Big cat confirmed near Perkins

PERKINS — According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, there hasn’t been a confirmed sighting of a mountain lion in Payne County — ever — until recently. On Nov. 9, The department released a photo of what its experts say is clearly a mountain lion, or by any other name a puma or cougar. The fuzzy black and white image of the big cat was captured on Rodger Black’s game camera…