Tracking the Beast of Dartmoor
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2023
- New leads, new evidence, Steve continues his search for the elusive beast.
Steve investigates a farm where a suspected puma has been seen multiple times. This farm is well away from public footpaths and the public, a perfect place for it to roam and live it's life. The witness has photographed it several times, including a shot of two. Could it be a breeding pair?
Steve also returns to the area where he managed to capture a cat on his trail cam. A land owner describes finding kills consistent with a large cat.
Not far away is Dartmoor Zoo. A few years back, their Lynx escapes and was loose for several weeks. Could it be that this Lynx has produced a hybrid cat in that time?
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About 20 years ago a friend was riding her horse with others on the Moor near South Brent. All the horses bolted with no warning and when one lady turned her head to find out why, she saw a puma
I definitely think there was more about then,... That is an area we've got our eye on for part four - you're not the only one with a story to tell 👍
@@explorationsouthwest8851I just stumbled on to your channel.....
I was stationed at RAF St Mawgan, as a young US Marine. We conducted our field training in Dartmoor . On one particular evening we were practicing night operations on a week long field exercise. After a day of finding sheep kills, we did out night ops and were moving to an area to sleep for a few hours before daybreak. Something was following us, we could hear it, but not see it. we moved out at day brake to move to another location, again more sheep kills, and as evening fell we could hear the noises again. This time a few of the guys had flash lights ready, and shot the light in the direction of the noise...and a pair of glowing eyes were looking at us, they blinked and appeared to turn away....One of the guys said " Holy shit , that's a mountian lion" (he was from Montana, and well familiar with them). He went on to explain how they will "escort" humans through thier territory, just watching at a distance, then when thier curiosity is filled, they move off.....
Those days now long gone I have learned much about mountian lions, and I'm convinced they are there in Dartmoor, You'll find tracks, but be hard pressed to ever see one, even on trail cam. If you do see one it's because the cat screwed up and it will vanish quickly to reestablish its hidden position. That said, they avoid humans like the plague, and operate almost exclusively at night.
There is no reason to be afraid of them. they only go after humans if starving, or sick ( very sick)..If you can find one, get a trail cam that uses thermal imaging, they can see the uv light that trail cams use, and will avoid them.....
Good luck and keep us posted!
Forget the chickens ,use rabbits, or mutton......😊😊😊
I find all this big cat stuff very interesting... I've seen a few vids and I've got to say - yours are probably the most engaging - most are just talking to camera whereas you are actually out there! Great work 👏
Thanks for that .. we try hard to keep each one fresh and interesting... Part 4 is already underway 👍
If the deer can hide all day, then so can the big cats.
they cant...thats why deer get hunted
Leopards of course can also hide up trees. Think about their behaviour in Africa.... a tree provides safety from 🦁 but also is a great viewing platform. Not much can outclimb a leopard!
Iv tracked deer and muntjac for 30 yrs...iv only come across 2 areas of big cats and seen 1 hunting sika deer...I'm in sussex...I'm out 5 days a week tracking so I'm about about and in all that time seen 1..even tho a few have been openly released yrs bk
The cat shown at the beginning isn't a puma it's a lynx. Pumas wouldn't have a bone yard as they are constantly on the move, they don't stay in one area, and their home range of a large male can be from 150 sqkm to 1500, lowest range being 25sq but that is unlikely. They don't stay put.
Thanks... It's a real shame that some deer kicked mud all over the lens! There were a load running about an hour before the cat appeared... With these vids, it always seems like we're a couple of weeks behind it... But we're currently working on a hot tip of just a few days... Watch this space!
Good stuff mate ,I saw one ,broad daylight ,but Black ,a while ago
Its crazy, when making these videos, we come across so many people including alot of farmers who will happily tell you their experiences but will never go on camera!
Sent yer a Facebook friends request mate
Looks pretty interesting, especially that scat... As you know, I'm a bit of a sceptic, but I hope you get something conclusive and make me eat my words! Good luck!
We took samples of the scat, but it looks like it's got to be super fresh to get anything from it!
Keep it up!
I was out over boulters tor & twist farm yesterday. Looked like a good feeding ground from what I saw around the common. Might want to check that out
It's been years since I visited Twyst! Has it fallen down yet? I made a video years ago using my drone... The only time I ever crashed was on that farm!
Haha. You’re braver than I am with those drones. Yes is still very much standing. There were 2 horse carcasses. Fresh and looking very much like what you find. Rib cage popped completely stripped
Well folks that's 4.26 minutes of my life I'll never get back😆
I take it that you greatly enjoyed it! 🤔
fox would have fur / hair in scat.....
Absolutely... It was massive though!
Keep it up Steve, you'll find ee dreckly
But it would make it more believable if you got the right cat at the beginning that is a links not a puma
That was filmed a while back... Initially my instinct was that it was a feral Dom but it has created some interesting debate!