OK, i have sat back and watched this long enough. All of you cougar beleivers, and I will say that I beleive that there may be a few lurking around the state and other areas. All of you are shooting your own selves in the foot by trying to press the issue and make the state and or governmentadmitthese animals being there.

Ok, now when we get the state to admit what you saw was in fact a cougar and that they do exist in the wild. What happens now? The eastern cougar has been deemed possibly extinct, and the proof that they are roaming now brings in the Feds with all their knowledge and the ever popular greeinies and Peta marching right behind them.

Now according to the experts, it will be hard to tell if there are actually genetic differences between the 2 species, if there are two species indeed. But hey, we better protect them just in case, and god forbid don't shoot one. The state will be forced by the feds to alter seasons, close down areas etc. etc. etc. And when populations get to be too many the state WILL NOT be able to shoot even the problem ones because of federal protection. It will take about 2-3 years of battling lawsuits from the greenies before the state could even think of killing a dangerous cat without any recourse in the matter.

IMHO I beleive that you all are trying to pry the lid off pandoras box. I have seen it here in Idaho with the wolves. I saw a wolf here before all the wolf hoopla, I know what I saw was a wolf at the time. I was told that I saw a coyote. I told the Biologist B.S. and it was left at that. The feds stepped in and left a bunch of stray dogs behind. Now the state is crawling with these fleebags and we have to fight to be able to get rid of some. Elk populations are dangerously low in some areas, and I would not even think of archery hunting anymore without a side arm. Myself and others have had wolves circling us while cow calling. Not a pleasant thing to go through.

I have a hard time beleiving any pictures that I see anywhere on the internet, that is why I will almost always question pictures presented onany topic. I do however beleive that it just may be possible that a few cats could be roaming the north east. That is enough for me.

Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it!!!!!