BHFAN27

I recall seeing a large black cat (3ft tall, about 5 or 6 ft long with tail) while squirel hunting in the late 70's along the Trinity river near Rye, TX. It was running across an open pasture, away from me. I was too young to be scared, but should have been. I also saw a very unusual cat while a work in the early 90's east of Baytown. This cat was about the same size as the other but smaller in frame, skinnier with long legs and a long curled tail. This cat was brown with what looked like tiger type stripes, not as distinct as a real tiger but more mottled. I was in a remote building with a large window and watched this cat for 2-3 minutes just walking around. It was only 30 or 40 foot from where is was, I had a very good view. Someone told me that it was a mexican mountain lion but I never found anything like it in any book or online. Anyone seen anything like this?