Large black cat!

Very seldom do you ever find anyone from the West that has ever laid eyes on a cat other than in a tree r bayed by a dog...I have been blessed to see 5 of these great animals here in East Tx. had a large orangeish red male in my scope Jan before last...although I have never saw a black one my 80 year old longtime hunting partner who some on here can back me up on this has hunted lions in the west on his on large ranch behind his on hounds sat and watched a large black cat only 30 yards from him slow stalking/creeping upon a deer in the middle of a wide lane logging rd in his pine plantation not very long ago....don't tell him he didn't see a black cat unless you are ready for battle...I could tell many tales of that same cat plus years of others from trusted reliable woodsmen...here is a deer killed within a couple hundred yards of our house...and a cat track in the same area...we also know for a fact that they are raising here and have been for many years...all you have to do to find a cat around here is find where the biggest population of hogs and deer are...the track pictures are not that great but they were very distinguishable to the eye 4 3/4 inches...Ray