Originally Posted by
sproulman
BOY HAS THIS TOPIC GROWN.in last, lets say 10 yrs here in clinton county,pa.cougar sighting were a lot. dcnr employees saw them, they are out there everyday and know difference .
i saw one, i know what i saw too,it was cougar.it will be something you never saw in woods and for me at 15 ft away , nothing i ever saw in my life of 46 yrs in woods.and i will add for laughter the cougar i saw GROWLED or whatever its called at me just like you hear when you go to pennstate football game.
but here is strange thing, not 1 report so far in last year or so is coming from people in woods.this is why i feel cougar is passing thru areas not taking up residence in certain areas of pa.
look at cougar shot in subs of chicago.he came from 5 states away if i read article correctly. he did this in 9 months over 1,000 miles he traveled.
this was second one killed in subs in chicago area and he was WILD cougar, not someones pet.
i know its hard for most to believe cougar is in pa. a cougar was killed 5 miles from my home years ago in clinton county. this was in pg news i believe.old newspapers have articles too of camp owners on fork hill shootig a cougar years ago when things were not documented by state.
like said, i have not got 1 report of cougar latelt but 5/10 yrs ago, oh my i bet 100 sightings...........
Really,I remember a few years ago when DCNR employee reported seeing a mountiain lions killing a 4 point buck near pine creek.Unfortunately,it was determined that a bobcat actually killed the deer.I also remeber you posting a picture of a confirmed mountain lion that was obviously a bobcat.I can aslo recall at least two other threads with clear pictures of bobcats.The thredas went on for days with "experienced"outdoorsman arging back and forth that the bobcats were actually mountain lions.The one near the salt block still cracks me up.