VIDEO: Deer Hunter Comes Face-to-Face With Florida Panther

By  //  December 8, 2017

ABOVE VIDEO: Face to face with a Florida Panther. (Everglades wildlife Lehman Video)

(FOX 13) – While he was hunting deer in the Bear Island area of the Big Cypress National Preserve, Fred Lehman captured a rare sight.

Dressed head-to-toe in camouflage, Lehman was quietly waiting for a potential target. Instead, a very large cat strolled by, seeming not to notice human presence.

The cat appears to be a Florida panther, and a large one, at that.

Lehman said he has never seen a live panther up close, so he reached for his phone to document the moment.

That’s when the panther seemed to notice his movement and stopped to look before running away.

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