“There’s no evidence of breeding pairs,” he said. half of Maine’s game wardens and biologists are just plain stupid. The Kennebec Journal is reporting the following: Augusta man sure he saw cougar in Dresden By Craig Crosby Staff Writer. The last records of the Eastern Mountain Lion's existence were in Maine in 1938, but hundreds of sightings are reported daily. It happened in a flash, but Ken Petersen knows what he saw. There have been a recent rash of mountain lion sightings in Maine. According to Perry, western mountain lions have established breeding populations in South Dakota, Nebraska, and North Dakota in the last 25 years. Mark Elbroch doesn’t think so. In examining the two photos and comparing them to both my original and enlarged game camera picture you can begin to see why many hunters swear they have sighted Mountain Lions in the Maine woods. The Fire Warden would invite anyone who wanted to go up, into the tower. And verified mountain lion photos and road kill carcasses are slowly but surely appearing in various states, including Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. A female mountain lion at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray walks around her new home, a state-of-the-art exhibit at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray on May 4, 2012, the exhibit's opening day. 545 likes. they have never seen one so they don’t even know what … His name was Hubey Graham and he had pictures of a mountain lion he took on Blue Hill Mt. That animal had come from South Dakota, traveling more than 1,500 miles to get to New England. Post your sightings and NH photos here! Suspected mountain lion filmed near Maine border. So I wouldn't be surprised if they are around. In 2011, a dead western mountain lion was found in Connecticut after it got hit by a car. In the United States, too, they’re very common and encounters between humans and mountain lions become increasingly frequent as more and more people enjoy the state and national parks in America. Maine Bobcat, Mountain Lion or some strange yet to be identified hybrid? In this post, I’ll talk about mountain lion safety and what to do when you see a mountain lion while hiking. All the latest news and updates of New England Mountain Lion Sighting Bulletin Board's Message Board. Officially, there are no mountain lions in New England, although there is a good possibility the big cats could be here, Tate said. he shot it with a shotgun an estimated the lion weighed between 100 and 120lbs. There was a mountain lion shot just this past winter in East Madrid Maine near mt Abraham. Is the big cat back? ... Presidential candidates may come and go from Maine, but there is one debate that is likely to persist here long after the election is over and the campaign signs are uprooted and hauled away: Are there mountain lions in Maine? Ted when we first moved to Maine we used to climb Blue Hill Mt. Mountain lions can bound up to 40 feet while running, leap 15 feet up a tree, climb over a 12-foot fence, travel many miles at 10 mph, and reach speeds of 50 mph in a sprint. Even after reported sightings, wildlife officials declare cougar extinct in Maine. But are there mountain lions living in New Hampshire? Post a New Message ... Mountain Lion Research in Quebec and Maine-By SIMON A. August 19, 2019 at 01:34:01 PM. The two photos below depict a Bobcat and a Mountain Lion. Mountain Lions in NH. We'll push great photos to the front page. the guy was rabbit hunting with his beagles when he saw them running towards him with the lion chasing his dogs. Back then there was a Forrest Service fire tower on the mountain. Federal government rules eastern puma -- also known as catamount, cougar, mountain lion -- extinct Re(1): ... 3 mountain lions sighted in VT off of 89 southbound … Maine Ice Fishers Spot Big Cat Biologists Say Could Be A Mountain Lion Courtesy of Yule Hanson State and federal scientists are reviewing the videos, as well as still pictures of … He says when you’ve got a mountain lion in town, it’s kinda obvious.