Laisrean
July 15th, 2005, 11:17 AM
http://www.mysanantonio.com/salife/pets/stories/MYSA071405.1A.atascosa_tiger.67375695.html (http://www.mysanantonio.com/salife/pets/stories/MYSA071405.1A.atascosa_tiger.67375695.html)
PLEASANTON — For six months, something has been prowling the countryside along FM 3006 in northern Atascosa County, snatching up dogs, roosters and calves.
One night in early May, rancher Brian Beam was baling hay on his tractor when he says he came face-to-face with what could be the culprit: a full-grown tiger, he said, lurking along the creek running through his 27-acre property.
"It was huge," Beam said. "I threw (the tractor) into reverse and I was gone. It just took off down the creek."
The cat was waist-high with orange fur and black stripes, Beam said.
He rallied two neighbors, grabbed some guns and flashlights and took off in pursuit of the creature, which Beam now blames for the March disappearance of two of his calves.
"We never could catch up to him, but we found a bunch of hair and tracks," he said.
While searching Gallinas Creek with Beam for an hour and a half, Jake Turner, 19, said he found "huge" tracks in the mud and orange and black fur stuck in a fence that crosses the creek.
Do mystery cats belong in the paranormal forum? If not then I apologize for posting this here but I don't know where else this might go. :)
PLEASANTON — For six months, something has been prowling the countryside along FM 3006 in northern Atascosa County, snatching up dogs, roosters and calves.
One night in early May, rancher Brian Beam was baling hay on his tractor when he says he came face-to-face with what could be the culprit: a full-grown tiger, he said, lurking along the creek running through his 27-acre property.
"It was huge," Beam said. "I threw (the tractor) into reverse and I was gone. It just took off down the creek."
The cat was waist-high with orange fur and black stripes, Beam said.
He rallied two neighbors, grabbed some guns and flashlights and took off in pursuit of the creature, which Beam now blames for the March disappearance of two of his calves.
"We never could catch up to him, but we found a bunch of hair and tracks," he said.
While searching Gallinas Creek with Beam for an hour and a half, Jake Turner, 19, said he found "huge" tracks in the mud and orange and black fur stuck in a fence that crosses the creek.
Do mystery cats belong in the paranormal forum? If not then I apologize for posting this here but I don't know where else this might go. :)