Mountain lion in PA RUMOR??
12-09-2005, 07:48 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: Mountain lion in PA RUMOR??
ORIGINAL: Bionicrooster
Now tell me why state farm would TATTOO their company name on this cat???? I can't believe anyone would even REMOTELY believe this, much les post it. All that said I saw a grizzly in NJ the other day that told he switched to GEICO, good news for him!
Heard a story from a guy I know and trust, that a mountain lion was killed in Tioga county and had a State farm Ins tattoo. Story seems to be a little far fetched to me but you never know these days. Remembered a post about coyotes in PA that were supposedly bought by State Farm Ins. Just wondering if anyone else heard this same story.
I totally agree with your response, to think they are tattoo'd....please, think before we spread unrealistic rumors....[8D][:-] [&:]
12-09-2005, 08:41 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Mountain lion in PA RUMOR??
a few of my close friends go to penn state , they said that the biology section gets to go up to the moutains behing the school on like labs...well they found what appears to be a den , its a big cave he said in a rock hillside , he found tracks of what he said looked to be mt lion , and they found bones from a deer or something outside , i believe they r around...
Also about the indiana thing , there was an article in the one campus magazine about a guy supposibly spotting a lion on opening day of gun season.
Lastly the guy taht owns the baitshop by my camp in mckean county has a pic from like 1992 or so of a cat down by the rock bluffs on kinzua creeks south branch, if i make it to camp ill try to see if he still has it and maybe scan it
Also about the indiana thing , there was an article in the one campus magazine about a guy supposibly spotting a lion on opening day of gun season.
Lastly the guy taht owns the baitshop by my camp in mckean county has a pic from like 1992 or so of a cat down by the rock bluffs on kinzua creeks south branch, if i make it to camp ill try to see if he still has it and maybe scan it
12-09-2005, 09:16 AM
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RE: Mountain lion in PA RUMOR??
i was talking to a friend and i told him that i had seen a bobcat while hunting near state college. He said that he had only seen one bobcat as well but had seen a mountain lion. There are some...no doubt
12-09-2005, 09:30 AM
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RE: Mountain lion in PA RUMOR??
After reading the responces earlier this year "what animal is this" thread. I doubt alot of people can tell the difference between a large Bobcat and a mountain even from a picture. Especially just from tracks.
To even remotely believe an Insurance company would Tatoo it's name on a Mountain Lion you would have to be drinking everclear for a few days.
Double Lung, From what I've read ML, will seldom use a den or a cave.
To even remotely believe an Insurance company would Tatoo it's name on a Mountain Lion you would have to be drinking everclear for a few days.
Double Lung, From what I've read ML, will seldom use a den or a cave.
12-10-2005, 08:31 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Mountain lion in PA RUMOR??
No...they were not released by the Game Commission
No.... they weren't released by insurance companies either
YES... they are here in Pennsylvania
Several years ago a news crew for KDKA went to interview a lady that said there were cougars on her property. As they were doing the interview of her standing on her porch, some with the news crew said " Look, over there" They panned the camera off of the lady and shot some video of a large cougar looking cat stepping into the wood line... I wish there was someone that had that piece of video. That was at least 20 years ago. When I saw that I was convinced. It was a long time ago.
No.... they weren't released by insurance companies either
YES... they are here in Pennsylvania
Several years ago a news crew for KDKA went to interview a lady that said there were cougars on her property. As they were doing the interview of her standing on her porch, some with the news crew said " Look, over there" They panned the camera off of the lady and shot some video of a large cougar looking cat stepping into the wood line... I wish there was someone that had that piece of video. That was at least 20 years ago. When I saw that I was convinced. It was a long time ago.
12-10-2005, 08:31 PM
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RE: Mountain lion in PA RUMOR??
I wonder if someof you guys even read the post before responding thatI am spreading rumors. I simply asked the question if anyone else heard of this RUMOR. Story seemed to far fetched to me so I asked if anyone else had heard it.