New Jersey, 11 year old girl spots cougar in tree
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New Jersey, 11 year old girl spots cougar in tree
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Please play the video. read what I say about the officer that also seen the cougar. But.......there are no cougars in the EAST[:-]
Please play the video. read what I say about the officer that also seen the cougar. But.......there are no cougars in the EAST[:-]
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: New Jersey, 11 year old girl spots cougar in tree
Hmmm. Interesting. However if there is a cougar loose in Gloucester Twp NJ I think it would be pretty obvious that it is an escaped pet? Does anyone actually think there is a wild population of cougars in suburban NJ??? I say this because I don't think most people have any trouble believing the occasional cat turns up in the east, but most realize these are usually escaped pets, not indicative of a wild population.
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RE: New Jersey, 11 year old girl spots cougar in tree
It will be interesting how it is played down or blamed on a captured/pet/domestic gotten loose story.....interesting to say the least and it comes back to what I've always said.....why not?
See, even as I typed and posted a skeptic, which we all can be, beat me to the first reply.
See, even as I typed and posted a skeptic, which we all can be, beat me to the first reply.
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RE: New Jersey, 11 year old girl spots cougar in tree
No, Bio in that respect I have to say no...I have not. I watched the link and it looked wooded but I absolutely have not been there. A cat, especially a male however can wonder large distances. Is there enough wooded area near the cat could have ranged from? All I said is why not? Turkeys, deer, coyotes live within the city limits of NY....why not a cat in NJ?
I'm a skeptic as well and it's prolly a released animal but I still won't close my mind to possibilities. Until I see one for myself, I'll remain skeptical but open minded and then everyone can disbelieve me too.
I'm a skeptic as well and it's prolly a released animal but I still won't close my mind to possibilities. Until I see one for myself, I'll remain skeptical but open minded and then everyone can disbelieve me too.
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: New Jersey, 11 year old girl spots cougar in tree
Rob, there aren't any areas close enough by to support a large cat. As for deer and turkeys living within city limits you know the big cats need and demand a much larger space. Like I said its not an area like the mountains in PA where a cat could travel long distances without being noticed. But I guess you never know.... it would be interesting if they catch it what they can tell from it....
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RE: New Jersey, 11 year old girl spots cougar in tree
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Rob, there aren't any areas close enough by to support a large cat. As for deer and turkeys living within city limits you know the big cats need and demand a much larger space. Like I said its not an area like the mountains in PA where a cat could travel long distances without being noticed. But I guess you never know.... it would be interesting if they catch it what they can tell from it....
Rob, there aren't any areas close enough by to support a large cat. As for deer and turkeys living within city limits you know the big cats need and demand a much larger space. Like I said its not an area like the mountains in PA where a cat could travel long distances without being noticed. But I guess you never know.... it would be interesting if they catch it what they can tell from it....
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: New Jersey, 11 year old girl spots cougar in tree
I currently live in Camden County, and I doubt a cougar would have enough space to live. Passing through, maybe. But from and two where? From the ocean to the Delaware River?