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Definitely a mountain lion!

I think it's one of those Texas stripe-less zebras.

Horns are dark, background is dark, there's no reason to assume you'd see them in the photo if they were there.

My first thought when I saw the picture was 'Leopard.' Then I saw the post about the exotics close by. Am I crazy? (Not to worry, if you think so then you'll join many who've said I am)

El Gato, IMO.

If you are still on the aoudad theory their horns are going to be a lot lighter than the feeder. In general I would say slightly darker than body color. Absolutely nothing is going on between the ears by tweaking every button photoshop has to offer.

If it doesn't have horns....you can't see any.

I just love the fact that this photo has been broken down more than the Zapruder film at this point. And for the record, that's a damn cat of some kind.

if this is a cat, then this is one BIG cat

I'm loving it!

we can solve this once and for all. Each poster donate $5 to the OP so he can go out and purchase a goat or pig or whatever. Chain the goat or pig to a tree and set up the camera. If there is a cat it will show up eventually.

I think I need a new night-vision game cam as well!

if thats a cat... it's 50 miles away by now...

You can build a pen 10x10'....six feet tall with a roof and a door using heavy duty wire fencing. Cover the top with cedar brush. Build another 6' fence about 2' from the 10x10. Block entrance into the area on one side and a gate on the other....lock the gate....add another gate on the outside perimeter....roof and cover the gated area. Put a goat with lots of food, water and bedding inside. Set and attach traps in the annulus area.

A mountain lion will climb to the roof trying to get to the goat and eventually drop into the 2' area.

Take lots of pictures and give them to Aggie Chemist.

Free the goat in a safe place.

For predation only and not for the faint of heart.

aggz.... post a pic of some of our aoudad with really dark horns. some people here think all aoudad horns are light colored.

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I just love the fact that this photo has been broken down more than the Zapruder film at this point

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there dark dark brown, and some are almost black on our place...there are plenty of pics on page 2

just so yall know...as the above poster says "for the record"...no one knows what it is for sure

Dang, that last picture has me doubting what it is again.

So, it must be the rare and elusive tawny chupacabra!

I think it's a lion. An African lion. That explains the size, huge balls (do African lions have huge balls? surely they do), and hair up front. Case closed.

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I just love the fact that this photo has been broken down more than the Zapruder film at this point

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Probably 100 different Ags have looked at the pictures and very few are sure if they are looking at a cat or a sheep.

Is it no wonder that Bigfoot, Black Panthers & The Chupacabra are seen so frequently!

its a cat, no doubt about it

it's still an aoudad.

the main thing we've learned so far from all this, i think atleast, is that the original poster needs a new camera and that game cams now require a lot more serious looking into before purchasing. had he got a cuddeback, yall would clearly see the horns, long hair, knobby knees, and short tail of this goat

i'm surprised no one's noticed the Bouteloua curtipendula in the foreground

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if that photo was sent to the state mammologist

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Can I help? I'm the official state mammaryologist...

There is a monster cat at the Ft Hood Clear Creek golf course. I have seen it twice. Thing is as big as the pictured one. It might be the same one (less than 30 miles)

I have seen it less than 50 yards from the housing area.

PHOTOS!!!! get photos!!!

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i'm surprised no one's noticed the Bouteloua curtipendula in the foreground

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I don't know about you, but the seeing our state grass waving proudly brings tears to my eyes!

....and I guess I was the only one to notice that the state plant was in the background.

Poosie

That's a lion. Aoudad don't wander around at night by themselves.

speaking of aoudad, those things are expensive to hunt! They are an introduced species. What gives?

aoudad DO sometimes wander around at night. i've got pics to prove it

Back and to the left. Back...and to the left.

whatever it is, I'm sure it needs a couple more years to mature...

be sure and give this info and photos to the TPWD biologist

Charlie Murphy!


As the audad/lion hybrid creature walked by, he turned and said "Nice camera, pretty boy!"