It was my brother-in-law that deerhunter72 (my son) was speaking of who saw the cougar. His dogs had it treed so he got a good long look at it. They have seen the cat before in the same area for some time, a very thick area on the edge of a small town(in city limits)with lots of deer but virtually no hunting or disturbance. From his description and the fact that it seens to have taken up residence makes me think the animal is old and not really in good physical condition. About the size of his dog, 60 pounds. I believe she has wondered there and staying there because of easy hunting. I plan to bowhunt there this fall. I'll let you know what I see. It is NOT illegal to killa cougarin IL since the official stance is "they do not exist", but I'm not sure I would. I will cross that bridge if and when I come to it.