Report from Chris Smith
Dull rusty colourd bug cat seen by hunters
From 'Eyewitness Accounts' in Cat Country, The Quest for the British Big Catby Di Francis, David and Charles, 1983
1976, Strathnaver, Sutherland
Hugh Mackay, a crofter who had lost a number of sheep, and local milkman Alistair McLean were out shooting foxes when they saw a large animal running across the moors. Mr McLean said, 'It was broad in the back, strongly built and very fast. I thought it was a dull rusty colour and was convinced it was big game.'.
1976
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