why in last 10/12 years that cougar sightings are being seen more than i have ever heard..
same with coyotes, in last 10/12 years coyote population exploded here in pa.
WHY?
WHEN SOMEONE CAN ANSWER THAT, THEY WILL ANSWER THE COUGAR QUESTION TOO.
why are we seeing all these predators that we never saw before ?
Why? Because it's been shown time and time again that a surprising majority of hunters can't tell the difference between a Bobcat and a Mt. Lion. We have shown here with CLEAR trail cam pictures of Bobcats that an alarming number of people still see Mt. Lion in the pictures.
If SPORTSMEN (Guys who supposedly spend a large part of their lives outdoors) can't tell the difference when they have hrs or days to look at a photograph how on EARTH are we supposed to take any fleeting sighting seriously?
LOL Come on. I'm not saying there hasn't been some oddball off the wall escaped Mt. Lion at some point in the modern history of PA, but if anyone thinks there is a breeding population in PA? WOW.
There's a guy right now on Archerytalk INSISTING that the fuzzy picture of a black housecat he took with his cell phone is a Mt. Lion. 1/2 the guys agree with him and you almost have to be blind to NOT see a house cat.
People will see what they want to see especially since the animal it's being confused with is so rarely seen on it's own.
Coyotes.........they are just tenacious animals and breed like crazy, but you know what there Sproulman? I have a camp right there in 2G ,smack in the middle of Mt. Lion overpopulated predator ground zero. We've pushed every inch of everything south of Keating for 15yrs, take a guess how many Mt. Lions we've seen in 15yrs?
I've personally seen 1, exactly 1 Bobcat, and 3 coyotes, and surprisingly no Mt. Lions or any Mt. Lion evidence.[:-]SHOCKER.
The people seeing Mt. Lions see what they want to see, same as the UFO or Bigfoot people, only the Mt. Lion sightings are quicker to come out because they are a real animal being confused for a native one.
Don't show me fuzzy 300yd away pictures with no scale or reference of where they are from, don't tell me about BIG cat tracks (You ever hold a 50lb Bobcat? I have) Don't tell me about MRs. Jones poodle who dissapeared right after she saw a Mt. Lion run across her backyard.
Show me a body, or better yet get one to smile pretty for the camera while standing in front of the Snow Shoe exit sign on I80.
Oh and don't worry about the little metropolis of Renovo, I'm not going to damage the precious little town.........we contribute to the economy every single hunting season.
