I’ve seen a big black cat on the moor a number of years ago. It crossed the lane right in front of my van. Jet black, like a long Labrador only a very different tail and stubbier face. I jumped out of the van and got on the bonnet to look over the hedge only to see the sheep scarpering. She must have been making his/her way down the hedge. Love the lynx effect!👍👍
I really love your enthusiasm and energy for the mysterious! Been obsessively watching your back catalogue. What equipment do you use to make your videos?
Thanks... That's great to hear! We've got a few upcoming vids you'll hopefully find interesting! As for equipment - I'm using the Panasonic S5 with a 20mm cine lens along with rode radio mics and a few other toys - all edited using Da Vinci - great light weight set up for the places we end up in! 👍
Last November while walking around Eggesford woods I came across some very large paw prints. I video'd them and just looked back and they were easily the same size as my size 6 feet.
Had it in front of the bungalow window, strathtay side of grandtully Bridge, winter morning, black as coal, the yellow eyes, bigger than a fully grown labradorite, twice the size and length. I locked myself in the bathroom because it was just staring. Used to find sheep up trees, deer with the intestines missing dragged over fallen trunks, yeah they are definitely out there.
I'm on the southern edge of dartmoor, for at least five years I've spotted a light coloured creature roaming round our property, it always trails close to the hedgeline. even found a scattered deer kill sleleton. Never thought mutch of it because I thought it was just the neighbours german sheperd gun dog. But the more I think about it the more it does not add up. Once I was 15 feet from it (all thought from the other side of a hedge) and it was carrying what looked like a dead pidgeon, I only glimpsed it through the corner of my eye and I just assumed it was a hunting dog. but I was outside a while that day and never heard any gun shots, and it was in the same field as a the deer kill. Kinda kicking myself for not getting a good look at it.
@@explorationsouthwest8851 There was a perioud in the summer 2023 that I would consitantly make a snipers nest and hunt rabbits with a .22 PCP with nightvision optics, as soon as I started hunting on my own property the activitiy seemed to die down. And I started to see more badgers and deer in my night vision roaming around. I've got a few trail cams that I can put up along it's favourite routes that I saw it repeatedly travelinging on (albeit from a distance). I do don't want to disclose the location of my property, but baseed on it's movements I would say that the northern parts of Auswell woods and the river dart is it's main terratory. Auswell has lot's of boulder fields for it to hide - One last interesting note, dartmoor is mainly granite formation, and granite fromations a notorious amoung search and rescue. teams because of the way to form; they tend to create lots of deep crevasse that are often obscured on the surface. People gave falled into granite geoplogcal crevasses and never been found. SO I have no doubt in my mind, that an adaptable creature like a mountain lion / puma could easily go un noticed in places like dartmoor which is famous for their granite crevasse, both above and below ground. Not to mention the nearby rabbit warrrens with high population. A mountain lion / puma could easily go un noticed in places like dartmoor which compared to the countryside, has fewer roads for them to cross, making sightings reported from drivers less. imgur.com/a/BcuHojB This quick satelite map I made shows where I thiink is a good place to look for them (keep in mind I'm not a predator expert, or large game tracker); however the area around Fernworthy. bellever forest and soussons Common checks all the boxes (granite formations, highly dense evergreeen plantantions, previous reports, nearby water sources including a reservoir, and fairy rurall unattended livestock) all those areas are also pretty close in proximity to eachother. It's also quite disturbing, we went to fernworthy in 2017 and there was a sign board of missing dogs (all fairly small sized dogs) listed by dog walkers. We even lost our own labrador while in fernworthy, one moment she was behind us, the next moment she was gone, just gone out of earshot. We found her eventually thank God but I can't say the same for the other dog owners at Fernworthy - that place def gives me the creeps. never going back there again with my dogs. You may alreadly know all this but this area seems like a hot spot, maybe if someone sent someone up with a thermal imaging drone, who knows what you might find stalking just behind lamb and deer in these parts.
@@explorationsouthwest8851Hello again, I tried to contact you on facebook but you decided to block me for some reason???? :/ I have a thermal drone and night vision as was offering to help in getting evidence of these animals, I was not rude in any way. I would like to know why you blocked me; but it's your call. :/ :[
I've think I've had two encounters with big cats once in 1998 and last summer the first look like a lynx the second like mountain lion I genuinely believe they are out there and is big cover up by British government 😾
What utter cod's wallop ! Let's look at this with facts. A leopard would need to eat between 250 & 300 kg of meat in a year to survive & they are aggressively territorial so if one was in any area everyone would know because there would be missing livestock by the dozens. Plus I've been shooting for the past 50 years the last 20 with military grade night vision & I'm in touch with hundreds of hunters & game keepers around the UK not one big cat seen shot or photographed ? Because there aren't any.
I kind of agree.... However, I made a video about a year ago... Since then, I've spoken with several farmers, one of which used to keep big cats... They have all seen something... So I'm open minded - perhaps not to a leopard but maybe to a bobcat or something similar
@@explorationsouthwest8851 I deal with farmers every day I know how they are. There is something you might not know about vermin control in the UK, 99% of it is done at night nowadays using thermal imaging night vision which is very good. Plus when we are called in we use dozens of trail cams to check how bad the fox problem truly is & this goes on throughout the UK. I have spoken to farmers that are absolutely adamant that they have a big cat problem but 100%of the time we find that it's a dog problem. Good video though.👍
I would tend to agree,. I've wild camped the entire UK and especially Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor for the better side of 50 years (man and boy) and lived and camped in Africa. If there is/was a leopard nearby (and I've seen one) you'd know about it. The only 'conclusive' evidence I know of was at a sheep kill in Gloucestershire last year where DNA from black hairs found near the site were those of a leopard. The fact is though, the hairs were 'found' by a film crew making a documentary on British wild cats, too coincidental/convenient. 'Smaller' big cats seen on the moor I am convinced are hares, the population of which have exploded since lockdown. I large hare bolting in the long grass of the high moor may at a fleeting glance be mistaken for a cat. As for the films and photos, like all the 'Bigfoot' captures they are out of focus, which in this day of camera phones is unbelievable.
Think that's called trolling. There are countless sightings, or countless alleged sightings, every year. A cat would need maybe a couple of rabbits, or equivalent, a day. There are 6 species of deer in the uk, endless rabbits, pheasants, rats, foxes etc. That's ignoring the fields of sheep!
I struggle with the thought they are still out there although the Dartmoor Zoo owner is on record saying they would repeatedly come up to the fences - he thinks they all died several years ago in a tough winter. However, speaking to witnesses who didn't want to be on film, two of which grew up with big cats - there's a remote possibly there is something lurking about... Who knows - theres no harm in looking!
And to add... I made a series of vids due to the amount of sightings that were coming in... Turned out there was an escapee from the zoo that kept in the down low for a few months!
Great stuff. Will be tracking the Beast of Exmoor soon, as well as Dartmoor when I get a chance.
I’ve seen a big black cat on the moor a number of years ago. It crossed the lane right in front of my van. Jet black, like a long Labrador only a very different tail and stubbier face.
I jumped out of the van and got on the bonnet to look over the hedge only to see the sheep scarpering. She must have been making his/her way down the hedge. Love the lynx effect!👍👍
I'd like to hear more about that.
saw one in lustleigh 2 years back and one near taunton 30 years ago both black and 100% bone-chillingly unmistakeable
I always look forwards to seeing you, love it when I see you’ve out something upxxx
😊 thank you
I really love your enthusiasm and energy for the mysterious! Been obsessively watching your back catalogue. What equipment do you use to make your videos?
Thanks... That's great to hear! We've got a few upcoming vids you'll hopefully find interesting! As for equipment - I'm using the Panasonic S5 with a 20mm cine lens along with rode radio mics and a few other toys - all edited using Da Vinci - great light weight set up for the places we end up in! 👍
@@explorationsouthwest8851 thanks so much for the info, keep up the awesome work! 🤘
I've see ee too, big as a pony ee woz - eller!
Last November while walking around Eggesford woods I came across some very large paw prints. I video'd them and just looked back and they were easily the same size as my size 6 feet.
Had it in front of the bungalow window, strathtay side of grandtully Bridge, winter morning, black as coal, the yellow eyes, bigger than a fully grown labradorite, twice the size and length. I locked myself in the bathroom because it was just staring. Used to find sheep up trees, deer with the intestines missing dragged over fallen trunks, yeah they are definitely out there.
I'm on the southern edge of dartmoor, for at least five years I've spotted a light coloured creature roaming round our property, it always trails close to the hedgeline. even found a scattered deer kill sleleton. Never thought mutch of it because I thought it was just the neighbours german sheperd gun dog. But the more I think about it the more it does not add up. Once I was 15 feet from it (all thought from the other side of a hedge) and it was carrying what looked like a dead pidgeon, I only glimpsed it through the corner of my eye and I just assumed it was a hunting dog. but I was outside a while that day and never heard any gun shots, and it was in the same field as a the deer kill. Kinda kicking myself for not getting a good look at it.
Search for Steve Swatton on Facebook and let is know! Could be an interesting place to look at... Could tie in within several stories from that area 👍
@@explorationsouthwest8851 There was a perioud in the summer 2023 that I would consitantly make a snipers nest and hunt rabbits with a .22 PCP with nightvision optics, as soon as I started hunting on my own property the activitiy seemed to die down. And I started to see more badgers and deer in my night vision roaming around.
I've got a few trail cams that I can put up along it's favourite routes that I saw it repeatedly travelinging on (albeit from a distance).
I do don't want to disclose the location of my property, but baseed on it's movements I would say that the northern parts of Auswell woods and the river dart is it's main terratory.
Auswell has lot's of boulder fields for it to hide - One last interesting note, dartmoor is mainly granite formation, and granite fromations a notorious amoung search and rescue. teams because of the way to form; they tend to create lots of deep crevasse that are often obscured on the surface. People gave falled into granite geoplogcal crevasses and never been found.
SO I have no doubt in my mind, that an adaptable creature like a mountain lion / puma could easily go un noticed in places like dartmoor which is famous for their granite crevasse, both above and below ground. Not to mention the nearby rabbit warrrens with high population.
A mountain lion / puma could easily go un noticed in places like dartmoor which compared to the countryside, has fewer roads for them to cross, making sightings reported from drivers less.
imgur.com/a/BcuHojB
This quick satelite map I made shows where I thiink is a good place to look for them (keep in mind I'm not a predator expert, or large game tracker); however the area around Fernworthy. bellever forest and soussons Common checks all the boxes (granite formations, highly dense evergreeen plantantions, previous reports, nearby water sources including a reservoir, and fairy rurall unattended livestock) all those areas are also pretty close in proximity to eachother.
It's also quite disturbing, we went to fernworthy in 2017 and there was a sign board of missing dogs (all fairly small sized dogs) listed by dog walkers. We even lost our own labrador while in fernworthy, one moment she was behind us, the next moment she was gone, just gone out of earshot. We found her eventually thank God but I can't say the same for the other dog owners at Fernworthy - that place def gives me the creeps. never going back there again with my dogs.
You may alreadly know all this but this area seems like a hot spot, maybe if someone sent someone up with a thermal imaging drone, who knows what you might find stalking just behind lamb and deer in these parts.
@@explorationsouthwest8851Hello again, I tried to contact you on facebook but you decided to block me for some reason???? :/ I have a thermal drone and night vision as was offering to help in getting evidence of these animals, I was not rude in any way. I would like to know why you blocked me; but it's your call. :/ :[
where are the deceased ones, they can't live for ever
Thats not a great question. Dead bodies break down very quickly and are scavenged/eaten by maggots, especially in warmer months.
Good Man 🐈⬛🐆🐱, thanks I will catch up on your vids , there here alright , Coll 🏴🇬🇧
I've think I've had two encounters with big cats once in 1998 and last summer the first look like a lynx the second like mountain lion I genuinely believe they are out there and is big cover up by British government 😾
A couple of people have said that the authorities appear fairly quick when one is run over !
Cool stuff. Nice work 👌🏻
Have you heard of the haunted old inn in widecombe?
I remember staying in a barn near there years ago... Clearly alot of history around there!
What utter cod's wallop ! Let's look at this with facts. A leopard would need to eat between 250 & 300 kg of meat in a year to survive & they are aggressively territorial so if one was in any area everyone would know because there would be missing livestock by the dozens. Plus I've been shooting for the past 50 years the last 20 with military grade night vision & I'm in touch with hundreds of hunters & game keepers around the UK not one big cat seen shot or photographed ? Because there aren't any.
I kind of agree.... However, I made a video about a year ago... Since then, I've spoken with several farmers, one of which used to keep big cats... They have all seen something... So I'm open minded - perhaps not to a leopard but maybe to a bobcat or something similar
@@explorationsouthwest8851 I deal with farmers every day I know how they are. There is something you might not know about vermin control in the UK, 99% of it is done at night nowadays using thermal imaging night vision which is very good. Plus when we are called in we use dozens of trail cams to check how bad the fox problem truly is & this goes on throughout the UK. I have spoken to farmers that are absolutely adamant that they have a big cat problem but 100%of the time we find that it's a dog problem. Good video though.👍
I would tend to agree,. I've wild camped the entire UK and especially Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor for the better side of 50 years (man and boy) and lived and camped in Africa. If there is/was a leopard nearby (and I've seen one) you'd know about it. The only 'conclusive' evidence I know of was at a sheep kill in Gloucestershire last year where DNA from black hairs found near the site were those of a leopard. The fact is though, the hairs were 'found' by a film crew making a documentary on British wild cats, too coincidental/convenient.
'Smaller' big cats seen on the moor I am convinced are hares, the population of which have exploded since lockdown. I large hare bolting in the long grass of the high moor may at a fleeting glance be mistaken for a cat. As for the films and photos, like all the 'Bigfoot' captures they are out of focus, which in this day of camera phones is unbelievable.
@@Celtictribesthousands of witnesses and video proof is out there. Along with dna and print
Think that's called trolling. There are countless sightings, or countless alleged sightings, every year. A cat would need maybe a couple of rabbits, or equivalent, a day. There are 6 species of deer in the uk, endless rabbits, pheasants, rats, foxes etc. That's ignoring the fields of sheep!
These big cats in the U.K. must be related to American bigfoots because they are always blurry !!
No they are not always blurry. Some certainly are, but not all.
There are NO black pumas. They don't exist.
I struggle with the thought they are still out there although the Dartmoor Zoo owner is on record saying they would repeatedly come up to the fences - he thinks they all died several years ago in a tough winter. However, speaking to witnesses who didn't want to be on film, two of which grew up with big cats - there's a remote possibly there is something lurking about... Who knows - theres no harm in looking!
And to add... I made a series of vids due to the amount of sightings that were coming in... Turned out there was an escapee from the zoo that kept in the down low for a few months!