darn cougars
 

just can't escape it......

someoneat work today says there were pictures of cougars (more than one) in a cemetary in Delaware county. and the kicker is that they had radio collars. didn't by it, so I asked if she can get the photos. she said she "thought" they might still have the paper. we will see.

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The "radio collars" were actually tracking collars the insurance agency put on them. After they thin the deer out in that area the Insurance companies will gather them up and move them to another area:D

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ummmmmmmm........ok

:eek::eek::eek:

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I find the cougar phenomenon very interesting. It seems that many otherwise rationalpeople will latch on to anything they can if it supports what they want to believe. It just doesn't matter how credible the information is. Almost inevitably, if the source supports the belief then the story is embraced, ifdoesn't then it is discredited. Oh well, so much for the rational man.

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I usually here alot of people talking about mt lions in my area and I haven't heard much lately. I am one of those people that does believe there are a couple of big cats running around. I don't believe all the conspiracy theory stuff though. I only started believing in mt lions being in the area after my brother saw one in Delevan NY while fly fishing Elton Creek. What is funny about the whole mt lion topic at least in NY is that we called and reported the sighting to the DEC and they would not even consider it. They told my brother that there are no Mt lions in NY and told him it was probably a bobcat. Well last i knew bobcats weren't 6 ft long. But a couple of days later there were a bunch of DEC officers out near the creek walking all over. We almost wanted to go down ask them what they were looking for but figured we wouldn't get them agravated.

Another thing i found funny was a the hambug sportsmans show there was an exhibit setup by the DEC and it was a NY Wildlife exhibit. there were different species of hawks, rabbits, coyotes, and a mt lion. What doesn't fit here. Its like one of those tests you took in elementary school - What item does not belong?

There was also a big conference a Fingerlakes community college specifically on Mt lions in NY that was an invite only event. My brother goes to school there and his one professor went to the conference. he told my brother that it had to deal with what procedures were to be followed when a sighting was reported and how to collect and document evidence related to the sighting. They also talked about habitat and densities, along with procedure to prevent hunman/mt lion encounters.

This all seems like alot of trouble for an animal that is not in NY State but I guess the government needs to spend money on something. Like i said i do believe there are Mt Lions in NY, I don't believe there are that many of them and i have no clue how they got here but I am not buying the Insurance Company angle -

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I have seen them 2 times in 15 years hunting in NH. If they are in NH they are certainly in NY.

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i hate to go into this picture thing but a picture is out of cougar in wellsboro,pa. i saw picture at crossforks,pa. it was on the wall at the diner. that cat is a lot bigger than picture i submitted before on cat in pottersdale, pa.this certainly is cougar. tail and all.cougars are here in pa. the one i saw was young cougar.most that see them see a adult.cougar expert said they are moving into pa. and some arethat have been released.he said there are reasons for someone releasing them.

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Well if there has been a sighting in Wellsboro, Pa us local residents are not aware of it and we are a small town.

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There is a picture in the paper in Tioga county but they are asking for an ID. http://www.wnbt.net/

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The local radio station web site is not exactly in our local newspaper.

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only what is posted at gas station at oleona, pa.

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The picture in that link is another bobcat.You can tell by the tufts of fur on it's face.

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Looks fake to me.

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As you mentioned it does look fake or doctored somewhat. The grass is a lush green yet there is no foliage on the trees in the background. I'm going to call this guy that sent it in to the radio station and see whats up.

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thats not picture that is on picture board at oleona,pa.if i get out there to my friends camp i will see if i can get more info on picture.

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now the same person said here family saw one in Tioga Co. I don't see where she has any reason to lie, but you never know. And of course the cat was gone as soon as they got a camera. BTW - never did see the newspaper article/pic I mentioned in first post

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I just moved to Northeast PA last year and didn't know about the huge debate and all the craziness around the Mt. Lion issue....a few months later I seen one....so as far as I'm concerned...there are definitely some here in PA...no doubt!

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WELCOME, WHERE DID YOU SEE THE COUGAR AT IN PA?

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A good friend of mine seen one while hunting in Centere county PA while turkey hunting, believe it or not.

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The meaning of"Truth" what soths your own conscience ,that said .I've spend a lot of time out west where I have seen tracks almost dayly but I spent 44 years in Pa. woods and never seen a track if they are here they must hibernate or fly when theres snow on the ground.

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Rumors of one in the smithport area about 10 yrs ago...Was told this from a customer we installed windows for..He said he has seen it, but it's just his word...

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1 is being seen in the keating,pa. area.also pottersdale near the kelley estate.cross forks,pa.bitumen,pa.

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seen one about 15 yrs ago in tioga county around stoney fork....

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They were probably being used as tracking dogs to pursue bigfoots bloodtrail.