RE: Mountain lions in PA!
That's an excellent example of PGC damage control. RSB is obviously well rehearsed in the "we can neither confirm nor deny" dialogue. Wonder sometimes if he drives a black suburban and wears a suit and sunglasses. My bet is he has during some point in his illustrious career, seen firsthand evidence, whether tracks, droppings, etc....and is following his instructed protocol. Well done. Imagine the uproar, if they were to admit they were confirmed, let alone that their being here had anything to do with the PGC. Obviously they feel the public can't handle the truth. Not that this is a surprise to anyone familiar with the deer fiasco. You can't keep a lid on a boiling pot forever. Eventuallly concrete evidence will surface, and they will be left stuttering and looking for a good coverup. Till then, expect to be severely ridiculed any time you post these things on a message board, esp one patrolled by the damage control specialists of the PGC. If it helps, I believe you. My own mother saw two inher yard. The charming deputies that showed up to investigate, could not find any "definitive" tracks on the frozen ground and tried to convince her that she saw two otters! She saw the plan as day right by the woodpile....knew darn well what they were. Only regret was that she went for the camera instead of the rifle. They were gone before she could get the picture. My advice to the next person who sees one is to shoot it on sight, and be sure you have lots of witnesses of the carcass, save some kind of DNA samples before the PGC confiscates the body, take lots of pics, and above all, better be able to sell a good "in self defense" alibi. We can blow this thing right out of the water.