There IS no question, that's a young cougar. Not even remotely like a bobcat other than a feline family member! "Showing up from the Dakotas" huh? That's the excuse they always say and it's no piece from your neck of the woods too the Dakotas. What was it, lastyear or 2010 when the cougar in Connecticut was killed and it had a tag or collar or transmitter anyway and was initially tagged/released in the Dakotas. They DO cover some ground. They are expanding in so many areas because of the explosion of the deer populations!