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Panther sightings prompt organized hunt in Ouachita area
Reports of panther tracks and sightings spread from Ouachita Richland parishes to Franklin and Shreveport as residents prepare hunts. G M Collins and Cleo Moore verified tracks eight inches wide with a 24 inch stride, while locals recount past encounters and guarded rural fears. A separate note from Harrisburg Illinois describes a 39 year old horse named Ned still performing spring farm work.
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Collins
Thoman
Theman
Quachi
Richland
Franklin Parishes
Shreveport
Franklin Parish
Winnsboro
Moore
LaFourche Swamp
John Blanchard
The
Wildlife Assocation
Texas
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Ill
Ned
Taylor Owens
Owens