Like I already said Doug, I don't recall there being a shred of positive proof of panthers in Illinois until the day they found one dead with an arrow in it. They simply went from no positive proof to positive proof in the space of a day. I'm not saying there are panthers in PA or anywhere east of Illinois. I'm just saying that they are far ranging animals that have been documented as moving eastward over the last twenty years. So, it is kind of silly to assume that they would come to a screeching halt at the Indiana line, and I am always interested in hearing stories about evidence of them moving further East.