BIG CYPRESS, Fla. (WSVN) — A hunter caught a rare sight when a panther strolled past him while he was trying to hunt deer.

According to Fox 13, Fred Lehman was clad in camouflage while waiting for a potential target when a Florida panther strolled by, not seeming to notice his presence.

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Lehman pulled out his phone to record the feline, who then picked up on his movements, looked at him and then ran away.

Lehman estimated that the panther was about 4 feet long from head to the base of its tail, and said it was only three yards away.

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