Most people are not used to seeing big cats and in the dim light of night sudden appearances can be deceiving. Without a frame of reference a bobcat and even a large domestic tomcat can be very deceiving to the eye. I've had both get me to wondering until I thought the sighting out.
Mountain lion sightings are increasing in areas of Kansas and our dramatically growing whitetail herd is probably attracting big cats into the region and keeping them there. I've seen evidence of big cats but never actually seen one in person... and I'm out in the toolies a lot. Very elusive animals. Frankly, I think people see what they see and attach a frame of reference to the sighting... something that makes sense to them but like bigfoot show me the evidence before I'll believe it.
Mountain lion sightings are increasing in areas of Kansas and our dramatically growing whitetail herd is probably attracting big cats into the region and keeping them there. I've seen evidence of big cats but never actually seen one in person... and I'm out in the toolies a lot. Very elusive animals. Frankly, I think people see what they see and attach a frame of reference to the sighting... something that makes sense to them but like bigfoot show me the evidence before I'll believe it.