Mountain Lion in NY

[burmjohn]

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/44564.html

[noodle one]

Fishers have been well documented, same with moose, etc. Sorry, but with ALL of the trailcams out there, someone would have come up with definitive proof by now. Every single time someone comes up with a pic, its proved to be fake or misidentification.

Yes in the north woods ,but not in the southern teir

[noodle one]

http://www.dec.ny.go...mals/44564.html

They use to say the same thing about coyotes, so much for New York State.

[WNYBuckHunter]

yup. been there done that. the pic i had sent to me last year was a fake. believe it was you that told me that. hurt my feelings lol. j/k

LOL, sorry

[WNYBuckHunter]

Yes in the north woods ,but not in the southern teir

Sure they have, DEC even says they are making a comeback in the southern tier

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/9357.html

[wooly]

Nuthin' like a good ole mountain lion thread to bring a smile to everyones face!

Always look forward to these,lol!

[PWGUNNY]

A fellow hunter I know claims mountain lion sightings in NY and the discovery of deer carcasses in trees. Said only a mountain lion would drag it's prey up a tree. I have seen no proof but I still think it could be a rare possibility.

[BizCT]

Probably humans putting deer carcasses in trees. Lions typically bury their kill and come back the next day. They don't typically stash them in trees.

[burmjohn]

I saw a fisher a 4 years ago in the SZ.

[BizCT]

I have seen Fishers in 3N and the catskills, both dead & alive.

[Hunting3m]

My uncle got a picture of a mountain lion in his backyard in pinebush NY. He put it to see if it was a fox who ate all but one of his chickens. Only one picture on a trail camera is the only thing hes heard about it

[burmjohn]

My uncle got a picture of a mountain lion in his backyard in pinebush NY. He put it to see if it was a fox who ate all but one of his chickens. Only one picture on a trail camera is the only thing hes heard about it

Where is this picture

[tughillhunter]

i know a guy that staed the deer carcass thing in trees. unfortunately he is in rehab now. carcasses in trees-doubt it. guy in rehab-very true.

[WNYBuckHunter]

The mountain lion left one chicken....to tell the tale.

[Paula]

Not a fisher or a lion of any kind but my tenant 9 yrs ago called to say there was a kangaroo on the backyard fence.

All i could say was take a picture and how much have you been drinking. Think she claimed to see something else a few yrs ago but i think then she was on meds lol

[WNYBuckHunter]

There actually was an escaped kangaroo in NY, I believe it was just this past summer. It was spotted and pics taken right from the Thruway.

[Paula]

wasn't it from like warsaw or past there?

[WNYBuckHunter]

I think it was near Waterloo if Im not mistaken.

[Pygmy]

Concerning the DEC denying that there were no coyotes in NY...

I have a hunting reg booklet from about 1950 or a few years prior..I'd have to dig it out to be sure..

It contains regs regarding hunting coyotes in NY..

Must be the DEC people who were quoted to say there are no coyotes in NY were quoted prior to 1950..

Then, of course there are those reports of black stealth helicopters lowering cargo nets full of wriggling coyotes to reduce deer populations, funded by insurance companies...

[ATbuckhunter]

One was killed in CT after walking through NY so i wouldn't doubt that they can and will go through again.

[Suilleabhain]

Friend had a dead one floating in his pond two years ago when the ice melted. This was in Schoharie Cty, it wasn't an adult. Called DEC, they blew it off that it was an escaped pet someone had. It was real, I saw the pics, whether it was wild or pet is debatable.

[landtracdeerhunter]

No way I would ever want one as a pet. They would get to much hair on the couch, LOL.

[SteveB]

Friend had a dead one floating in his pond two years ago when the ice melted. This was in Schoharie Cty, it wasn't an adult. Called DEC, they blew it off that it was an escaped pet someone had. It was real, I saw the pics, whether it was wild or pet is debatable.

Where are the pics?

[New York Hillbilly]

Fisher? I have one living on my hill and has been here for the past couple of years. I didn't now what he was when I saw him the first time. I looked him up on line and discovered he was a fisher. Looks like a great big mink. He seem to just float over the ground, logs, and in and out of blowdowns, keeping pretty busy. I saw him for the first time this season the others day and was glad he was still around. Interesting thing by the way is that on my way of the hill last week, I had to stop dead in my tracks when I heard a noise that sounded like the grunts of a wild boar. It was the same sound you hear on that "hogger show" and it freaked me out a little. I never saw what made the noise but then while reading these posts on this site I saw one where it said a fisher makes a grunting noise. Makes sense to me when I add up the pieces. Anyway, yup, at least one fisher running around. I can't help in the mountain lion or moose department though.

[bkln]

How many times do I have to tell you, we don't have mountain lions in NY but we have plenty of cougars...and they are everywhere, just walk into any bar on Friday night, telling ya, everywhere....LOL