Cougar sighting

[Grant]

cougar sightings...I thought we were talking about Linda Hogan

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I was wondering how many posts it would take to get this comment!

[mrklean]

Linda Hogan is just weird looking

[Riverratpete]

I have heard of one being caught on a trail cam in the middle of the day hitting a bear bait pile about 3 weeks ago just north and east of Brainerd..this is from very reliable sources that have seen the pictures and have experience trapping, etc and know the difference from a bobcat and a cougar..their guessing its a young male...I'll be watching the trees deer hunting this year..kinda makes it a challenge eh?

[lenny7]

There was a cougar caught on film in Savage along the Minnesota River in 2002

Strib Article

and a DNR Article

And the Bloomington police shot one with a .223 in 2002 as well

Strib Article

They do not think these were the same cougar.

[Odonata]

Cougar in the Floodwood area earlier this year caught with a trail camera, similar sightings in Cromwell and Carlton area. Have not seen one myself, but with the pictures, reputable source sitings, etc. I know they're around.

[ricqik]

I've seen a mamma cougar and her two babies that were 3/4 her size at St. Croix state forest 5yrs ago while on stand bowhunting. At first I thought "here comes some deers" until they were about 40yds and I got a clear view. I don't know what gets my heart pumping more, cougers or a trophy buck.

[spivak]

Boatfixer--there is a viable Lynx population in Minnesota. Went to a talk given by a UMD grad student who had captured and radio collared a number of Lynx. He was able to discover several dens the next spring with kittens or whatever you call a young Lynx. He had some pretty good photos and maps showing marked males really travelling. Right around Two Harbors was one of the dens. He thinks the Lynx's ability to survive and maintain populations in Minnesota is related to the number of snowshoe hares.

[NAPAFISH]

Shoot

Shovel

Shut up

That's what my relatives were told recently Staples-Wadena-New York Mills area

[tealitup]

Told by who?

Although I get nervous in the woods knowing there has been a couple sightings - dont know if I would do the three S's. We hear about a couple cougar-human encounters, but are those not in more populated areas?

[elkrivermn]

It is VERY rare for a cougar to attack a human. Deer have been known to kill humans, they have very sharp danderous hooves and I do not recall us hunting folk being scared of a deer in the bush ,so relax and enjoy the privelage of being able to see a cat in the outdoors. Folks I do not get out much who in the heck is Linda Hogan?

[maros91]

Folks I do not get out much who in the heck is Linda Hogan?

Hulk Hogan's ex-wife

[fishinmajishin]

It is VERY rare for a cougar to attack a human. Deer have been known to kill humans, they have very sharp danderous hooves and I do not recall us hunting folk being scared of a deer in the bush ,so relax and enjoy the privelage of being able to see a cat in the outdoors. Folks I do not get out much who in the heck is Linda Hogan?

Folks have been known to be attacked by deer...those who thought dousing themselves in hot-doe scent was a good idea.

Linda Hogan...coooooogah

Biff...nice avatar man she has nice teeth...howd ya do at Ripley?

[boatfixer]

Spivak, after further review, the call is reversed.

I was basing my statement on what I have heard for years from the DNR. Was it Chris Burdette? This is a quote from him:

"Hare populations boom and bust in about seven-year cycles. But in recent population booms, the lynx were missing. By the mid-1990s, lynx were considered gone from Minnesota. Until now. Three years ago, the cats were spotted again -- on the Sawbill Trail up the hill from the North Shore, near Isabella and near Ely."

I stand corrected. Thanks

[maros91]

[fishinmajishin]

For the first time there I did ok. Found some really good spots that people overlook, and would be great places just to sneak into without putting up a stand at 7 am. Saw one really nice 8 pt but out there about 75 yds. Ended up seeing 8-9 does/fawns, passed on a six. Shot a small doe at 4:15 Mon. Passed on one Sat, so this one had to get the shaft. Friends of mine were there in two parties of 3. They got nada.

[FISHINGURU]

i'd love to see a cougar in the woods...cats are cool for some reason i don't think i'd be scared at all.

have heard of a few reports of them being in the south eastern parts of the state also.

[Dave S]

There's been several around the Le Sueur/Belle Plaine area. I saw one just off HWY 169 between Belle Plaine and Jordan back in '98.

I don't think I'd be too concerned about it either as long as I wasn't in full camo hunting turkeys. If the cat can identify you as a human, it will more than likely run the other way.

[sparkydm]

About 10 years ago the folks living across the road from my folks(a few miles north of Elko) saw a cougar stalking a rabbit in their garden. they called the dnr and were told that there were no such animals in the state. Being from canada, they insisted they were right and told the person on the phone about the tracks. Someone came out to look, saw the tracks, and immediately got on the phone. They were told to keep it quiet as they didn't want to start a panic.

Also, I hunt deer with a friend in western wisc. They have been seeing a lynx recently. He and his kin aren't spreading it around in their area because they are afraid the dnr will close deer season in their area to protect the lynx. Apparently they(dnr) have done this before, according to him.

[Ryan Becklund]

One was spotted last weekend by a hunting partner of mine and his daughter. It was on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge near Grygla. It was about a mile east of the refuge headquarters. I know it seems far fetched but I believe them.

[glenn57]

id like to see the cougar in biffs avatar.

[Xplorer]

Odonata,

We most likely had this cougar spotted by my neighbor this summer crossing our road just south of Cloquet off the Moorhead Rd.

She watched it come out of my property and cross the road onto a pipeline right of way. She estimated the weight to be the same as my husky, about 65-70#'s, and a tail about the same length as the body.

I called the Cloquet DNR office and talked to the wildlife guy and he said that yes, it was most likely a young male that was traveling from the Dakota's to find his own "range". He said that they mostly move thru an area with too much human population.

I also remember a vet having to put down a horse outside Ely several years ago after a cougar attack. Here is the article.

http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=787

[bassman2012]

my dad saw one passing threw the edge of the field when he was bowhunting last year. haven't seen him/her since...

[BigGills]

Would you mind sharing the genral area? I hunt the Long Prairie area and am just curious. This is in response to the original post.

[Odonata]

Odonata,

We most likely had this cougar spotted by my neighbor this summer crossing our road just south of Cloquet off the Moorhead Rd.

I also remember a vet having to put down a horse outside Ely several years ago after a cougar attack. Here is the article.

http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=787

There was a family west of Cromwell that had a few animals taken last year too. I am glad the Cloquet office acknowledged the sighting. The source I talked to around Carlton was near Shields Road west of Chub Lake.

[wheres_the_fish]

I have land by hillman,mn and just had cougar video on my trail cam. Anyone else have cougar sitings in that area?

[mrklean]

I just talked to my buddy this weekend he was in Hinkley the other weekend and they have 2 cougar vids on their trail cams. Hes gonna send me it so when he does ill post it for yo guys.

[wheres_the_fish]

Here is a cougar from my trail cam.

[anamod]

This is out by Hillman that is where I hunt. Where abouts in the Hillman area?

[wheres_the_fish]

it is roughly 9 miles south of hillman. Right by a place called "Gutvolds Corner" (spelling?)

[fishinmajishin]

South of Hillman...hmm. I think we have a BINGO!

So Wheresthefish...how's the deer sightings this year? My friend who saw the cat(which could very well be the same one)has not seen near the deer as in the past. Very few to be exact.