Mountain lion spotted in dc

[Shawnmoore81 623]

 

They claim there aren't any in nj. My game warden buddy says differently. A whole crap load of people in my home town have seen one. Now one in dc?

 

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/10/03/moutain-lion-spotted-in-southeast-d-c/

 

 

 

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[StephanieSeven 70]

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/crime-law/man-caught-urinating-outside-burrito-restaurant/nbDLj/

[Smoke Eater 0]

Lets see how long it takes before this turns into a shit show...

[BlueLineFish 615]

Just in case anybody cares..i saw a cat today. It resembled a mountain lion but it wasnt one

[W2MC 1,699]

My wife is complaining about skunks in the barn...

[ogfarmer 138]

I spotted this guy this morning

 

[W2MC 1,699]

The elusive jackelope.....

[fishnut 2,358]

They claim there aren't any in nj. My game warden buddy says differently. A whole crap load of people in my home town have seen one. Now one in dc?

 

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/10/03/moutain-lion-spotted-in-southeast-d-c/

 

 

 

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Your "game warden" buddy is wrong.  A longtime family friend, Martin J. McHugh the DIRECTOR of the NJ DEP tells me that the wild population of north eastern mountain lion sub species are extinct! If you think you know better than the experts show the proof and I will gladly admit that I am wrong. all the ones that have been found dead in NJ have been escaped pets from PA

[Shawnmoore81 623]

I've never see one. But they were chasing after one in my home town for a few weeks. It's a shame I don't think the cars had dash cams then because one of the sightings was by a cop on patrol.

 

 

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[Shawnmoore81 623]

Found an article

 

http://articles.philly.com/2006-06-01/news/25403210_1_big-cat-cougar-attacks-wild-animal

 

 

 

 

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[Steve_G 51]

http://search.nj.com/mountain+lion/

[Pizza Bob 1,488]

I think that you misunderstood. The report said "Cougar", but it came from a source outside a bar in DC frequented by middle-aged women and young men.

[ogfarmer 138]

I think that you misunderstood. The report said "Cougar", but it came from a source outside a bar in DC frequented my middle-aged women and young men.

good one Bob!

[blksheep 466]

I think that you misunderstood. The report said "Cougar", but it came from a source outside a bar in DC frequented my middle-aged women and young men.

That's funny.

[fishnut 2,358]

Found an article

 

http://articles.philly.com/2006-06-01/news/25403210_1_big-cat-cougar-attacks-wild-animal

 

 

 

 

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Right next to the Delaware. If it was a mountain lion I would bet anything the cat was an escaped pet from PA. There are very little or no permits required to own exotic animals in PA. I even know of a breeder in Bloomsburg that will sell cougar cubs and more to NJ residents. It is up to the buyer to know the laws in their home state.

[bennj 215]

Thanks Bob,

After a long day, I needed that! 

[Shawnmoore81 623]

My mom claimed she saw one in Logan township. But she's half blind so it was probably a deer or a rock. But that town connects to gibbstown by woods. Where my house is now there was a sighting. I get critters in my yard but no mountain lions. We have started to get bear in the area. The DOD is a massive piece of wilderness surrounded by woods and farms. People have claimed to see all kinds of crap back there. At one point the army had to go hunt down wild dogs.

[blksheep 466]

Listen I believe it.  I have seen a black bear on my farm, have pictures to prove.  On Ft. Dix I have heard what seems like 20 dogs/coyotes howling at the moon.  Critters are out there. 

[Danno 127]

Your "game warden" buddy is wrong.  A longtime family friend, Martin J. McHugh the DIRECTOR of the NJ DEP tells me that the wild population of north eastern mountain lion sub species are extinct! If you think you know better than the experts show the proof and I will gladly admit that I am wrong. all the ones that have been found dead in NJ have been escaped pets from PA

The State of NJ (or any other in the NorthEast) will not admit to any moutain lions If they do thet will need to set up conservation programs, population surveys, educational programs, public awareness programs, and any other nuber of budget draining nonsense. As always it comes down to money.

[fishnut 2,358]

The State of NJ (or any other in the NorthEast) will not admit to any moutain lions If they do thet will need to set up conservation programs, population surveys, educational programs, public awareness programs, and any other nuber of budget draining nonsense. As always it comes down to money.

Any endangered species or sub species would be protected federally not at the state level.  

[Parker 213]

Any endangered species or sub species would be protected federally not at the state level.  

 

Correct, and it  was the U.S. Fish & Wildlife who declared the Eastern Cougar extinct not long ago. As for "awareness" programs set up by the State, those have only come into vogue since the anti-hunters have evolved where studies of carrying capacity and game numbers are what's needed to justify hunts today. They have to use science now. (I don't recall any awareness programs for black bear prior to when they cancelled black bear hunting in the late 60's here in NJ.) Those awareness programs have also evolved as man has encroached into wildlife's backyard.

 

Let's not forget where the cougar that ended up getting hit by a car in CT came from. That cat traveled all the way from South Dakota, and was spotted in multiple states on game cameras,eyewitness sightings, and confirmed by DNA analysis for two years across multiple states before becoming roadkill in CT. They tracked that lone cat from scat samples that allowed DNA tracing back to a family in SD. 

 

There are hundreds of hunters in NJ each year who hang trail cameras to pattern wildlife movements. Despite all the talk of eyewitness "sightings," none have ever been recorded on a trail camera and submitted to the State which would also trigger forensic research to search for and analyze scat droppings. None to my knowledge have ever materialized.

 

 

Some old reading.

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/35579-mountain-lion-sighted-in-bergen-county/

[fishnut 2,358]

^+100

[Shawnmoore81 623]

Yeah the trail can thing is what throws me off. I'd think that would catch one before a person saw one.

 

I did see a dead one in pa before. It was road kill and we are talking 10 years ago maybe longer. It could have been a pet but I don't know.

[mipafox 438]

If I didn't want to get probed I would promptly stop talking about cougar nonsense. What purpose does that kind of talk serve.

[W2MC 1,699]

Probably Great Adventure escapees......

[Shawnmoore81 623]

If coyotes territory expanded and so did bears. Why not mountain lion. I personally never saw one but it's not like someone is claiming they saw a dinosaur. These animals live in this country in similar habitat. It's very possible.