I am looking into getting some physical evidence of a cougar kill in Freedom NY.It is supposed to be by a farmer who had 3 cattle killed.After the 3rd ,he killed a mountain lion with a DEC tag on it.After calling the DEC,he was compensated for his 3 cattle and asked not to tell anybody about it.Information was released on the web by the farmer and as soon as I find out where,I will update all of you.There are supposed to be pictures of the mountain lion and the DEC tag.I for one do believe that the DEC has released coyotes and cougars without letting the public know about it.Insurance companies have lots of money and power and put pressure on them to get rid of the deer.The public doesn't know everything that the DEC does.In the 80's,we hunted in Franklinville NY and the DEC was capturing wild turkeys to transport to another state for I believe it was salmon at the time.That wasn't publicized was it?As soon as I get more info on the cougar,I will post it.