than the cadaver dogs.
LMAO 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣.......That Would be Sweet Justice Death by a Mountain Lion For Brian Laundrie
My sentiments exactly😂
So I just started as an Amazon delivery driver and I was out wayyy up (5000ft) community out in the woods during my last couple of deliveries for the day. It was nearly dark but still light enough to see everything. I’m pretty sure I saw a mountain lion run across the street in front of me. It was about the size of an average dog, tan fur. I was 98% sure it was a cougar until my sister told me tonight that they aren’t supposed to be around here anymore. Now I’m confused because I’m pretty dang sure it was a mountain lion.
I just watched the video and wow, it’s literally around the same region I was delivering!
My personal sightings have been at that happy hour when the animals start to move right before dark. There's no question that there is more than we know about in this area they have such a great sense of smell they stay away from people for the most part but they can't help if a vehicle crosses their path.
Hikers, don’t let your children trail behind you, keep them in front.
Great advice or on your shoulder.
Wow big cat🐈🐈🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🙀🙀🙀
I am happy I haven't came across that one on my hikes that I know of.
We’ve got them in western Pennsylvania.
They are beautiful.
I'd want to pet it & bring it home except it would eat me.😆
Hahah
I saw a black panther in Georgia in 83. I watched him walk edge of creek for about 30 seconds and he just disappeared into woods. It was an awesome sight. He looked like he was 10ft long from head to tip of tail. I'm sure he wasn't but he was bigger than I would have suspected! Forester for 30 yrs. About 10 yrs later the Ga. DNR reported a black panther sighting in same location I saw panther!
That's awesome !!! What a experience to have happen. I was lucky enough to see the regular brown mountain lion like in this video stroll across the putting green on Mount Mitchell golf course in N.C. Extremely big cat they're a lot lower and more streamlined than most people think.
@@HighCountryRocks That's a good way to describe what I saw!
apparently black cougars do not exist, so you either saw a jaguar, or you were really confused! it does seem like the SE is heavy with sightings of a large black cat along with typical cougars..... and no sightings or much fewer sightings of typical jaguars with the spots. people dont realize how not very long ago people were hunting for jaguars in central Texas! its funny how the DNR always tells you you didnt see what your eyes saw....
They say they don't exist but I know of plenty very credible people that would not make up such a thing. I have heard credible stories of farmers with first hand experiences with them and sightings in Western North Carolina. One day the mystery will be solved. I believe they're in the Jaguar family I have never seen a black one have definitely seen a mountain lion though. It's only a matter of time before that farmer has a camera in their pocket nowadays.
@@HighCountryRocks apparently scientists have examined cougar DNA and they don’t posses the genes for melanism (being all black). I think people maybe saw cougars in shadowy conditions and they appeared to be very dark. It is so awesome to see them increasing in the east.
I believe cougars are in a lot of eastern states and they’ve been confirmed. But, this is a house cat. The walking is way too fast to be a nearly 200 pound cat. Legs are too short, tail is slightly bushy, and it looks way too small.
This is tiger!! 🐅
Thank God they are not as big as a tiger.
Hope they are using these cameras to look for Brian
There is a very good chance of it I know the locals are.
Maybe it’ll find Brian Laundrie 😂🤞🏼
That's what I was thinking.
Maybe it'll find Brian Laundrie!!! Get em kitty kitty!
Here kitty kitty....
Damn that’s Insane if that’s genuinely yancey co. Family has a lot of acres in east yancey we hunt and shoot on. Good to see animal life coming back but definitely going always keep a pistol on me lol
Yeah and I've been hearing reports that there's been a few sightings on Cane River in the Yancey County lately. Stay safe.
I have a friend got one on game cam.
Here in Haywood County . One year ago all most. I have my game camera out tonight.
I found a couple sapphires. At the barn last week. Little ones.
Thank you for the upload 👌
I seen on the weather channel where they’re making their way back Virginia Ohio. Now North Carolina. 🏞
They are beautiful animals. Keep finding those sapphires. Sometimes the little ones are the best.
@@HighCountryRocks When you get some free time hit me up in my about info email me. And come visit anytime 👌
I would love to especially before the snow. Are you following my instagram? It's a lot easier to communicate with me directly on there.
@@HighCountryRocks no I don’t do Instagram. Just UA-cam. And Facebook
Finally some proof. I hear mountain lions and foxes all the time (I'm in the deep forests of Haywood)
With all these cameras now day I expect to see more out of Western North Carolina.
I say the same. I've also heard wolves but I'm not sure if they're purebred or just wolfdogs
Well you know the wolves have been introduced back to their native environment in Eastern Carolina. With no cages walls or barriers they could easily migrate to the hills. That's one I haven't seen yet.
@@HighCountryRocks yeah they also released gray wolves a few years back. They were successful and didn't do anything about them
@HighCountryRocks my exact point. With all the cameras, ring door bells, trail cams, cell phones there would be definite footage. This video isn't proof they are in NC. Anyone can upload a video & claim it. I've proved many, many ppl wrong who are innocent bc someone told them it was in NC. And I'm not being rude. Everyone always takes it that way. I just don't believe we have them in NC. All we have is tales from ppl and pictures/vids taken from the internet claiming to be nc but no solid proof. If I'm wrong then I'll admit I'm wrong but no one had been able to present clear evidence backed up by wildlife
House cat.
Everything is not a conspiracy.
I just saw one a couple days ago in northwest Missouri. Conservation says they dont officially reside here. Wierd......... then how come I saw one? Huh Google? That's what I thought!
They migrate and can be anywhere in my opinion. Especially with this fluctuation in temperatures nowadays. What a cool experience.
I don't believe this is NC. They haven't been in this area since early 1900s
Anyone can upload a video a day it's from somewhere. With all the technology in 2023, trail cams, cams on cell tower service with live feeds and ring doorbell cams there would be solid proof and reports of them attacking livestock and pets. And I know people are going to come at me sideways for this. Everytime I bring this up people think I'm trying to be rude and I'm not.
They have been killed in the area but that is also not proof. Anything can migrate into these mountains. They have tracked certain cats for over 800 miles crossing the United States.
The say their not here. 😂 #proof
Here Kitty Kitty.
looks like a kitty cat. care to take some footage during the day with something with in the frame to show scale?
Not a bad idea.
@@HighCountryRocks just for us skeptics.....there have been some kittys misidentified as cougars before. no doubt they are here in the east though. I myself was attacked coming out of Gus' in Camp Lejeune in the parking lot. the attack lasted about 4 hours and left me with scratches all over my body and severely dehydrated. I was able to sneak away in morning but was still late for formation.
Yeah sure, let me just check the cats schedule and get back to you. I think he has an opening around noon, to prevent shadows from altering the footage. That's a good time for you?
Why the shitty music?
Hikers keep your children close, hold their hands while hiking.
We all just need to be very observant.
@@HighCountryRocks I have heard, a big cat can snatch a child by putting its mouth around the child's throat and smothering the child in just a few moments, before you realize the child is missing... Then carry the child off, up a mountain, where no one would look. Am I correct? Then Bigfoot gets the blame, LOL.
@@HighCountryRocks Oh I love your channel. Smiles....lol It is sad that we work all our lives and sometimes don't realize our true interest until we are to old to enjoy them.... I can still kayak and hike a bit.
That's horrible. I am a cat lover and I know that they can be very torturous animals to their toys and prey.
At the current moment I think every would blame Brian Laundrie. Bigfoot has a scapegoat. Big cats frighten me.
This is definitely not a mountain lion, just a normal cat.
I disagree 100% . What makes you think that?
That's what is known as a house cat
Absolutely not a house cat.
@@HighCountryRocks The video just isn't strong enough to prove that it's a cougar. It's just not there. I lived in that area for years and never saw or knew of anyone who had seen a cougar. That doesn't mean they aren't there. I wouldn't be surprised in the least. I do know someone ----someone I consider very credible----who says that he has seen one in eastern North Carolina
@@johngarnergarner6724 I seen them with my own eyes and there are plenty of people in Western North Carolina that have also. Mt. Mitchell has plenty of sightings. The more cameras around the more we will see.
@@HighCountryRocks I don't doubt it. Where did you see one? Look, I'm not saying they aren't there. I went to school at UNCA for four years and never saw a bear the whole time I was in Asheville and everyone knows there are tons of bears there especially around Town Mountain Rd
On the Blue Ridge Parkway near Altapass Apple Orchard was my sighting. These mountains can hide anything. I seen more bear eating out of the red lobster trash in Asheville than the wild. The mountain lion is a different story. I would prefer to see them on camera though. Lots of stories but not alot of proof. I want to get this video of one walking across the putting green at Mt Mitchell Golf Course. It's the most difinative video I have seen from this area. The black ones are the most debated.
Shoot it. I saw 5 so far this summer.. Colombia river gorge , Washington.
Some people say they don't exist around the Appalachian Mountains. They need to open their eyes if that is the case. 5 cats? Your in cat land... I would not feel comfortable there.
@@HighCountryRocks they are quite stealthy.. I spend a LOT of time in the hills and although there has been a spike in numbers and sightings in the last 5 years around here they have always been around... when we start seeing them like this there must be a lot of them. Deer population has dropped accordingly as well. Local folks shoot em on sight .. should have been doing that for years. ( I have) I have hunted and shot a good number of lions in my life and I think they are fascinating creatures but I don’t want to see them when I go out. If you’re seeing lions when you go out during the day that’s a good indication there are too many. They destroyed the local deer population in about 5 years. They should start recovering soon though.. we’ve started thinning the cats pretty effectively lately. Lion killed a woman up on Mt Hood a couple years ago.( across the Colombia river from me)
good old home town, Washington
@@Rob-kz3db Your home town?
@@guaporeturns9472 u sound uneducated ya ass's like destroyed that population