Florida turkey hunter Jason Francis had a rare and heart-pounding encounter Monday, when he nearly called a panther into his ground blind. Francis thinks the only reason the big cat came so close was ...

A man hunting wild turkeys at the Babcock Ranch Preserve experienced a rare interruption by an endangered Florida panther, and he was able to record the encounter for posterity. Jason Francis, an IT ...

(News Press) -- State wildlife managers have switched course on a panther position paper that suggests Floridians were afraid of the big cats and that there should be a limit to government protections ...

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