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  1. zap Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2009
    10,349 posts
    Cougar taking deer!


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  2. northwinds Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 9, 2006
    1,077 posts
    south central WI
    Nature in the raw. Thanks for sharing.
  3. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,254 posts
    Northern Illinois
    The strength of large cats have always amazed me.

    Heck, just try to hold on to a house cat when it doesn't want to be held - X 1000%
  4. zap Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2009
    10,349 posts
    I have to clip our cats claws tonight and he can get nasty.

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  5. f3cbboy Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 19, 2009
    432 posts
    rockland county, NY
    that is a pretty cool pic - i have to admit i would be nervouse to hunt in that area! those big cats are amazxing hunters
  6. RAY_PA Feeling the Heat

    joined: May 13, 2008
    319 posts
    Northeastern PA
    That is a very interesting picture. Elmira being very close to the PA border, And the PA Game Commission claims they do not exist here.
  7. JustWood Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 14, 2007
    3,185 posts
    Arrow Bridge,NY
    hehehehe I'm always amazed at the poor quality of game cam pics that show up on the net. My cam either takes a perfect pic or a total flop and very few in between. Seems every pic that shows up on the net is blurred . Wunder Y
  8. savageactor7 Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 25, 2008
    3,698 posts
    CNY
    Holy Cow...my neighbor told be there were cougars around but I was skeptical.
  9. mrsmarv Member

    joined: Sep 19, 2008
    30 posts
    East Fishkill, NY
    That photo is very intimidating. We have mountain lions/cougars on Mt. Beacon near us (we're in Dutchess County). We've seen a bobcat on our property (sporadically) for the past year. When we tell folks, they look at us like we have two heads. Believe me, both the mountain lion and bobcat are around our area. I don't walk in the woods too much as of late.
  10. stoveguy2esw Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 14, 2006
    4,489 posts
    madison hgts. va
    we have few but some in our part of virginia, though i havent seen one , my dad has though several years ago.

    great picture , give scale to how big these cats are
  11. JustWood Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 14, 2007
    3,185 posts
    Arrow Bridge,NY
    Hmmmmmmmmm.
    Awful lot of sand under that game feeder????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Me don't thinx that pic was taken in Elmira.
  12. I saw one in my back yard about a year ago and I live in Dutchess County New York. My friend lives
    about a 1/4 mile away and said his neighbor saw one and made a cast of his paw print by the stream. By the way...
    I never told this friend that i saw one before he told me the story about his neighbor making the cast of the
    cats paw. Thats why I never leave my small dog tied up in the backyard alone.
  13. Wood Pirate New Member

    joined: Jun 25, 2008
    109 posts
    Orange County, NY
    My hunting camp is in Catskill Park and people have said they have seen mountain lions but the NYDEC denies it. I guess the picture says it all.

    Beautiful buck by the way. I'd like to hang that on my wall.
  14. Ncountry Member

    joined: Feb 11, 2008
    196 posts
    northern NY
    After a recent visit to the Wild Center a natural history museum in the northern Adirondacks , I saw a presentation that said the cougar or mountain lion was making a comeback in the Adirondacks.
  15. Tarmsolo60 New Member

    joined: Dec 2, 2007
    306 posts
    Adirondack Mountains
  16. zap Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2009
    10,349 posts
  17. Delta-T Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 27, 2008
    2,623 posts
    NH
    We had a confirmed mountain lion sighting in NH last week, even though most people will deny their existence. I've seen prints many times while hiking but thats about it. According to the state of NH, it makes only the 3rd "confirmed" sighting since the 30's. I've met a few people over the years in northern NH who will swear they've seen them several times. Funny thing, the foresty dept will tell them that it was a dog. I say it makes for a very strange looking dog, coyote, or anything else really.
  18. kenny chaos Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 10, 2008
    1,995 posts
    Rochester,ny
    I just got an e-mail with the same picture.
    It said it was taken in Batavia, NY.
    The cougar must be traveling.
    I wonder why a cougar would drag the same deer across the whole country? Venison jerky?
  19. mrsmarv Member

    joined: Sep 19, 2008
    30 posts
    East Fishkill, NY
    Hey Yanksforever - we're in southern Dutchess County near the Putnam line (Wiccopee). Mountain lions/cougars and bobcats are in our neck of the woods. Some folks might call us tellers of tall tales, but we know the truth.
  20. gpcollen1 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 4, 2007
    2,023 posts
    Western CT
    The reason biologist/ecologists will deny the existence is because of the lack of CONFIRMED sightings. Just some homeowner who has never seen one is not good enough. I don't even believe most who tell me these stories...
  21. JustWood Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 14, 2007
    3,185 posts
    Arrow Bridge,NY
    I don't believe the hype either!
    If a cat that big set up house in the southern tier of NY every fat juicy dairy cow in the area wood become lunch.Before there wood be any cat sitings there wood be stories of farm animals, dogs,cats ,etc half eatin'. Domestic animals are far easier prey for a big cat than a wild deer.I've hunted ,trapped, snowshoed, fished, dug roots, 4-wheeled, hiked and camped all over southern NY and northen PA and have NEVER seen a track or cat of this size. Bobcats yes, mountain lions NO.
  22. daveswoodhauler Minister of Fire

    joined: May 20, 2008
    1,826 posts
    Massachusetts
    You called that one Lee....giving you props!!!
    Saw a Mountain Lion on my Honeymoon...was on the train to Gornergrat:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gornergrat

    My wife and I both saw it on the train up...what a sight......real large cat....not a bobcat....was a bit startled and I was inside a train.
  23. Elderthewelder Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 1, 2006
    535 posts
    Everett, Washington
  24. kenny chaos Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 10, 2008
    1,995 posts
    Rochester,ny
  25. xrayman Member

    joined: Jul 11, 2008
    63 posts
    central Iowa
    wow he's dragging that all over. i got the same pic in a pic message on my phone last week and said it was about 45 miles from my place here in Iowa lol.
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