Trust me this time of year it can happen with the most simplistic topic at times. Not sure why....schools out or what.

I do not think you are nuts, I have a cougar that crosses my acreage every year. ( Males alone can have over a 150+ sq.mile range) Have not seen him this year yet. Perhaps he is one that was a pet and someone released not sure. However, as cats they very quickly adapt back to their wild nature with only perhaps a lesser fear of man ( If they were "pets" that someone thought "cute" and suddenly realized when their "pet" was old enough they are wild animals! This may be a natural though. I have plaster casts of the tracks and it has been verified by the DNR that investigated a cow kill two years ago. Their findings were a large cat ( no Bobcat) made the kill. So go figure...life is always one great mystery at best. Oh....the give away on the casts that it was a big cat is that the prints largest rear pad has 3 peaks on it....not 2 as a canine does. Hmmmmm pretty interesting to say the least. Not to meniton I have seen it on occasion thru the years and know exactly what I have seen.