I have spent a large part of my youth at my family farm in Hannacroix, NY. I have seen cougars on several occationswhile hunting and trapping from about 1968 to 1980. All of the folks living around that area have also seen large cats and during a January '06, 80th birthday for my grandmother I had some further discussions with some old hunting matesthat duringthat last season they had also seenan cougar.

I have seen cats in NH on 2 occasions and a muddy paw print that was certainly no bobcat.Just Sat while looking fora blood trail some scat was on a ledge of rocks that looked much like cougar - size, shapewith hairand bones - looklike coyote fur to me- and whateats coyotes?

Several of he hunting mates I have in NH have also spotted cats andthe fish cops here have logged sightings also in western and west central NH.

Just because we don't see then roaming the corn fields is because they are cats and like bobcats, fischer cats, etc, these things are stealth and do alot of movement at night. Go to any remote wilderness areawhere they are rocks, cliffs, etc and youcan see the signs.

Lets see - moutain lions are western, cougars eastern and pumas mid-west?They are all bigs catsthat will attach and eat anything theywant.