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Two friends hunting in Florida encountered a rare predator and went on to tell the tale. (Photo: Cook<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Hunter Jason Cook was stalking turkeys in Florida when he was attacked by a very rare predator, a panther. Cook wasn’t hunting by himself, he was with a friend who helped him get to a hospital after the mauling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, Cook only suffered slashes across his face and head. Cook and his friend were hunting opposite sides of a leased property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The panther attacked Cook a few minutes after the friends split up. Cook had been making hen calls but did not hear any toms gobbling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“About 10 minutes later I decided to make three loud calls,” Cook said<\/a>, according to Outdoor Life. “I made the first two, and just as I went to make the third, I was blind-sided. It felt like someone had hit me across the face with a baseball bat.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A game warden patched up the hunter before he went to the hospital. (Photo: Cook<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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With blood in his eyes, Cook was barely able to see the panther at all. He immediately called to his friend following the attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I called him after the panther clawed me,” he said. “He was joking and said: \u2018I thought you were going to give it another 15 minutes. It\u2019s only been 13.\u2019 But when I got back to the truck, his mouth dropped wide open. He couldn\u2019t believe what had happened to me.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after a game warden approached the two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A panther attacked me,” said Cook. “He (the warden) turned ghost white, and started scrambling for bandages to get me patched up.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two didn’t have any luck with turkeys, either. Local hunters spotted a panther in the area before the attack and some said that’s why the turkeys were laying low. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cook found trail camera footage that showed a panther in the area. (Photo: Cook<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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“If you talk to enough farmers and landowners down here, they are seeing more panthers,” Cook said<\/a>. “But this was (one of) the first attacks in state history. I am surprised Florida Fish and Wildlife hasn\u2019t said anything about the incident yet, because there has been a lot of discussion about it, especially on social media.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wildlife department officials took tissue and hair samples from Cook’s injuries in an attempt to confirm that it was in fact a panther. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is one other recorded case of a panther attack in Florida, from 2014<\/a>, although the Florida Wildlife Commission was unable to confirm it. Former chairman of the board for the Florida Sportsmen’s Conservation Association Byron Maharrey reported a panther attack where he suffered bite and claw marks on his arm and side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Also: Four Hunters in Montana Mauled by Grizzly Bear in Three Attacks<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“Immediately after learning of the incident, FWC officers visited the individual and took his statement; however, it was not feasible to confirm the details due to the lapse of time from when the event occurred to when the report was made to the FWC,” said the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panthers are typically reclusive and are very rare in Florida. An estimated 240 panthers inhabit the whole state, and they are considered endangered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the attack Maharrey believes panther should remain protected in Florida, with a caveat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I do recognize that they’re endangered, and I absolutely want to see them protected,” he said in 2014. “Unless another one attacks me–then I’m going to eat it for breakfast.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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