From TM:Hey Joe. On the return paved portion of my ride, l stopped to share my story with my friends at Mick's Canoes. After reading your article I'm not so sure, maybe she really did see them. It looked so powerful! From RE:I live and work in Wayne, about 8 to 10 years ago a woman who started her shift at about 5 am said she saw a mountain lion walking through our property one morning. Suddenly my son stopped on the trail due to a large cat on the trail. Among them was a forestry technician who came across a female cougar nursing two cubs in remote part of the Thomas Jefferson National Forest. Courtesy photo Mike Jacobsen was checking his fences near Denton after last month's windstorm when his kids pulled. After the male mountain lion was removed from Red Hill Trail on May 11, additional sightings in that area were reported: one on May 16, and two over the weekend of May 19 and 20. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here. 12 Reply catvideomaniac 4 yr. ago That is just some newly divorced woman in her back yard. "It was a cougar," insists the 57-year-old Catonsville woman. I thought I was nuts for thinking it was a mountain lion, but now not so much. ", "Oh," said the officer, "then it isn't a mountain lion. For the smooth consistently colored short hair l came up with a greyish tint to a deers summer color. Admission is $6 for ages 16 and over, $2 for kids 6 to 15 years old, and free for . The animals, which weight between 90 and 160 pounds and range over a large territory for food, have not left tracks that could be verified by wildlife experts. So, thanks to all who reached out, and to all who are as fascinated about this subject as I am. 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Adults are a uniform tan or tawny in color, with a white or cream-colored chin, undersides and inner legs. adroll_version = "2.0"; In Maryland, what inquiring minds want to know is whether big cats are prowling suburbia. Residents should also report any mountain lion sightings to by calling Fish and Game's Southwest. From C:About 15 years ago we were on our motorcycles riding around Delaware NJ by the Gap we went on a gravel road came to a bridge we couldn't cross turned around driving real slow cause we all had Harleys I kept like 10 bike lengths between us because of the dust kicking up and right in front of me crossed a mountain lion no more than 10 feet away from me no way I was mistaken. The young adult male was killed by an SUV on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Milford, Connecticut on June 11, 2011. I KNOW WHAT I SAW and to this day every time I bring up this in conversation nobody believes me. Please use caution. I had made calls to many different agencies and either I was told I was wrong or no one would return my calls. in Montague, Sussex County, east from the swampy area of High Point Golf Club west down behind the Vet's office on Millville Rd. Copyright 2023Outdoor News. Luckily it looked healthy and well-fed. For the last few days, my email account has been continuously pinging from people sharing information about their sightings. ". Mountain lion fur is unspotted and tan-brown . However, deer in the park are normally about 100 lbs. It was tan and the most amazing part of this animal was its tail. And so does the state. Inasmuchas he didn't see it himself - he could not (would not) confirm what we had seen. MassWildlife uses evidence-based criteria for confirming reports of mountain lions. I know bobcats and it definitely wasnt one especially having a 3+ foot tail that was quite thick. In the '70s, Jungle Habitat was located here in West Milford. Definitely, a mountain lion after I googled the print.Some years ago there was a really bad coyote problem at the Wawayanda State Park. 01, 2016, . I then said to my friend, oh wow he said what did you see I said no you tell me, he then described that he saw a big brown animal with a little face and a big tail in a different color brown than the deer, I then told him I saw it as well and it was a cougar he thought I was crazy for saying that and then I showed him an article where someone had just seen it at Burnham Park in Morristown a week or so before that was only a few miles away. Heres how to pull big bluegills from Iowas West Lake Okoboji, A look at some other ways to call in a spring gobbler, How to catch and cook whitefish and tullibees, Nows the time to savor the fruits of the hunting experience. Straw says. Habitat. We see dead deer all of the time, but deer do not have big paws as this thing did. As of Sept. 7, 12 animals have been tagged statewide thus far. No indication of a captive animal. It came out of the woods and stopped in the middle of the road right in front of me in the headlights. Shirley Ford took photos of the svelte creature she saw lurking by her home on Ash Street Sunday, The Telegram and Gazette reports. number of folks to write about their encounters. None of the rumors are true. The mountain lion is rare in Missouri, having been extirpated since the 1920s; occasional individuals wander here from other states. All these photos were taken in a state other than Massachusetts. Our eyes locked and we were both motionless. Someone photographed the animal at the Brunswick School on Greenwich, Connecticut about 40 miles away on June 5th. If you see a mountain lion, report the sighting immediately to Mission Viejo Animal Services at 949-470-3045 or the Orange County Sheriff's Department at 949-770-6011. A man named Jacob Soto said that he and a co-worker filmed the lion; they work at farms in the area. "I'm really positive.". Mountain lions became scarce in the East after a bounty system wiped out most predatory animals. Jeff Mulhollem. I mentioned it to several coworkers and nobody believed me! 13507065_10205364039255335_8657515368052999240_n.jpg. 75-170 pounds. The mountain lion was about 50 yards to the left of my house and was walking up the side of the mountain. -Anyone bitten by a mountain lion must immediately seek medical attention for rabies shots unless the biting animal can be captured and tested for rabies. This occurred in the spring of 2017. By LAURA JEAN SCHNEIDER Around 3 p.m., a. I do have footprint pics in snow from Califon definitely not your usual coyote. The friend showed the photograph to a Baltimore County animal control officer and asked him to identify the animal. All rights reserved, Officers Shoot, Kill Man With Knife: Frederick City Police, DC Health COVID Centers Are Closing March 31, Driver Dies in Frederick, Maryland Tanker Fire; Northbound US Route 15 Lanes Closed, Family Explores Legal Action After Student Forced to Pick Cotton in Class, Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Chaos': Matthew McConaughey, Camila Alves Were on Harrowing Lufthansa Flight Diverted by Turbulence. Saw one in Warren County in 2007 & 2008 while camping. I have seen a lion twice in Sussex County. My 11-year-old son was in front of me about 50 feet. Please remove any contact information or personal data from your feedback. Please do not include personal or contact information. In. from afar it looked like silk black fur. Mountain lions are helpful in maintaining order in our ecosystem and assist to keep other wildlife numbers in check. Mountain Lions are the largest predators currently in Rocky Mountain National Park. The government says they don't exist here. In May 2018, a mountain lion attacked two mountain bikers 30 miles east of Seattle, Washington, killing one, but it's only the 15th fatal attack in North America since 1970. When I got up to where I think it was it was gone and to me, if it was a bear well bears don't have tails and two to me a bear would kind of struggle to get into the woods and lose stamina after a certain point maybe this thing it ran it took off and didn't look back. From TR:l just dug out my NJ Rare Wildlife Report Form of September 14, 2013. l was taking a favorite off and on-road bike ride that l call the Harrisville/Oswego Loop, which starts on Rt 679. If your state is not . I told some people but Im not sure anyone believed me. I was going to attempt to somehow categorize these sightings, but I find that task overwhelming. I have seen it more than once. AFGFD said the data suggest the statewide population of mountain lions is stable to increasing, with an annual population estimate at 2,876 animals since 2004. There were five yearling animals, four 2-year-old animals, two 3-year-olds and five 4-year-olds. This all started in the spring with the report by a woman who swears she and her dog were approached by a cougar in Galloway Township. adroll_language = "en_US"; Search for cougarscontinues in Pennsylvania, Stories from the first season in a new hunting house. I was told to call animal control. More than half of California is mountain lion habitat and mountain lions generally exist wherever deer are found. Mountain Lions have a status of extirpated in Alabama, there have been no confirmed sightings in the state in over 50 years. (I've chosen to protect the identities of those who've shared their stories with me. There are hundreds more throughout the East Coast, he and other naturalists believe. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. California has one of the largest mountain lion populations in the country. The animal just stood there for a few minutes and then walked off towards the lake. With all the deer, geese, and other prey everywhere, why wouldnt they be here!!!! The report stated that a woman spotted a mountain lion in Greenbelt Park, WUSA9 confirmed Tuesday. Demographic train wreck: Will Japan throw its old people on the tracks? Both labs confirmed the sample came from a mountain lion. There has only been 1 confirmed mountain lion sighting on the coastal side of I5 since around the 1970's or 80's, that info can be confirmed with any local park ranger. l went around a tight right bend and, 100 feet up, walking the same way was a cougar. No doubt we were lookin' at a Mt. Females are typically smaller. Bobcats are found in the mountains of western Maryland, even in some counties along the Chesapeake Bay and one sighting came from the Eastern Shore. l decided to keep it quiet to avoid a frenzy of seekers, especially since there is a lot of private property further back, the Haines and Coons cranberry families. Please give us a call at 928-428-2560, Copyright On we go with just some of the reports I've received in the last few days: From RB:I've been reading your stories about mountain lion sightings, I too have seen a mountain lion; this was during the early spring or late winter of 2021. There are two records of mountain lions in Massachusetts thatmeet the evidence requirements. A resident called police about 8:30 p.m. to report what they believed was a mountain lion seen by multiple people along the Gedern Trail, which runs through the Gedern Estates subdivision and connects to the GM&O Heritage Trail along the former railroad right-of-way in Columbia. .it walked right out downwind of us and broadside to both of us at 25 yards or so. They are also known as pumas, cougars and panthers. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. If you would like to continue helping us improve Mass.gov, join our user panel to test new features for the site. Big cats suffered the same fate all over the East Coast except in Florida, where a small, endangered group of panthers still roams the Everglades. Hunters do not stumble across the remains of dead mountain lions in the woods, he says. A work colleague of mine lives in Layton, a town next to Walpack in Sussex County. I am sincerely amazed at the number of emails I continue to receive about mountain lion or cougar sightings in New Jersey. People say that when they closed it down some of the animals were released into the woods around here. There is also a small population in southern Florida. Officials are asking that people avoid the park as they investigate the report. Other people say they have seen these beautiful cats and have also caught them, in the past, on camera in the woods. // February 12, 2021. Now man is encroaching into more remote parts of the state, forcing the cougars out of their hiding places, Mr. Lutz says. Well, that latest story has exploded, going viral and being shared all across the state. Standing in profile on top of the mound was a mountain lion. I was leaving Westville towards the mall. Wick Communications. A regional wildlife biologist with the Department of Natural Resources' Forest, Park and Wildlife Service, he says mountain lions were hunted into extinction by the people who settled Maryland. Though the government states the species is extinct, hundreds of sightings are still reported on a daily basis, particularly after the 2011 sighting of an Eastern mountain lion in Greenwich, Conn. Someone else reported seeing the cat last February. Reported Mountain Lion In Maryland Park Actually A Coyote , Mountain Lion Population (In Each U.S. State) Wildlife , Whiting Ranch remains closed with near-daily mountain lion , Video Evidence of a Cougar or Mountain Lion in Fallston , Confirmed Mountain Lion Reports | Missouri Department of , Mountain lions in little old Maryland? A couple of sightings involved captive mountain lions that escaped from licensed facilities in New York State. Mountain lions dont usually travel more than 100 miles from where they are born. The latest sighting happened Wednesday afternoon, according to a News4 viewer who says she spotted the animal near the Beltway exit to Connecticut Avenue. It was looking away from us attempting to catch a number of small deer that [were] on the riverbank. Possible Mountain Lion Sighting in D.C. Wildlife officers searching for the creature By Michelle Tetu Published October 28, 2011 Updated on October 31, 2011 at 6:09 am Crews were seen from a D.C. chopper searching the park with long guns. Since 1890 in the U.S. and Canada, there have been 100 attacks on humans at all, according to the research organization The Cougar Network. Suggestions are presented as an open option list only when they are available. From HR:I saw a MountainLion in the fall of 2017 in Bedminster/Far Hills NJ while driving south on Rt 206/Lamington Rd. I lived on a street with houses spaced widely - and a soccer field across the street which was next to a wooded space, a creek, and a pond. I was driving on a dark and stormy night about 9 years ago on Rt-515 just off of Rt-23. Use anything at your disposal: a stick, rock, or better yet, bear spray. Saw them all at dusk. -Mountain lions are classified as big game. Case 2 Fish and Game has to acknowledge their existence so the public is aware. But I know what I saw. White-tailed deer are the most abundant large animals in the park. The Fort Worth Star-Telegraph reports on a mountain lion sighting in April 2022. Mountain lion prints are . "These animals have usually been misidentified because they were seen under poor conditions or by someone not familiar with the species," the post goes on to say. In the Washington region, sightings have been reported in rural areas of Maryland and Virginia. I know it is not technically in maryland but I highly doubt this cat knows where the state line is located and stays on the Pa. side all the time. contact the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Cougars must be identified by having been captured, found dead, or the investigators must have seen definite tracks or other evidence. document.write(year) From AM:Yes, we DO have them in NJ, regardless of whether the state denies it or not. ; track sets or photos of track sets; other tangible physical evidence verified by qualified professionals. Well, as luck would have it, my co worker took this very nice pic of a mature female mountain lion last week just south of Uniontown Pa. Hunters must also possess a valid hunting license, which is $37 for residents. l never heard from the State. Already a subscriber to OutdoorNews.com? This offer only applies to OutdoorNews.com and not for any Outdoor News print subscriptions. Coyotes have also been mistaken for Mountain Lions. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Most of Graham County is outside of designated active management areas for mountain lions. "It was so unusual," she says. ". var today = new Date() Mountain lions ( Puma concolor) are one of the six native species of wild cats in North America. MLRT confirmed using the photos and other sign. It was an event I can remember like it was yesterday. The coloring was that of a deer but it was too strangely shaped to be a deer conclusion definitely a mountain lion. A mountain lion, seen above, was sighted on Ash Street in Webster Sunday. var today = new Date() riding my dirt bike up a trail right off Rt. This still from a local video clip of a mountain lion taken Tuesday morning shows a big cat crossing a ditch before he disappears into the cotton field. Follow @WJZ on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook, First published on July 31, 2018 / 4:17 PM. "She was hesitant to report it because she thought people wouldn't believe her," Lefleche told the paper. Use this button to show and access all levels. Mountain lions inhabit the badlands and Missouri River breaks regions of North Dakota. AZGFD sold 11,851 tags in 2021; 260 mountain. As of Sept. 7, 12 animals have been tagged statewide thus far. Just a matter of time until fish and game acknowledge it. document.write(year) We won't share it with anyone else. Its a one-lane road off of Riva Avenue near Farrington Lake. Mountain Lion Sighting. This is the longest documented travel distance of a mountain lion. Further, it is already illegal to kill a mountain lion in Massachusetts. Another cougar buff, zoologist Donald Linzey, has collected 250 reports of mountain lions in Virginia over 11 years and believes 85 are credible. Please limit your input to 500 characters. AZGFD sold 11,851 tags in 2021; 260 mountain lions were killed, 17 of those as the result of livestock depredations. One late afternoon on my way back home I, unfortunately, saw one dead in the middle of 287 on the southbound lane approximately around the exits near Delaware water gap (between 53 and 36) I was in the lane closest to it, was driving slow enough past it and got a clear long look at it, it was clearly a giant beige cat with a long tail. Some kitty this is!An outfit known as the Cougar Network (www.easterncougarnet.org) tracks cougar sightings all over the various states where cougar populations are not known to exist. That story prompted a number of folks to write about their encounters. As it was running I noticed that it was way too large and had a large tail. I wish I had turned around and taken photos but, where it was located, it would have taken me too long. Citizen reported a mountain lion jumped through a fence and sent in hairs suspected to be from the lion. Bobcats are found in the mountains of western Maryland, even in some counties along the Chesapeake Bay and one sighting came from the Eastern Shore. Mountain lion sighting reported in Worcester County. From ED:Im a believer. We were traveling south on 23 right by Canistear road in West Milford. There have been at least two other sightings in the same area. 10 Reply Gov_Martin_OweMalley 4 yr. ago However, he did say (off the record) that he believed us - he was a hunter and had seen evidence of them in and around our area of the state. The USDA's Forest Service Wildlife Genetics Laboratory found that the animal came from South Dakota. The report stated that a woman spotted a mountain lion in Greenbelt. Nowadays, many reports include photographic evidence, thanks to camera phones and trail cameras. They are here. An adult male bobcat can reach four feet in length and 35-40 pounds. A mountain lion, seen above, was sighted on Ash Street in Webster Sunday. "I couldn't believe my eyes. Quite unnerving. "Other than two confirmed cases, all reports of Mountain Lions in Massachusetts that include tangible evidence have turned out to be other kinds of animals," a post by the state department of Energy and Environmental Affairs called "Are there Mountain Lions in Massachusetts?" I had seen a police officer in the parking lot at the mall and told him what I saw. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. On May 31, 2018 an interesting video of an animal walking across a field was captured in the Fallston area of Harford County, Maryland during a foggy morning by Dan Jones. It was about 4 feet tall and just walked slowly crossing the highway. For a solid four seconds, Marchibroda watched as a large, sleek cat standing about three feet tall with a long, curled tail crossed Skyline Drive near Gavel Springs Gap less than 100 feet in front of them. July 31, 2018 / 4:17 PM Mountain lions were classified as a game species by the Nebraska State Legislature in 1995, mandating the Commission to set hunting seasons only if the lion population was large enough to sustain a harvest. (A valid mountain lion pursuit-only permit or a valid, unused mountain lion non-permit tag is required.). A pretty severe thunderstorm had just ended so for the afternoon it was quite dark. Information gathered from AZFGD and the Arizona Mountain Lion Foundation, Hunters who dont want to miss getting their spring 2023 tag should take the time now to update their credit card information with the Arizona. For more information on mountain lions, visit the . I didnt believe her until the security department showed me the security camera footage and there it was about a 30 or 40-pound mountain lion walking passed the security lights. The same spot, just trying to get to my donkeys late at night.
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