cattle killer big Tom taken

southwestwalkers · Post by **southwestwalkers** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:23 am

This big cat was taken just a few hundred feet from my cousins front door. She has a cattle ranch where this big cat had been killing some cattle so it was a legal deperdation. He was taken in the early evening without hounds. He just came strolling in like he owned the place... wish I could have been there with the pup and some seasoned dogs. He was a good size dont know what he weighed but looked good...

Emily · Post by **Emily** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:37 pm

He looks pretty healthy and the teeth look to be in good shape. Any idea why he took to livestock predation?

reed · Post by **reed** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:43 pm

As clean as his teeth are I would say he is young and couldn't resist the easy meals. That would be fun though to turn out some young dogs in that scenerio.

southwestwalkers · Post by **southwestwalkers** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:00 pm

on 2200 acres the cattle are like fish in a barrel..... its simply easy.

I wish I could have been there with hounds....

easttenngator · Post by **easttenngator** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:19 pm

sorry you missed out on the race but that is a nice cat

Gator

pete richardson · Post by **pete richardson** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:39 pm

He looks pretty healthy and the teeth look to be in good shape. Any idea why he took to livestock predation?

maybe hes been watchin the ads for beef on tv .

Big John · Post by **Big John** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:34 pm

Here in Az all the ranchers bumper stickers read EAT MORE BEEF! Maybe he could read.

treeing walkers · Post by **treeing walkers** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:03 pm

nice young lion u got there.

southwestwalkers · Post by **southwestwalkers** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:05 am

thanks all.....

Robb

bency · Post by **bency** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:08 am

Right on, nice lion there Robb, you gonna take bill and i, to go and run some dogs over there where this cat was taken...

southwestwalkers · Post by **southwestwalkers** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:55 am

Thanks guys. Although I would luv to take the credit for folding that big kitty it wasn't me. So now ya know Im a honest man....lol If I took that cat you forsure would be looking at my smiling mug in the photos as well...

It was taken on my cousins ranch by her husbands brother who was there to do the deperdation. He was over there and having coffee one evening and they where telling him about the lion problem and when the guy walked out to go home the sucker was walking between the houses. The guy leaves a house after having a cup of coffee and shooting the sh%t and there's the cat is standing 50 feet away....

Chalk one up for "I rather be luckier than smart" or " The right place at the right time" Marlin Perkins could not even do better..lol

Robb

FullCryHounds · Post by **FullCryHounds** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:53 am

On a depredation deal like that, can you still keep the cat in Az?

Rockcreek · Post by **Rockcreek** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:47 pm

Nice cat. Thanks for sharing the pics and congrats.