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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR
I definately saw a mountain lion last spring while heading to my ski house.As soon as I exited 93/Parkway at Cannon Mt,the cat scooted right in front of my car.It was dusk so the markings were not clear but there was no mistake on the size of this cat.I talked with John Harrigan who writes for the Union Leader about wildlife.He was not suprized at all.I didn't know there had ever been sightings of big cats in NH.
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I've been very interested in the topic of Mtn. Lions in NH & ME for years -- since hearing of a sighting in the Ossipees many years ago. I've done a bit of spelunking on the Interwebz in recent years and found a rash of sightings.
Here are a
couple of
sites with some accounts.
The one things that's still missing: a dead cat. If they are crossing so many roads, and being seen by folks, eventually one will get hit by a car or shot by a hunter. Then again, how many get hit in Western states with verified populations and many more cars & drivers?
There was bona fide Puma scat found in the Ossipees a few years ago, although they say it could have been from an animal that was released into the wild. But what are the odds of this?