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A buddy sent this pic to me of a cat allegedly (edited until OB detectives clear the validity of this pic/claim) killed near Pagosa earlier this week. I don't know the guy who got it- but great googly moogly, that's a monster cat!

The guy holding it is about 5'9", I'm told.

FrontPorchAg
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Yeah, but did he kill it with his bare hands?
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others
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For some reason i feel like I've seen that pic before.

Have no idea if there's any kind of forced perspective going on or not, but it looks like a monster
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Very similar pic was posted last year here, not sure if it's the same pic
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Could be an old one making rounds again. Was just sent to me saying it was this week.

Regardless of when, that things a beast.

Just look at the thickness of the cat's leg compared to the guy's arm/jacket.
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https://www.redboneoutfitting.com/photos/category/mountain-lion-hunting/
cupofjoe04
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I didn't see this cat in those pics, did you? Maybe I missed it.

Maybe someone around here is telling a fib??? Leave it to the OB to sniff it out!
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Killed an innocent cat while blackface

Racist
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I did not see that picture on that website either.

Rather in comparison to the photos on that website I don't think the lion is out of proportion to that posted by you.

Happy hunting.
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I dunno how mess w perspective with your arms around its torso and it's in contact w your chest
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always gig em said:

Killed an innocent cat while blackface

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Your assuming he isn't black...
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Photoshopped?
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I could pick it up
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JJMt said:

I think I have seen that picture before, also, but Google can't find another copy of it. Also, something seems off about that picture. Could a guy that size even lift up a cat that big? If the proportions are accurate, that cat would have to weigh well north of 200 pounds.


Yeah something definitely off here. Animal seems around 400 lbs based on the 5'9" Hunter that I would assume weighs around 180 max. Would maybe pass muster if the pic was some average dude holding or attempting to hold an African lion or tiger.
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I think what makes it look off, is that the camera is below where they are, because they are standing on a pretty steep slope. Definitely makes it look "off", but I really don't think it is 'shopped. There is too much contact between man and cat, something would surely be distorted. Maybe I'm missing something?

Record cat in CO is 220, I think, and world record is something stupid like 270lbs. Looking at big cat pics on the net, as an earlier poster noted, this really doesn't look that abnormal. Just looks like a big ole freaking cat.
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AquaAg1984 said:

Would maybe pass muster if the pic was some average dude holding
Google says average ht/wt for an American man is 5'9.5" & ~195lbs... just saying
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cupofjoe04 said:

I think what makes it look off, is that the camera is below where they are, because they are standing on a pretty steep slope. Definitely makes it look "off", but I really don't think it is 'shopped. There is too much contact between man and cat, something would surely be distorted. Maybe I'm missing something?

Record cat in CO is 220, I think, and world record is something stupid like 270lbs. Looking at big cat pics on the net, as an earlier poster noted, this really doesn't look that abnormal. Just looks like a big ole freaking cat.


And again, the cat in the pic looks around 400 lbs. Why not get a pic of it on a pickup bed or one of it on a scale? Why make it deceptive?
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That's the picture you take when you kill a mountain lion
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shaynew1 said:

That's the picture you take when you kill a mountain lion


I suppose. But why just one?
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Ragoo
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I am sorry but that picture makes the mountain lion look bigger than an African lion and that is just not true.
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Murica
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willie wonka said:

Murica


Amen
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AquaAg1984 said:

shaynew1 said:

That's the picture you take when you kill a mountain lion


I suppose. But why just one?


Shaynew1 is right- look at outfitter's pics, or pics on the net, and you will see 1000 pictures exactly like this. No one said this was the only pic, just the only pic that was sent to me (by a tertiary, at best, source).

I agree with you, lots of people take deceptive pictures. Standing 10 feet behind an elk, pretending to hold its antler. That's deceptive, and disrespectful to the animal and the hunt, I believe. So is taking pics with blood all over the place and the deer's tongue hanging out. But that's just my opinion.

To be honest- I don't think this picture falls anywhere near that category. The guy is bear hugging the cat, not holding it out. The man is whatever size he is, can't change that. It doesn't matter if that guy is 5'5 or 6'5, that's a freaking big cat. While personally I don't like that pose, it is the standard mountain lion pic pose. I would guess this cat pushes 180-190lbs, but that's just a guess. The uphill angle certainly makes it look odd, but maybe there wasn't much other choice (look at the terrain). Maybe there was, and they chose the angle that looked the best- who knows. The cat slightly quartering to the camera probably makes it look a little bigger than it is. But look at the proportions of the cat itself- this isn't a small cat by any means. It is a thick fat lion, and will likely look that way no matter what.

For some perspective- the cat's back paw is slightly behind the mans front boot- good size comparison. Also the tail compared to his leg/boot, and the cat's arm vs man's arm.

I honestly don't think this an egregious attempt to deceive or at trick photography. But at the end of the day, it's not my cat, and not my friend, so I don't really care all that much.
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willie wonka said:

Murica


This thread in a word! On so many levels...
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cupofjoe04 said:

so I don't really care all that much.


This is the internet you have to pick a side
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I think there is something fishy about this photo. I am 5'10" and a few years ago I did surgery on a Malaysan tiger. 332# on the scale. Comparing the tiger's paws and forelegs to my hands and arms, then looking at this picture, something doesn't match up.
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spud1910 said:

I think there is something fishy about this photo. I am 5'10" and a few years ago I did surgery on a Malaysan tiger. 332# on the scale. Comparing the tiger's paws and forelegs to my hands and arms, then looking at this picture, something doesn't match up.
and... we have the first credible data point!
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Does that guy live in Cordillera Ranch?
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Good cat either way. You can't fake it that much.
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Somewhere, someone is missing their Audad!
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Buck Compton
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Sure it's a good cat, but that picture is photoshopped
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I think what gives it away is the heads of the cat and the man are out of proportion. Look at other pics of big cats and compare the head of the cat and the hunter. That pic is definitely shopped.
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