In 2009, the cat (excuse me, the un-identified predator) that killed a horse near Watertown, was just a few miles from my house. My daughter had slept over at her friends house that night…next door to the horse stable where it happened at. These kids were playing in the lot of woods just 100 yards from where this horse was killed.
In Richland County, WI. our neighbor to our farm had a heifer attacked. Throat was ripped open and just a little was eaten off the animal. Grass was too tall and the vegetation was too thick to see any tracks. Unknown predator.
I found a set of cat tracks along a creek that I fish last Spring. I sent an email off to the DNR with pictures – No response
Here is a good link to some cat info including identifying the tracks
Cat Info