Dating from my childhood and long before, the deep forests of Toombs County, where I grew up, have been home to creatures far more interesting than ‘coons and ‘possums, namely panthers and bears. Some wildlife “experts” deny the existence of these animals in this place, but both have been seen and heard by reliable witnesses among my family and others, most of them experienced hunters.
Bears and panthers, then and now
Now and Then


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