Platinum Contributing Member Popular Post Jimmy Snacks Posted May 26, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) Damn… My wife and I saw a Cougar standing on the side of the road about a month ago. I’ve been waiting to see some trail cam pics of the big cat surface, and they finally have. Biologist confirmed the photos yesterday. SW Luce County Edited May 26, 2023 by Jimmy Snacks 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 wow that's cool and scary at the same time. i do a lot of mountain biking, mostly at night. worst nightmare having one of those drop on your back. we have them here in the catskills as well. it was disputed for years but now they admit they were real. local sports writer was a naysayer for years, then posted the pic of it in his yard and now a believer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 26, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 26, 2023 Just now, sleepybrew said: wow that's cool and scary at the same time. i do a lot of mountain biking, mostly at night. worst nightmare having one of those drop on your back. we have them here in the catskills as well. it was disputed for years but now they admit they were real. local sports writer was a naysayer for years, then posted the pic of it in his yard and now a believer They are predators for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 my friend found a deer cracass 20 ft up in a tree. you know what does that. local zoo is right against the mountains. folks were telling the owner that they loved the mountain lion exhibit. he said i don't have one of those. they said yeah , it's right there. and it was. sitting there day after day just watching the zoo. local guy with goats found a bunch dead with huge tooth marks. yup, they are here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 They’re here in CT too, also despite the DEP telling us otherwise. One was hit and killed by a car a few years ago, and one was sighted right behind my office a few years ago. It’s adjacent to an old rail bed that goes across several states. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Yep, they are around. If you want to get them to admit it, all you have to say is that the next time you see it you are going to shoot it and they really change their tone. We had a wolf around my property and the DNR would never admit it when I told the local warden and said it was a big coyote. I said I should be able to shoot it then, and he backtracked right away and said that I will still be fined if it turns out to be a wolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 26, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 26, 2023 Just now, racer254 said: Yep, they are around. If you want to get them to admit it, all you have to say is that the next time you see it you are going to shoot it and they really change their tone. We had a wolf around my property and the DNR would never admit it when I told the local warden and said it was a big coyote. I said I should be able to shoot it then, and he backtracked right away and said that I will still be fined if it turns out to be a wolf. Yep…they can’t deny the Wolf Packs any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 yes we were told if they do exist they are protected. lady up north has a perfect picture of a wolf eating a deer on the ice. looking right at her. dec said it was a coyote. my buddy had a big cat walk right past him when he was hunting. dec said no it wasn't he said next time i'll shoot it. they said you will be arrested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Yep…they can’t deny the Wolf Packs any longer. that cat in your photo is a big mofo. don't need to encounter that shit in the woods 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy davey Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Yep…they can’t deny the Wolf Packs any longer. I’ve seen two cougars within a couple miles of my house no mistaking that tail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Damn… My wife and I saw a Cougar standing on the side of the road about a month ago. I’ve been waiting to see some trail cam pics of the big cat surface, and they finally have. Biologist confirmed the photos yesterday. SW Luce County It says southwest Luce county??? down by McMillan?? We use to get breakfast at Poor Boys in McMillan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 1 hour ago, sleepybrew said: my friend found a deer cracass 20 ft up in a tree. you know what does that. local zoo is right against the mountains. folks were telling the owner that they loved the mountain lion exhibit. he said i don't have one of those. they said yeah , it's right there. and it was. sitting there day after day just watching the zoo. local guy with goats found a bunch dead with huge tooth marks. yup, they are here 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 26, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said: It says southwest Luce county??? down by McMillan?? We use to get breakfast at Poor Boys in McMillan Yep…Poor Boys is the place that had the giant Cinnamon Rolls correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Yep…Poor Boys is the place that had the giant Cinnamon Rolls correct? Yes and huge omelette's ............ Edited May 26, 2023 by Jerry 976 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 im surprised the biologists admitted to the public about the cat. Maybe they now figure there's no covering up what's been released in the wild anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, hayward said: im surprised the biologists admitted to the public about the cat. Maybe they now figure there's no covering up what's been released in the wild anymore. not released... migrated https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/education/michigan-species/mammals/cougar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 How many wolf and cougar attacks against humans have occurred in the last 10 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 9 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: not released... migrated https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/education/michigan-species/mammals/cougar Well that's a government website, sooooo........ We've lost our wild turkey population around here that we had 8+ years ago, and all of a sudden, there's regular sightings of weasels all over the place. Not sure how that happened really, but there are theory's out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 20 minutes ago, hayward said: Well that's a government website, sooooo........ We've lost our wild turkey population around here that we had 8+ years ago, and all of a sudden, there's regular sightings of weasels all over the place. Not sure how that happened really, but there are theory's out there. well, I'm telling you the facts... the cougars around these parts migrated from the Dakota's and rocky mountain states. DNA sequencing doesn't lie, people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Jerry 976 said: i see that i'll overcome my fear of heights real quick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnloverxtreme2 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 thats cool. fucking things are like rats out here, but nice to see (and read) about them getting back into old territories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat45 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 30 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: well, I'm telling you the facts... the cougars around these parts migrated from the Dakota's and rocky mountain states. DNA sequencing doesn't lie, people do. I'm sure alot did but i have no doubt the dnr is planting a few. They did that with wolves here years ago. I saw them releasing them from culvert traps in the middle of nowhere when i was hunting 1 morning. I think the big cats are pretty cool and don't mind them being around. The wolves can fuck off though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 7 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Damn… My wife and I saw a Cougar standing on the side of the road about a month ago. I’ve been waiting to see some trail cam pics of the big cat surface, and they finally have. Biologist confirmed the photos yesterday. SW Luce County I saw a large cat like that snowmobiling across the ditch there in Canada. Doesn’t surprise me they are in the up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Yeah no way to wolves. The cats have been here for a long time, and the sightings are real, but not that plentiful. They originally told us they need a lot of territory each to live and we didn’t have it. But they were wrong. We never had pine marten or fishers here either but they are all over now. Eat your cats, poultry, even ate my brothers Guinea hens. Bald eagles , turkeys, osprey, and even ticks. Never had ticks before 30 years ago. But the last 30 has been brutal. Right now is bad. Went mtn biking wed night, didn’t even start and had a tick on me. Local guy went for a walk and took 40 ticks off. Had them in a cup. Every pinch or itch I get I’m thinking it’s a fucking tick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 What animals is it legal to kill in my yard in Wisconsin? According to the Wisconsin State Legislature, these are the wild animals Wisconsinites and family members (or anyone with permission) can hunt or trap on their properties without a license at any time: Beaver Coyotes Foxes Raccoons Woodchucks Rabbits Squirrels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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