I am not an american but what I think you guys are doing is great.:yikes: just my neck of the country by fort erie they had sightens last year.
YOU can see BIG CATS in chat room nighty...8 to 10pm is best time for sighting.easternpuma said:Hello.....and Happy New Year to all.
We joined this forum with the intention of obtaining data on current and past
reports of big cats called cougar, mtn lion, puma & black panthers in Indiana.
Since 1965, we have amassed over 7,000 reports, with 67% of them from credible witnesses with background experience in law enforcement, forestry & wildlife. We have conducted hundreds of field searches & interviews.
Of greatest interest are reports dating from the 1930s thru 1980. If anyone knows of a big cat sighting in Indiana or adjoining states, please respond to this inquiry.
i don't know where your located but the outdoor writer for the evansville newspaper has accumulated a lot of sightings some confirmed with scat and video. he had an article last yr but i don't remember which week it was about big cat sightings here in indiana. it would be my guess he could give you some good info or some contacts about sightings on big cats.easternpuma said:Hello.....and Happy New Year to all.
We joined this forum with the intention of obtaining data on current and past
reports of big cats called cougar, mtn lion, puma & black panthers in Indiana.
Since 1965, we have amassed over 7,000 reports, with 67% of them from credible witnesses with background experience in law enforcement, forestry & wildlife. We have conducted hundreds of field searches & interviews.
Of greatest interest are reports dating from the 1930s thru 1980. If anyone knows of a big cat sighting in Indiana or adjoining states, please respond to this inquiry.
i think as soon as there's proof or there are some found dead from traffic the dnr. will put them on the protection list. they did that with bears in ky. there were rumors for yrs. of bears but soon as there was proof they were protected. i do think they are here. not by the dnr though but by illegal pet trade. i knew a guy in ky. that had a cougar cub he bought in california for $150.00 he kept it in an apt. for about 9 months till he couldn't handle it anymore and loaded it up and took it to ft. knox and turned it out. there are people that buy these things illegaly and when the newness wears off they just dump them out and the natural instinct to hunt takes over just like a house cat. just look at florida and their illegal pet trade. now they have a known monitor lizard population in the thousands as with the boa constrictor in the everglades eating pets. miami is the only city in the u.s. that has a e.r. just for snake bites because of illegal pet trade. they killed several wild boars here in daviess and green county a coulpe yrs ago. one went over 500 pds. the picture was in the paper.trdtnlbwhntr said:If you were on Private Property, could you shoot one if you saw it?
There are no restrictions on taking animals that are non-native to Indiana. Therefore you could legally shoot a cougar or mountain lion. Please contact your local CO if you bag one; we'd be very interested.trdtnlbwhntr said:If you were on Private Property, could you shoot one if you saw it?