He did have some pretty good spots on him but his belly was really tan colored. This is the 3rd one I have seen in my area and it was by far the smallest of them. It was fun to find him. We were following a set of coyote tracks down the lane it was on and thought for sure we would have him in the last set. About 10 yards before we got to the set the coyote tracks went left into a thick area. I now know why. The cat had come in from the other direction.