Big Cat Sighting

I just read on the Backyard Wildlife post that a lady in Mansfield saw a big, panther-like cat.

If anyone sees any big cats, they should IMMEDIATELY call:

1) NJDEP at 888-WARN-DEP, and then:
2) Mick Valent NJDEP wild/large cat expert (mostly deals with bobcats): 908.638.4127.

There have been several sightings and reports of a big cat in our area. I know, because I filed one. The State refuses to believe there are big cats in NJ, because they don't want to have to spend the money to investigate. But there is at least one around, and they need to receive any reports of an actual sighting, so that they take action and investigate this seriously.

A mountain lion is an extremely dangerous animal. Give me bears, coyotes, whatever, any day. A mountain lion is a different story.

Rebecka. I heard this story second hand from a lady at shop-rite and didnt know if it was a hoax or not. What a beautiful creature. I hope the puddy cat can be caught and put in the wild somewhere.

There definitely are big cats in Warren and Sussex Counties. I have never seen one personally but I know people who have.

I do know that we have big cats in our areas. However, first it's "Watters Road", then it's "Mansfield" and sounds like a real life event instead of just repeated from a different post. Next post it will be someone asking what they're doing with the white elephant captured in Long Valley as if it's all confirmed and in the news somewhere.

Am I the only one that sees it sounds awfully suspiciously like the two big black cat statues on Petersburg Road (ie Water Street)?? I'd say someone is getting their leg pulled.

There is a large cat near thr Hopatcong/Roxbury border...that runs along the train tracks...heard this from a reliable source who deals with animals professionally.

Where do they come from? Have they always been in this area?

Hackettstown1991
Jul 1, 09 12:03 pm

That article is from Dec 2006

I had heard there were theories about the coyotes that numbers had grown up in the Adirondacks and Catskills and some of them have migrated south into NJ. Perhaps the big cats have similar theories about what's going on with them.

I've heard about cougar/mountain lion/panther sighting near mooney mountain by a cop in roxbury.

They say people keep these animals for pets but let em go free when they get too big.

I thought I saw a 'big cat' once in my neighborhood in htown, walking through a driveway, near a big lawn and a long fence, I thought for sure he was a big cat but once he got closer to the fence it gave me something to compare his size to and he looked like a house cat. Just a strange perception thing I guess.

I have seen big cats several times but i am not in town, i live in Hope. We saw a mountain lion on several occasions in my parents backyard in Hope, and have also seen bobcats, anywhere btw Hope, blairstown & hardwick area and up by crater lake.

I was also told (by a forest ranger) that ppl get these animals as pets an let them go free when they get to big or cannot control them.

Gravatar for jenninjgirl jenninjgirl Message jenninjgirl
Jul 1, 09 12:36 pm

Okay we know what to do when we encounter a bear, what should we do when we encounter a big cat?

Hackettstown1991
Jul 1, 09 12:45 pm

You can find Cougars at any local bar

According to NJ DEP, a big cat in our area would be one that was kept as a pet, and then released. They aren't breeding in NJ, in other words, according to the State.

The linked article is from 2006; this does not preclude there being a cat in our area at present.

If you encounter a cat, whatever you do, do not run - the cat's prey drive would kick in. Try to make some loud noise, make yourself look bigger (arms up in the air) and slowly back away. Mountain lions do not generally attack humans unless they are jogging or on bikes (as happens in California). In our area, mountain lions would be overly-well fed -- their favorite dish is venison, so they aren't going to attack a human to eat.

Interestingly, there are many names for the 'Felis concolor': mountain lion, cougar, puma, panther, catamount and painter. They're all the same cat.

You can find Cougars at any local bar

Clyde Potts
Jul 1, 09 1:57 pm · Link

Clyde - dont tell everyone where I hang out..

Gravatar for Just Asking Just Asking Message Just Asking
Jul 1, 09 4:58 pm

You can find a Cougar at any local bar ? Who wants a Cougar ? I am looking for a Kitten between 21 & 22 years old.

I haven't seen any cougars around here lately but I did notice a Fairlane rounding the corner of East Ave by IHOP!

Meow ;)

Hey, leave some kitties for me....

sick to have the name "predator" I'm sorry it just is.

Was driving past the entrance to Waterloo Village about 4 am this morning when I had to stop for an animal crossing the road. Only when it stopped that I realized I was about 20' away from a Bobcat! First time I ever saw one in the wild. Really neat!

We saw a Coyote crossing the road on Waterloo Rd yesterday..first time I've ever seen on up that close. After it crossed, we stopped the car and it just stood on the side of the road looking at us. Now I'm going to look for a bobcat there.

Is that the same animal as a mountain lion? I saw one in my backyard a few years ago in PA. It is pretty cool and unexpected too.

Concerned....Predator is an exterminator. Your observation may have been skewed without the facts.

I know these big "cats" have been seen in Blairstown also!


LMAO about the Cougars !!!!

Shi!, a ton of cougars in corporate America today!

Did someone mention big cats???

Gravatar for Deep Thought Deep Thought Message Deep Thought
Aug 19, 09 8:02 am

I have seen 2 bob cat looking animals in the panther valley area....luckily I was in the car both times. They are so beautiful but not to be messed with.

concerned...PREDATOR is the name of my pest control business...I think most people here know that .

I've got a pic of a black feline thats been trailing deer in the woods around Monroeville, NJ. I caught the pic on a trail cam that I had set up to watch the deer. I got 2 pics, one only caught the tail end, the other the whole cat, All black, size is hard to determine because the background gives no scale. From the trees and the pics of the deer, I can say that if its a house cat, then its a really big house cat. I need to set up markers to help scale this feline. I'll get back to you with what I find.

sick to have the name "predator" I'm sorry it just is.
concerned


Concerned? about things that you have the complete facts I hope lol

Gravatar for Clyde Potts Clyde Potts Message Clyde Potts
Sep 15, 09 8:47 am

fyrdog - Can you email me the pics!? I'm dying to see, and the State wildlife people would defintely want to know that someone finally caught a big cat with a tree cam.

fyrdog
becarefull out there in the woods i hear that the dear are setting up hunter cams and have been tampering with tree stands

Gravatar for CagedAnimal CagedAnimal Message CagedAnimal
Sep 15, 09 9:15 am

A few years back PA State Game Commission denied the exsitance of Mountain Lions in the commonwealth and would only admit to bob cats as being around. Well the State of NY said that they had quiet a few Mountain Lions and alot were being tracked near the PA / NY boarder. It wasn't until a Farmer from Wyoming County PA took pictures of a Mountain lion that killed a few of his chickens Then public understood that the state was still lieing. The PA state game Commission still denied it until the Farmer Shot it and called the news station before the Game Commission.

You will never know what it rally is until you catch it.

Scientifically a Mountain Lion is a little cat, not a big cat. They meow, not roar. Our area was known for cats in the past, especially Allamuchy. Panther Vally and Cats Swamp were named after them. I wouldn't be surprised if in the next two years the people living on the Petersburg side of Independence start seeing them. All we have around here is woods and farms.

Gravatar for HHS Student HHS Student Message HHS Student
Sep 15, 09 2:39 pm

Mountain Lions, Mountain Lion Pictures, Mountain Lion Facts ...

Mountain Lions are known as "big cats" which is not a scientific classification.

Meow...

Gravatar for Deep Thought Deep Thought Message Deep Thought
Sep 15, 09 7:20 pm

Cats from the genus panthera are known as big cats. Mountain Lions are not of this genus. Up until recently they were part of the felis genus, or small wild cats. Pumas come from the same ancestors of bobcats, lynxes, ocelots, and wildcats. They were changed out of the genus along with the jaguarundi and ocelots because of there size. So they are now the middle cats. But back when I got my zoobooks they were small cats.

Gravatar for HHS Student HHS Student Message HHS Student
Sep 15, 09 7:56 pm

Bobcats and Lynxes were also part of the felis genus but were changed out because of there size.

Gravatar for HHS Student HHS Student Message HHS Student
Sep 15, 09 7:58 pm

Copy and Paste.

CJ, If you think he copy-pasted it, why don't you try copy-pasting it into Google and seeing what turns up? I couldn't find anything.

Anne Onimous
Sep 15, 09 9:31 pm

Re: Big Cat SightingWas it fluffy?

Gravatar for Steve Jobs Steve Jobs Message Steve Jobs
Sep 16, 09 9:03 am

Steve Jobs: Good grief! That cat looks even bigger than mine. How much does he/she weigh?

That cat looks exactly like my Raskolnikov... it might be bigger, though. It's hard to tell... the woman in the photo might be 4'-10".

I live on Rockport Road in Port Murray. And I've never seen the cat but I've heard it a few times. Last Saturday night I was out by our fire pit late and I heard that cry coming from the mountain across the street.

Gravatar for Michele Cameron Michele Cameron Message Michele Cameron
Sep 16, 09 10:54 am

Now that is big.... holy cat!

My bulldogs would have some with that one.

& I used to think my barn cat was big .... What breed is it?

Also is that a breed Ian or the name of your cat?

Begin Again Finnigan
Sep 16, 09 11:12 am

BAF, the "breed" is technically a domestic longhair but the markings are that of a Norwegian Forest cat. I don't think cats are pedigreed by breed in the USA like dogs are...

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

"Raskolnikov" is a character from a Russian novel, Crime and Punishment... we call him Rascal for short and boy, does he live up to his name, lol.

Wow! I love that picture! How long is that cat? Too funny!!

My fiance and I were leaving High Point Mountain in Sussex County approximately 2 months ago when we saw a coyote running across the road. I have no doubt that Warren County probably has them too and some big cats as well.

rebecka - thanks for the phone numbers you listed at the start of this post - i just called them! last night driving east on route 57 by what used to be Custer's Last Stand there was a huge cat - i'm certain it was a mountain lion - standing in the west bound lane. it just stood there with its tail slowly wagging, waiting for me to pass, then quickly crossed the road behind my car. i passed 5 feet from this thing. oh if i could have snapped a picture but the whole thing lasted 5 seconds. so i just talked with mike valent and he said there is no proof of mountain lions in nj, and very politely suggested it was a coyote with mange. no way. again, thanks for the phone numbers.

Gravatar for realitycheck realitycheck Message realitycheck
Sep 17, 09 3:07 pm

Yes, they have been here for a long time!! I remember one time when a group of hhs classmates were at the "pit" on the hill and a cat let out a roar - boy did we scatter!! That was 1964 or 65! Not sure if it Jr. or Sr. year!!
I live here now and we hear bob cats frequently - I have also seen coyotes - no actual big cat seen just the Bob cat. If i see anything larger, I may actually get nervous and see about removal to a more open area. I love the wildlife -turkeys, bears, deer, bobcats, coyotes, beautiful birds, etc...

Gravatar for frustrated frustrated Message frustrated
Sep 17, 09 4:21 pm

There are a lot of cats along the river in the area by the state park would watch Bob cats come to the river to drink at night was a sweet sight

Gravatar for CagedAnimal CagedAnimal Message CagedAnimal
Sep 17, 09 5:01 pm

If enough people call Mike when they actually see a mountain lion, he's eventually going to realize there is one in our area! :-) The State does just not want to acknowledge there is one, because then they have to deal with it (notices, I guess... not sure what else they would do).

Steve Job - holy cow. I'm calling the DEP now! lol - that is one HUGE animal!

Re: Big Cat Sightingif you leave the large cats alone... they will leave you alone they are very shy...you will almost never see one in the light of day...there are coyotes as well as red foxes in this area... and we get bears also...whats next... ground hog alerts...i just came back from feeding apples to some deer in my yard...get used to wildlife...

Besides alerting the public to be careful of bobcats what else would the state need to do? :)


Steve Jobs,
Big and beautiful is what that cat is! :)

Hack - sorry, you're wrong on this one. A mountain lion is a dangerous animal, and unlike any of the other animals in our area, will attack humans. If there is one in our area, the public needs to know about it. I live on the top of a mountain with tens of bears that I see regularly, fox that I photograph, coyotes that I hear at night, and the animals and I and everyone in my household all live in harmony. A mountain lion is quite a different animal, literally and figuratively. I am a wildlife lover, rehabber and photographer. I think your entire post, and your "get used to wildlife" line are dismissive comments by someone who knows very little about wildlife.

Steve,

Cat? Wow! Are you sure that's not a toddler in a really good Halloween costume?

Gravatar for Lori...since '73 Lori...since '73 Message Lori...since '73
Sep 18, 09 9:39 am

Here is some info on the woman holding the big cat.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals...gcat2.asp#photo

mountain lion in blairstown, no doubt. received a pic on my phone from a good friend. it was taken by a nite cam the other day. mountain lion with a six pt. buck in his mouth!

Gravatar for maio cesario maio cesario Message maio cesario
Sep 27, 09 9:15 am

Maio Cesario, would you mind posting that pic. I am sure everyone would like to see it.

Re: Big Cat SightingHas anyone considered that the "cat" may, in fact, have been a fox? There are several in the area, and to the uninformed, they can be confused with large cats. Just recently, I watched a very large fox walk right down the road in front of my house--in Brook Hollow. It was as big as a mid-size dog.

If you confuse a fox as a cat, you better get glasses Alice, better get glasses.

Gravatar for crabbydaddy crabbydaddy Message crabbydaddy
Sep 27, 09 9:02 pm

mountain lion in blairstown, no doubt. received a pic on my phone from a good friend. it was taken by a nite cam the other day. mountain lion with a six pt. buck in his mouth! maio cesario

WHAT? a 6 pt buck?

I saw this picture a bunch of times this weekend from different people on their cells. Definitely a mountain lion with a buck deer in its mouth. Big question is where was the picture from and who has the original. Picture of this nature went around a couple of years ago and the pic ended up being from out west.

This is probably the pic everyone is talking about. It was on FB. According to the caption: "was taken with a hunters motion sensor camera on the Jersey side of the Delaware near the Dingmans Bridge."

http://i34.tinypic.com/291ox29.jpg

If the big cats are leaving us alone, then we should leave them alone too. Just because you see one it does not mean they are going to attack you. Of course we all need to be watchful and make sure we don't do things to attract them but let's leave nature alone.

Bryan -- what is the "FB," and where did you see that caption? If the location is true, this is quite something, but as a skeptic, I'm wondering if the pic is from out West, for example.

Pumpkin - Couldn't have said it any better myself. Hopefully that will be the case.

Thanks for the picture Bryan. Maybe the cats are here for the good eats! The deer population has grown too large in NJ. Why else would hunting now be legal on Sundays in NJ....and cross bows, legalized.

If u see a big cat it means the cat is hunting u

Re: Big Cat SightingIf you see this big, bad cat anywhere near your local football field, be afraid... be VERY afraid...

Picture is from a trial camera in TX. Not from around here.

Ianimal , thanks for putting sidney (it was suzy)when D.D.went there(class of 05) she loved every day of her four years and still calls herself a stateliner.And your right,after the showing they made Fri.night,BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!.Are they on their way to another state championship?maybe!!

yogel, it should never have been anything BUT Suzy... if some guy wants to dress up like a female feline, he should be man enough to wear her name with pride.

They've definitely got a tough row to hoe this year as the smallest Group 4 team in the state. Most of their schedule is against Group 3 schools, so with the power points setup, even making the playoffs will be a challenge... they'll need at least 6 and possibly 7 wins in 8 games to get in.

Ianimal, Our tough day is thanksgiving,D.D.lived with the x and went to P.H.S. D.S.lived with me and went to E.H.S.We all go to the game every year together.But then they bicker all season anyway ,she's an eagles fan and he is diehard dallas,only time they get together is to razz me cause I'm a Green Bay fan.Yea on T'day I wish H'Town still played Roxbury so I'd have somebody to root for to win the thanksgiving day game,lol.

Wanna hear something funny??? I just got this pic from my neighbor who got it sent via cellphone that the "cat" pic was taken on Hill Road in Lebanon....nice to know it is fake, but I wish there were some big cats out there killing more deer.

I just got this same pic on my cell. It states this was taken by a hunter on Route 57 in Mansfield Twsp..
However, in 1979 I did see a bobcat out my bathroom window on Rt. 57 walking out of bushes at the farm across the street.

I spotted a coyote crossing my road the other day up in Independence, looked like a medium size dog. Also I have heard thru a friend that 3 pairs of Mountain Lions were released into the wild to try to control the deep population.

We already established that the mtn lion pic is not from around here. And releasing mtn lions to control the deer population? Around here? You don't actually believe that do you?

According to Fish and Game there are NO Mountain Lions in New Jersey and told me if I see one to shoot it. There are pictures circulating on the Hunting Sites which are NOT taken in New Jersey. Don't believe what you hear???

Not to sure what to believe, who really knows the truth, none of us. Do you really believe if they did release big cats they would tell us?? come on lets think about this. All I can tell you is I live up here in the woods and my cat has been attacked by something, that tried to rip her leg off, she was outside at night and came in bleeding and I don't mean just drops of blood I mean blood pouring out of her leg. also I have had Canadian Geese attacked, not to get graphic, but there heads were ripped off, gross!! and I am not joking either these things really happened, so whatever it was it would have to be extremely fast number 1, and pretty strong, number 2. Also very late at night coming from the back of my house towards the mountain, I have heard some strange growling noises. I know one thing, once it gets dark up here, I won't walk outside, and I know everyone will make fun of me for this, but it is the truth.

Most people say that it's coyote not mountain lion being stocked and released to cull the deer herd. This is very untrue. I wasn't able to find a NJ article (still looking) but here is one from the PA Game Commission.

http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.a...58&q=163663

NJ Coyote info.....never stocked of introduced here either.

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/coyote_info.htm

I have no way of confirming it Calico but i know someone from Monmouth county who i trust who said the coyotes were released there to cull the deer herd. Only problem is they didn't release only one sex like they were supposed to and now deny doing it to cover themselves. It seems like a stretch to me that coyotes would suddenly be appearing in Monmouth cty otherwise.

You know the State never lies Byran ;-)

"Do you really believe if they did release big cats they would tell us??"
chrisb

Chris -- the State is definitely not releasing big cats to control the deer population, or for any other reason. What happens is, people buy them as pets, and release them illegally.

Rebecka, where do you even buy a Mountain Lion?? LOL I do love all animals, but I must say awful strange to have 2 Canadian Geese in my front yard with there heads missing, also whatever attacked my cat really did almost rip her leg off, and the funny thing is I didn't know it till I took her to the vet and they shaved her leg and the entire leg was bitten up and black and blue. So werid really, and if I saw a Mountain Lion in my yard I would run like hell. Screaming, brave aren't I? I don't know whats out there but i sure wish I did really.

If mountain lions are what it takes to get rid of those damned Canada Geese, I say go for it...

ianimal, LOL

chrish most likely a raccoon or fox beat up yout puddy cat. If it were a mountain lion do you really think there would be anything left ?

Joey Buttafucco
Oct 6, 09 7:16 pm

Joey, your right, would be nothing left..

Re: Big Cat Sightinghere is the mountain lion picture from blairstown...from what i heard this was taken from a deer stand camera way out in the woods... i have seen a mountain lion on cat swamp road... in allamuchy twp...and mountain lion foot prints have been recorded in long valley...foxes and coyotes are very common place compared to mountain lions...

See my earlier post. The picture is from a trail camera in TX. Not from around here

See link below:

http://www.buckmanager.com/2009/05/21/mou...this-whitetail/

Of course there are wildcats in NJ... hence Wildcat Ridge in Rockaway Township.

waybill, I live one road over from Catswamp Rd. out in the woods. There is 22 acres in front of me, and between Catswamp Rd. and my road, it is land locked with alot of acreage, I also have 6 acres of woods, and a pond on my property. The mountain is in back of my house. So i will keep a lookout, and let everyone know if I see or hear anything. Like that loud growling noise I heard one night that woke me out of my sleep.

waybill that picture is not from around here. read the rest of the messages above.

NJ Coyote info.....never stocked bull s#$t yes the state did stock Coyote's i hunted for 30yrs and never seen 1 and in a 1 weeks time i seen 8 back in the 90's

Gravatar for shotgun red shotgun red Message shotgun red
Oct 7, 09 7:41 am

Years ago someone found a dead bear on Alphano road and I remember my grandfather telling me that in all his years of hunting in the area, he had never seen a bear. I've heard rumors of the state releasing bears, mountain lions, and coyotes all for deer control. It wouldn't surprise me if they did. They are kind of dumb like that in Trenton.

the picture was debunked...but i have personally seen a mountain lion dragging a kill just like this picture......and i had two very large bobcats/mountain lions engage in a 45 minute fight on my property at 4:30 in the morning...during this summer...i have heard house cats fight...the screams from the large cat fight were blood curdling...you could hear them thrashing around in the brush...it was like a fight to the death...

coyotes can have a pretty awful 'scream'. Rabbit too.

Gravatar for deansangie deansangie Message deansangie
Oct 7, 09 3:16 pm

I would say the huge growling I heard was blood ccurdling, that pretty much wraps it up.

why are bobcats called bobcats? :)

i saw a t-rex walking through the parking lot of the high school

sorry that would be curdling

about the bobcat:
With a gray to brown coat, whiskered face, and black-tufted ears, the Bobcat resembles the other species of the mid-sized Lynx genus. It is smaller than the Canadian Lynx, with which it shares parts of its range, but is about twice as large as the domestic cat. It has distinctive black bars on its forelegs and a black-tipped, stubby tail, from which it derives its name.

Thanks yogel :)

Re: Big Cat SightingHere's the bobcat...cute kitty :)

I received an email about a mountain lion in Mansfield around Cherry Tree Bend. I called a friend that lives in that area. She said that her sister, who just moved to long valley, received the same email that the mountain lion in her area. They said it was a hoax, that it is coming from Canada. Don't know if it's true or not?????

mansfieldparent
Oct 8, 09 10:25 am

I am told that recently several children and adults spotted a mountain lion dragging a dead deer in the area of Peterson Field in Rockaway Twp. I also heard that one was spotted in the White Meadow Lake area a few weeks back. I however have not had the "pleasure" of seeing them myself.

I'm near the fleetwood section, and I've seen coyote in my yard, foxes crossing the street, and a black bear was spotted directly across the street from me over the summer.

All you people are crazy. All these "My neighbors..., A friend of a friends..., and I read online... stories are getting really old. Unless you have picture, that shows that the Mountain Lion is in Northwest New Jersey, stop posting these stories.

Gravatar for HHS Student HHS Student Message HHS Student
Oct 14, 09 10:39 pm

So true HHS Student. There is no way there are this many mtn lions around, if any.

HHS Student - nicely put.

Nice job HHS Student. Mountain lions out west eat things of all sizes, big and small. If they were here there would be evidence. Hawks and owls rip the heads off pheasants, geese just for the fun of killing. Something how hunters, hikers, biologists spend thousands of hours annually in the woods of Northwest NJ and never see any big cats. There are lots of bear, deer, coyotes, and foxes. Enjoy the wildlife and respect it from a safe distance. Watch out for the upcoming deer rut starting now through Thanksgiving. It seems to be starting early this year with this cold snap. I have been seeing lots of deer running across roads the past few days.

as mentioned previously...i have personally seen a mountain lion on catswamp road near the allamuchy twp border...mountain lion footprints were discovered and verified by
rutgers university in long valley several years back...as far as the large cat fight on my property...i have been an outdoorsman my whole life...never ever have i heard the type of commotion that went on during that fight...it was not rabbits...it was not coyotes...it was very large cats...{no not house cats}...thrashing around in the brush in a battle to the death...

Re: Big Cat SightingA friend of mine sent me a picture of a Bobcat that was struck by a car in Branchville NJ. Supposedly the trooper that responded took this photo. It weighed 58 pounds. Here's a picture.

M&K, that's such a sad picture... what a beautiful animal that was.

Poor kitty!

that photo looks old

M&K
Someone sent me the same picture last week. I was going to post it but I couldn't find anything to confirm it. He also said it was from Branchville.

Nice article in Tuesdays NJ Herald..... seems the state estimates put the Bobcat population in Sussex County around 90. The "Roadkill Bobcat" picture was from September 21, the cat was struck by a car around 2 pm near the intersection of Routes 94 and 206 in Hampton Twp (Just north of Newton) Cat only weighed in at 26 lbs. Photo was verified by the Augusta Barracks of the NJ State Police

I saw a bobcat tonite while sitting in my treestand deer hunting. It came by me around 4:45 pm bouncing from log to log. This is the third time I have seen a bobcat in the same area over the past three years. I made my report to the NJ Fish and Wildlife for their information. Definitely one the coolest animals I have ever encountered. I was in Hardwick Township near White Lake. I estimated it around 15 pounds.

You wabt to see Bobcat at night there are 2 or 3 bobcats that come down to the river on the park side of the river across from the House of the good shepherd they are beautiful animals the flood lights on the buildings light it up nice

Gravatar for CagedAnimal CagedAnimal Message CagedAnimal
Nov 5, 09 12:19 am

Look at the front page of this week's Warren Reporter. Really cool Bobcat picture!

My mom showed me that picture Bryan. Very cool

Gravatar for HHS Student HHS Student Message HHS Student
Nov 5, 09 3:09 pm

Here is a link to an article in the Daily Record

http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/200911...-Water-Gap-park

Police officers have spotted Mt Lions in the High Point area on several occations (including a female w/ a cub). This is pretty well documented. A friend of mine (Mt. Olive Police officer) has spotted a mountain lion on two separate occasions. Once while squirrel hunting in Netcong and once while hiking in the Allamuchy State Park. I myself saw one (near 100lbs) off Greenpond Road right before route 23.

My son is the super at High Point SP Frank. What documentation? What police officers? Plus 2 more sightings? Must be leftover drugs from the 60's! Bigfoots been seen over on Airport Road too LOL!

Re: Big Cat SightingA friend recently sent me some pics taken in Montague, NJ, off Clove Rd. after snowfall last week.
Here's just one of them.

Here kitty kitty.....LOL

I just received the same exact picture in e-mail as you did Lola, saying it was taken in Corning NY. Looks like it's a hoax. I believe that same picture was also posted on a Mountain Lion thread on city-data.com.

I really hope it was in Corning NY. I live about 4 miles away from Clove Road in Montague.

What pretty cats -

There Beautys love this pic just hope it dose not put the cats at risk

Gravatar for CagedAnimal CagedAnimal Message CagedAnimal
Feb 12, 10 2:27 pm

That would be a pic circulating saying it was in any State you're in... check Snopes before forwarding this kind of info! :-)

So Rebecka, the picture of the 3 of them is not from around here. I fell for it! I hate when that happens.

Anyone who is a big cat lover like myself may be interested in this site. It is really a reality sock to realize the tragedy that these magnificent animals face in life. It is 100% legit. I visited this past summer and am hoping to go back ASAP. The people there are truly amazing and these cats are treated so well after the hardship they have faced in life. www.bigcatrescue.org

OMG i would love to see them! so pretty

Gravatar for Shannon P. Shannon P. Message Shannon P.
Feb 12, 10 8:11 pm

Photos were taken in Colorado.

Lola - that picture, among others, was most likely taken in Colorado.
http://easterncougar.org/CougarNews/?p=1392

Now, if anyone does see any Mountain Lions, just sic some Chihuahuas on 'em. :o)

"3 Chihuahuas Corner Angry Mountain Lion In Garage":
http://cbs2.com/local/Chihuahu....2.1043615.html

Can anyone who has studied nature tell me if that picture wasn't doctored? Mountain lions travel solo, except for mating. True?

http://www.weirdnj.com/index.php?opti...7&Itemid=28
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http://idflux.typepad.com/idflux/2004/02...le_habitat.html

I thought Jungle Habitat tied in nicely due to the way it was shut down and how it was run in general. Closing on this place was well documented and I myself have seen a mtn.lion back in '94 on Alphano Rd. for several minutes on a stonerow facing the house; looked to be interested in my elderly neighbor mowing the lawn, it wasnt till I banged some pots that the thing took off. You dont have to believe me, not many do, but I have no doubt they're there. Be alert and conscious and youll be ok, I always carry a whistle on me when I hike in case of emergency or if the dog runs off..cheap, easy to carry, and effective.

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