With the price off its head, the lion gained new stature, and in July 1965 . I had seen only one in my life and it was not in Vermont, where the mountain lion was officially extinct, the last one having been killed in 1881. She lives near the end of a gravel road in a modest, low-slung house tucked into the flanks of the Green Mountains. Vermont-based naturalist SueMorse has spent decades studying, tracking, andphotographing cougars outwest. It is healthy to have respect and caution, but fear shouldnt drive ecological decision making. Raised them carefully to my eyes. Low 24F. Females ranges are much smaller so it will take reintroduction or a few savvy wildlife biologist in the dead of night. The truth is, I was by this point dubious. Besides, Ottmann had revealed that hed been charged by a bear in this same piece of woods, and I felt conflicted about diverting my gaze from the underbrush. An expert said it was probably a basking shark. I lived in great Barrington mass and I took photos of tracks in a field in April of 2009 (and of course lost them). So I asked him about the catamount and if the animal in Connecticut was some sort of advance scout for a coming wave of resident lions. A few years later, though, the scat was retested with DNA analysis and found to be canid, rather than feline, in origin. So Blodgett brought what he had learned in Wyoming and Arizona back to Vermont with him and began following up on catamount sightings. Lizzie Post Would Like Your Attention. I have heard several accounts from sober, sane, intelligent people who have seen them (especially a latre, good friend who was a very competent spokesman and hunter.). And there have been fatal attacks. The key to Morses assertion can be found in the term breeding population. Although the fact that cougars have traveled through New England is irrefutable (a DNA-confirmed roadkill is hard to deny), Morse believes its unlikely that they have settled here and created a self-sustaining population. Betty was quiet, and I wondered if even he, a man who does not doubt the presence of these cats in our midst and who himself claims multiple sightings, thought Ottmann was exaggerating. But no. By mid-19th century, forests made up only about 30 percent of New England (its notable that today that number stands at approximately 80 percent, nearer to what it was when cougars thrived here). He set down his cigarette and looked me in the eye. They are most definitely here. Experts need to see the body to dismiss their prejudices. 3 talking about this. 9 Grace Christian (9-11). By the late 20th century, the range of the catamount was confined to several western states and a small remnant population along the Gulf Coast that was eventually squeezed down into the Everglades/Big Cypress area of Florida and reduced to a couple of dozen animals of poor genetic quality due to inbreeding. Saw one on old mountain rd Peterborough N.H. a few years ago on my property followed it and ran to get my camera have a photo but in distance by time got it was amazing animal t Metcalf. Still, there are those of us who know what weve seen. Yes, of course they are here, transients. But they would certainly pay attention if they did see one. Because he lives among them, Harrigan understands that no one knows the woods better. She said it jumped up on the neighbors stone wall which was pretty high and walked across it. We need cougars and we need wolves back in the Northeast, because a landscape of fear is a well-balanced landscape.. 2,110 likes. Within six weeks, he continued, I was getting off the plane in Jackson Hole for a national mountain lion conference. Please. I was just amazed as I watched this scene in my own back yard. In this case, there was the carcass of a deer, recently killed in the area where a couple had reported seeing what looked like a mountain lion on land they owned. The light was failing and I was on my way out of the woods. Morse founded Keeping Track in the belief that getting citizens interested and engaged in wildlife will have the knock-on effect of getting them interested and engaged in how land-use decisions affect wild populationsand might provide the impetus for conservation efforts. This, said Vermont Fish and Wildlife fur-bearer project leader Chris Bernier, is why he takes reports of mountain lion sightings seriously. We also had bobcats that we saw quite often but I am positive that these were mountain lions! I went back and told the tale to anyone who would listen. I met with Morse at her home in Jericho. In fact, jaguars used to be native to south Texas, as well! Its not my call. I saw on three occasions in about the same location a beautiful mtn lion with the long bushytail that curves at the end. I saw one about 10 years ago, on our road. The restrictions/regulations surrounding management of an endangered species is incredibly cumbersome, and would be difficult to manage. Obviously, this is the reason why the experts are loathe to admit that the species is here. Inslerman said the DEC received about a half-dozen calls reporting sightings of mountain lions last year; two calls this week. We really must establish first that these beautiful animals SHOULD be in every state that was once THEIR habitat. Geoffrey Norman is a Dorset author and a frequent contributor to Stratton Magazine. But other hard evidence of the big cats presence is elusive. Coyotes, for instance, found their way into Vermont with no help. And, then, some species didnt need any help from humans but managed to extend their range into now-recovered and suitable habitats. He worked, in Wyoming and Arizona, with other professionals, some with government agencies, like the one he works for, and others who were hunters and trappers, often employed by ranchers who had lost stock to mountain lions. I heard from Neighbors that they have been sighting from the mass pike which runs along this area but also very close to Quabbin! The guide told him earlier in the summer he and a couple clients had watched a moutain lion come down to the bank of the Deerfield River just upstream and take a small deer, fawn, drag it into the woods and it kill it, they could hear the screams of the deer as the cougar finished the job. My daughter said to me thats the biggest cat Ive ever seen. Spatz and Sue dont want to go where were going.. It is what wildlife biologists call an apex carnivore, which means it can overpower pretty much any other creature in its environmentwith the exception of an armed human. There were caribou antlers mounted above the front doors, and the interior walls were covered in row upon row of books; a long table was piled high with still more books in seemingly random arrangements. Yes I have seen several pictures on game cameras from people in Massachusetts in Central and western Mass that do have mountain lions on their game camera so please dont be ignorant. By now, I knew the answer to that one. We lived off of Mountain Rd in Granby, Ct for 8 years and I can say that without a doubt I am 100% sure that there are mountain lions living there. I thought about why this might be and the best I could come up with for an answer is that we feel a kind of nostalgia for the wild. Especially by one that he remembers involving a kill site.. Theres probably 100 in Connecticut, Ottmann interrupted, rolling a cigarette as he spoke. Put bluntly, Morse does not believe that New England is home to cougars. Beautiful animal. There were caribou antlers mounted above the front doors, and the interior walls were covered in row upon row of books; a long table was piled high with still more books in seemingly random arrangements. And, now, here I was. It was his great coolness and daring (either that, or fear) that enabled Crowell to shoot the animal at a distance of one rod only (roughly 16 feet), first hitting it in the leg with his shotgun, then dispatching it with a bullet to the head from a borrowed rifle. Among the mountain lions typical behaviors is the way it will revisit, for several days, the carcass of an animal it has killed, moving it and cacheing it until there is nothing left to eat or the flesh has turned. Using DNA and physical evidence, state environmental officials said they determined that the animal likely trekked more than 1,500 miles from South Dakota, a journey that was captured by trail camera (above). First about the animal, itself, and then about the lore and the possibility that the catamount was not, in fact, extinct in Vermont. Were arrogant if we think were the only species that makes decisions based on fear, he told me when I called him at his home in Oregon. Local game officials are saying that this is another one of those sightings where people claim to have seen a mountain lion. There was no denying that the carcass, which was examined by experts, was that of a mountain lion. my father was recently trout fishing in central Mass. That animal in Connecticut makes for a pretty fantastic story but it takes more than one dispersing male. But right now youre dealing with top-notch guys. Adult males can be around 8 feet in length and weigh between 130 and 150 pounds, while adult females can be 7 feet long and weigh between 65 and 90 pounds. Interesting how tree stumps or boulders assume the shape of an animal in this kind of light. The tavern was quiet except for some hard-rock music playing on the radio, the murmur of a handful of men at the bar, and us. Body coloration can range from tan to gray and cubs are usually covered with blackish brown spots. Honestly, leaving this out of your article would seem to perpetuate the notion that there is a conspiracy to keep us all in ignorance. It had traveled, certainly, though Minnesota and Wisconsin and, who knows, perhaps even Vermont and might, then, have accounted for some of those sightings. Anyway I got to see that set of eyes way closer than I ever wanted, by the time my hand got on my pistol she was gone. And thats a surprisingly complex question, because it hinges on numerous factors: policy and politics, culture and conditioning, habitat and, frankly, hubris. This is always been a debate however as someone who is an avid Outdoorsman I can say with certainty I know of at least 12 people that have personal accounts of seeing mountain lion in Central and Western Massachusetts. There was, in California last year, a case of a mountain lion seriously injuring a six-year old who was walking a trail in Silicon Valley country. Adult males may be more than 8 feet long (from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail), and can weigh between 130 and 150 pounds. In the states where there are robust mountain lion populations, they are a threat to livestock, pets and, occasionally, humans. And it was this curiosity that led me to the Old Well Tavern in Simsbury, Connecticut, at a time of day (11:30 a.m.) that does not normally find me ensconced in the dim confines of a drinking establishment. It is also known as cougar, panther, mountain lion, and puma, though catamount is the preferred regional vernacular. Because while male cougars eventually strike out on their own and occasionally wander far from home, females are, as Morse puts it, hardwired to remain close to their mothers home range. Its distinctive featurethe one that sets it apart from other North American wild catsis its tail, which is thick and often as long as its body. Its closest living relative is the cheetah. At least once a year thered be a story from somewhere, but I only ran the absolute best, he told me. Public opinion surveys show many more would support reintroduction, than oppose. He is a consummate storyteller, and he wears on his sleeve his affection for the region and the hard-working, commonsense people who inhabit it. I kept trying to make it be something else because I was shocked that I was, indeed, watching a mountain lion pass in front of me. For several years, Blodgett, a wildlife biologist with the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife, conducted those follow up investigations. It fled when I resumed my walk down the logging road and on to my truck. A mountain lion was responsible for that too. Its not a bear, not a dog, not a deer, not a bobcat. I will never forget what I saw! There was one young kid, in his 20s, who had been doing it since he was in high school and he walked and thought like a cat. There was one photographed on a porch in Greenwich, CT, looking in the patio window that made national news a decade ago. The tails gotta be there. Interesting article, but it is really incomplete without a discussion of the legal implications of having a confirmed endangered species such as the Eastern Cougar in New England. It may not surprise you to learn that I was quite intrigued by this third group. Im gonna get hammered for it, he sighed. Phone: +1 802 448 8250. Also known as cougars, panthers or pumas, mountain lions range in color from tan to grey, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. Running into a mountain lion can be a scary experience. Before I departed the Old Well Tavern, Bo Ottmann offered to lead me on a walk into an adjacent stretch of woods, where, he assured me, cougars might be found. Recall a few years back, a guy in a kayak off Horseneck Beach in Westport, MA, was tracked by a large fin. But a deer is not a predator, like a bear can be, and certainly not a pure predator like a mountain lion, which is a majestic animal precisely because it is also a dangerous one. No An official form of the United States government. Photo courtesy of Dave O'Donnell. A wildlife camera snapped the image in late 2019 and the refuge shared it on Facebook this month, challenging followers to find the hidden mountain lion. Where I live bears, wolves cougars etc roamed freely and now sadly if one of those apex predators is spotted our DNR will usually destroy it. We told him what we saw, and he confirmed other sightings on the property. About six years ago, my mother and step-father were traveling some back roads down to New Boston, NH to visit my sister where she lived in an extended care facility. The regions top predator, the coyote, is classified by biologists as a mesopredator (a type that in New England includes skunks and raccoons), which feeds primarily on smaller animals. He didn't want to dispute what people are saying they saw, he simply says they need proof to substantiate it. There is no shortage of deer for all apex predators whether they are canine, feline, or human. The captive narrative also helped explain why there had been so many sightings reported, including some in Greenwich, among the richest and most domesticated suburbs in America. In 1994, scat collected after a sighting in Craftsbury, Vermont, was found to contain cougar hair (the animals are prone to ingesting their hair while grooming), and the commissioner of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department circulated a memo with the following line: Harrigans interest in cougars was sparked in the late 70s, after he took ownership of, Perhaps, then, the ultimate question isnt whether cougars are among us, but rather how we can encourage them to settle here, After 20 minutes or so, we turned and stumbled our way back to the parking lot. How did I know? Several years ago, I was bicycling with a buddy up Quabbin Reservoirs Administration Rd. My mother always said she saw one across the street from our house one night in the late 50s early 60s. Defenders of Wildlife developed funding to support wolf predation on cattle which I believe worked. I saw one yesterday in Windsor Cty Vermont. Earlier in the year, Id attended one of these presentations, and even in the tiny village of Woodbury, Vermont, on a stiflingly hot summer evening, nearly 100 people showed up to hear her speak and see her photographs (Morse is a magnificent wildlife photographer). Its mounted carcass is on display in Montpelier where Id seen it when I was the adult supervision for my daughters sixth-grade class trip to the capital. Fish and Wildlife Service unofficially declared the Eastern cougar extinct. In 2011, the U.S. Id splurged on them. After 20 minutes or so, we turned and stumbled our way back to the parking lot. Early spring 2019 I caught a glimpse of one entering over grown brush on the side of the road very very early in the morning. I noticed that there were many great websites, blogs, and discussion boards devoted to mountain lion sightings in other states of New England, but not one just for Vermont. In March of 1965, the Colorado legislature repealed the old mountain lion bounty of $50, which was first enacted in 1924. Our hunter friend was hunting in central NH when they came upon an adult deer carcass way up in a tree. Still, there is no saying that it will not happen. Long Trail Mountain Lion roster: Myra Aldanondo, Olivia Cole-Bugay, Liz Daara, Rose Johnson, Aubrey Lanning, Molly Luikart, Camilla Marcy, Meara Morgan, Harlow Quail, . I started this blog for people to discuss mountain lion sightings and reports in the Green Mountain State of Vermont. Concerned for people / pets and a school just down the street, stopped to report the sighting where dispatch told me that if I did not have proof they would not respond. Ive never forgotten that and told it to many folks over the years, most of whom, I must say, thought I was hallucinating I guess but, it/he/she was a fact in Longmeadow, MA that summer long ago. Around 1830, the . In the second camp, there are those issuing the denials, pointing to the lack of photographic evidence, or the absence of tracks, or the simple truth that many people dont seem to know the difference between a cougar and a bobcat and a lynx and even, in some cases, a golden retriever. We got a picture of our culprit, he says, that very first night.. It was fast as hell but there was no mistaking its not only long,but THICK tail as it disappeared into the woods. New in PJ Media: The world having gone absolutely insane, the Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) girls' basketball team is likely to get a lot of heat for this, but in a sane world, they would be the heroes of the story. It was huge! But, yes, thats exactly what it was. One summer I saw what I assumed was the same cougar several different times in my neighborhood which was near a long strip of woods along I 91 and used to be a large open field across the road from our home. Perhaps, then, the ultimate question isnt whether cougars are among us, but rather how we can encourage them to settle here. Catamounts are large wild cats that are also called panthers, cougars or mountain lions. And yet there I was, on a Saturday in early November, crammed into a booth with Bo Ottmann, 48, and Bill Betty, 72, of Cougars of the Valley, the organization that Ottmann founded in 2007 to gather evidence of and alert the public to the big cats living among us. The Vermont woods would be a lot more interesting with mountain lions in them. The name " Camel's Rump " was assigned on a historical map made by Ira Allen in 1798. So if coyotes could return and establish robust populations, why not a few catamounts? He coined the term landscape of fear to describe the relationship between predator and prey in the wild. Out & About | Best New England Holiday Events for 2019. The cat is dead. Its OK, he told me. Several years ago, I saw what was definitely a cougar walking along a street. I dont ever say to people, Thats not what you saw. I say, I hope you saw one, Spatz told me when I called him at his home in upstate New York. These sightings usually took place at night or in fading light, like that of my bobcat encounter. Some with cameras. The scientific name for the catamount is Puma concolor. Provided by Touchpoints When I shared their story with the staff at the center where my sister lived, I expected surprise and interested. Regarding a breeding population that is the unknown. There are no breeding cougars in New England and we do not need any. When that last catamount was killed by a deer hunter, the state was paying a $20 bounty for pelts or carcasses. Bearded, bowler hat, expression impenetrable behind facial hair and the stoicism of an earlier era. Cougars, Lynx, Bobcats, Wolves, Bears etc were and are a Unlike male cougars, the femaleslike this Montana cat with her cubdont tend to strike out for new territory, which makes it unlikely that a breeding population would establish itself far from the cougars current habitatsbut not impossible. Ottmann grew up and still lives just minutes from the tavern; his familiarity with the establishment was obvious (after we met in the parking lot, he led me into the building through the kitchen, greeting each of the staff by name). I started to get nervous so I was scanning the area low and high in the trees. Thats a reasonable assertion. He says that if mountain lions do . The debate rages in Maine, where the last confirmed cougar kill occurred in 1938, and in New Hampshire, where the last confirmed kill was in 1885. There was a tin of American Spirit tobacco on the table (Ottmanns), a laptop (Bettys), a notebook (mine), and a tumbler of Bacardi and Coke (Ottmanns again). Tom Stearns, a Vermont Game Warden says they get reports all the time. My assumption is it was the same animal. If seen bobcats and moose and coyotes and coy dogs ! So you can imagine there. It seems humans just cant resist destroying these animals and either dont realize or dont care what damage we have done to our natural environment over the centuries. You wouldnt shake hands with a man like that, she said, and though she was smiling I could tell she was serious. It kills to eat but does not necessarily practice any sort of conservation ethic. Mountain Lions - Rocky Mountain National Park (U.S. National Park Service) NPS.gov Park Home Learn About the Park Nature Animals Mammals Mountain Lion Mountain Lion Last updated: May 4, 2018 Was this page helpful? Escapes by these animals were not impossible. The big cat on the ground before him, motionless, yet somehow still embodying that particular feline litheness, as if, with the flick of its tail, it might bound to its feet and disappear into the woods. I had a clear look, through the glasses at a bobcat. They were also seen at other times by members of my family and other people in the neighborhood. When I came out, the cat appeared in front of me coming up a rise (incredibly close to some ski condos). Id need proof if I wanted people to believe me. As land was cleared for farming and the cats prey species declined in number, it went after livestock. near Greenfield with an experienced guide that hed worked with several times. Morse, 70, comports herself in a friendly and no-nonsense manner. She said it was long and thick. Could be a deer, but it didnt seem to be tall enough. 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