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Post by jajwrigh on Feb 26, 2012 18:18:14 GMT -5
My son and I were walking down a trail this afternoon and I came across what I believe is a fresh cougar track. It looks very similar to a house cat except it was 4" tall by about 3 1/2" wide!! It was extremely clear and I snapped a picture. I don't have anything else to reference the size in the picture though, so I didn't post it. I realized that I had no knife, no gun, and no cell phone service so it was time to head home. No more unarmed trips in any woods for me!  |
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Post by Decatur on Feb 26, 2012 22:26:10 GMT -5
Crazy!
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Post by tenring on Feb 27, 2012 6:00:33 GMT -5
What part of the county? Listened to a fellow Saturday night tell of visiting his mother and she said that darned couger had been in her back yard again. Let the dog out and all the barking had spooked it, took refuge in a large tree. Greene county kitty, must be coming out of Crane to do a little hunting.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Feb 27, 2012 7:06:45 GMT -5
Yup! Had a couple of encounters over the years in the North end of the Morgan-Monroe Forest.
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Post by irishhunter on Feb 27, 2012 10:40:41 GMT -5
Jay, I read on another Indy forum that a,cougar was caught in a trap by Monroe, they claimed it was tagged
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Post by tenring on Feb 27, 2012 10:45:56 GMT -5
Yup! Had a couple of encounters over the years in the North end of the Morgan-Monroe Forest. With the big Kitty's? |
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Post by jajwrigh on Feb 27, 2012 11:27:48 GMT -5
What part of the county? Listened to a fellow Saturday night tell of visiting his mother and she said that darned couger had been in her back yard again. Let the dog out and all the barking had spooked it, took refuge in a large tree. Greene county kitty, must be coming out of Crane to do a little hunting. West of town about 7 miles... |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Feb 27, 2012 11:51:44 GMT -5
Yup! Had a couple of encounters over the years in the North end of the Morgan-Monroe Forest. With the big Kitty's? Yup! The 4-legged rascals. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by paul3 on Feb 27, 2012 12:26:20 GMT -5
I found tracks last year 2 miles west of Wilber.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2012 13:56:31 GMT -5
It is possible.
The Cougar Numbers are growing out west, and their expanding east.
Missouri has confirmed over 20 MT Lions in the past 10 years.
Indiana also has confirmed 1 or 2 in recent years.
Post the Pictures of the Tracks, and email them to a local Biologist.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2012 13:57:33 GMT -5
What part of the county? Listened to a fellow Saturday night tell of visiting his mother and she said that darned couger had been in her back yard again. Let the dog out and all the barking had spooked it, took refuge in a large tree. Greene county kitty, must be coming out of Crane to do a little hunting. As you probably know the IDNR got a Trail Cam picture of a Cougar a few years ago in Greene County, IN Perhaps this is the same one, or who knows it could be a different one. |
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Post by tenring on Feb 27, 2012 15:38:26 GMT -5
Hmmm, south of town, west of town. This should prove interesting in the coming years. I just hope some of our local bozo's have read up on the current legislation in place. Naw! They will just interpret the rules as they see them. Kind of like the eagle that bought the farm.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2012 17:17:23 GMT -5
Don't know about Indiana, but they are legal to shoot in Ky. Nobody has nor has there been any confirmed....wild ones that is.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Feb 28, 2012 6:49:56 GMT -5
Don't know about Indiana, but they are legal to shoot in Ky. Nobody has nor has there been any confirmed....wild ones that is. They are illegal to shoot in Indiana. I think it's kind of crappy but it is what it is. I'd rather stay on top of the food chain. JMHO |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2012 8:04:03 GMT -5
Are they native to Indiana? They are not to Ky., hence why you can kill them if you see one. any exotics are fair game year round there.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Feb 28, 2012 9:00:34 GMT -5
Are they native to Indiana? They are not to Ky., hence why you can kill them if you see one. any exotics are fair game year round there. I believe they are native to Indiana. |
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Post by poppshunts on Feb 28, 2012 11:49:02 GMT -5
There are many camps in that area , i sure hope the DNR in that area notifies those camps before the kids start going to camp , at the least to educate them so they can be aware, i will sure be letting the camp my daughter attends know.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2012 12:05:50 GMT -5
Cougars are Native to Kentucky, and Indiana.
There numbers were wiped out over 100 years ago.
They may make a comeback soon though, imo
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Post by shooter1 on Feb 28, 2012 13:01:49 GMT -5
Id rather have the dang cougers than tbr...
Sure would help with the so called herd reduction program
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 28, 2012 14:06:32 GMT -5
Id rather have the dang cougers than tbr... Sure would help with the so called herd reduction program Ya think the cats would abide by the OBR? You think they would just eat does? |
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