Strangest thing you have run across while hunting

Big black cats in Texas.....someone please show me an authenticated picture of one here in Texas. I have heard folks say that they are black panthers, or mountain lions. But this is from wikipedia:

There are no authenticated cases of truly melanistic cougars (pumas). Melanistic cougars have never been photographed or shot in the wild and none have ever been bred. There is wide consensus among breeders and biologists that the animal does not exist

Some say they are black Jaguars. The parks and wildlife website says " It is extremely unlikely that this cat occurs in Texas" and that is for jaguars in general. much less, the even more rare "black" version of it.

The only other animal that i guess could be confused for a large black cat would be the jaguarundi. But they are neither big nor black....TPWD Describes them as:

The jaguarundi is about twice the size of a domestic cat. It has two color phases, one grayish, the
other reddish. Length of males is about 3 feet, 6 inches, of which the tail is more than half.
Considered extremely rare in Texas, the sleek low-slung jaguarundi inhabits the brush country of
extreme southern Texas in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties. It reportedly eats rats, mice,
birds and rabbits. Of all the cats, this one excels in ability to spring and jump, considering its size. No
information is available on home life, growth and development. Numerous sightings of this species are
reported each year, but they are difficult to verify because of the similarity to wild house cats.
The clearing of brushlands in the Rio Grande Valley threatens to destroy its habitat in Texas.

Im not saying people arent seeing them, but i would like for someone to show me. Im just sayin....