Mountain Lion seen (and photographed) in Rogers County

[MacFromOK]

My Dad saw one on our homeplace in North Texas (Grayson county) back in the early '90s.

He was on a horse checking cattle, and at first glance, he thought it was a bobcat - then he realized it had a long tail. Probably a young one, hence the "bobcat" thought.

When I was a kid, he told stories about when he was a young man and would hear them scream at night. He said it sounded like a woman screaming.

I never encountered one outside a zoo.

 

[ronny]

When I was a kid, it wasn't uncommon to hear one when out at night on a coon hunt. It would run a chill down your back. They were black, of course.

 

[MacFromOK]

When I was a kid, it wasn't uncommon to hear one when out at night on a coon hunt. It would run a chill down your back. They were black, of course.

Lol, of course they were...

 

[Uncle TK]

Characteristics of Mountain Lion vs. Dog Tracks

Mountain Lion

1. Claw marks generally absent. If present, they will be sharp and narrow.
2. Four tear-drop shaped toes, grouped asymmetrically.
3. Trapezoidal-shaped heel pad.
4. Three-lobed heel pad with two indentations along rear margin.

Dog

1. Toenail prints generally present will be broad and blunt.
2. Four, round-shaped toes, grouped symmetrically.
3. Triangular-shaped heel pad.
4. Heel pad lacks distinct indentations and three-lobed appearance.


https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/species/furbearers/mountain-lion

 

[AKguy1985]

I once read about a boy and his two Redbone Coonhounds getting attacked by a mountain lion in that general region of the state. The dogs fought off the lion and the boy wasn’t hurt. Both dogs died shortly after.

That was near tahlequah.

 

[CHenry]

Them big cats will range down river all the way from Colorado. They have tracked several with collars on and they range a long ways

 

[ef9turbo]

The only one I've seen in Oklahoma was about 8 years ago; I watched it cross Hwy 20 between Skiatook and Hominy. I've seen my fair share of mountain lions in my lifetime, having lived in Washington state for more than half my life and hunting game with my father (who actually shot and killed one last season as it was getting ready to pounce him-photographs available).

All my game warden buddies can't lie to me anymore

 

[Ethan N]

That was near tahlequah.

Yeah, Sparrow Hawk Mountain, IIRC. Not as close to Lake Oologah as I thought now that I’m looking at a map, but still the same part of Oklahoma.

Felt real bad for the kid when I read about it. Might have even cried a little.

 

[Slim Deal]

Keep your eyes open and game cameras running, with all the flooding in Kansas along the Arkansas river and its tributaries,these cats moved south.

When I was a youngster my dad took us fishing along Cow Creek the Arkansas River. Every time we went he would point out the mountain lion tracks. I never saw one but my dad told us that he had seen them several times. When we went fishing he always had his hand gun loaded and holstered on his side.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Water isn't the only thing getting deep.