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After a series of big cat sightings was reported in the Kent Messenger newspaper, senior reporter Chris Hunter got permission from his editor to hunt the beast. With his colleague Jez Brind, Chris staked out the animal near one of its main prowling grounds, the aptly named Cat's Mount.
Reports in the paper included a sandy- beige, cat-like animal, the size of a Great Dane' seen near Hucking in May and, in June, glimpses of a large black cat unnerving anglers on the Burham Reservoir. Prior to his midsummer stake-out, Chris spoke to local residents who are convinced a big cat is patrolling their neighbourhood.
Fanner Dora Pilkington, of Coldblow Farm, told him: 'There's one up here definitely. It's called the Hucking Beast. We had some campers here a couple of years ago who saw it come out and drink water out of a bucket. I think it's a loner.'
Mrs Pilkington said the animal was described as black and the size of a labrador and her own personal evidence for its existence has come in the gruesome form of mauled lambs and a pony that suddenly fled in panic through an electric fence to escape something unseen in the undergrowth.
But what could it be? Brian Badger, manager of the Wildlife Heritage Fund big cat sanctuary in Kent was sure it couldn't be a leopard or jaguar because livestock attacks would be far more frequent and noticeable if one was around. He confirmed, however, that a puma or lynx could survive perfectly well in Britain.
'There's no reason why a puma or lynx couldn't survive quite well in woodland,' he told Chris. 'They go for small prey. They could quite easily survive without having to go on to farmland, and without bringing down livestock. From the reports I've seen, it's feasible. That's all I can say.'
He added: 'People keep them illegally - it's quite easy for them to escape and they can't report it.'
Brian Badger warned Chris and Jez against attempting to capture the animal - that would be far too dangerous. He urged them to keep low, keep quiet and keep their eyes peeled at dawn and dusk.
So, how did their overnight vigil below Cat's Mount go? Did they see the fabled Hucking Beast? Well maybe. At any rate, Chris feels fairly certain he heard it.
He told Paranormal Magazine-. 'I saw a black shape near a fence but even with the aid of a pair of powerful German-made binoculars I couldn't quite make out what it was in the murky darkness. But then what else could have been responsible for the weird double-barrelled howl that rang out across the Downs moments before?'
The next morning, however, Chris and Jez found much more solid evidence. Next to a puddle on a narrow muddy trail, deep in the woods at Hucking where the 'sandy-beige' beast had been seen, they found a pair of paw prints - prints that lacked the tell-tale claw marks of a dog.
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