Comments on: Cougar Sightings in Kentucky

By: woody

woody — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:02:57 +0000

Hearing some claims of mountain lion sightings Muhlenberg and Hopkins Counties in western Ky. Lots of deer and abandoned strip mine territory. I assume most would be released captives.

Believe it or not a few years ago the phone rang late one evening and an aquaintance asked me to please take an African Lion that had out grown its welcome. I declined. I was the last person on the list so they were going to let it go South of Madisonville. People are nuts.

By: ceapple

ceapple — Sat, 31 May 2008 23:47:00 +0000

I’m new to the sight and I have been trying to find a site that can help with any reports on cougar, panther sightings in or around Lee and Estill counties in Kentucky. Two weeks ago I was camping in Kentucky with family and I seen a cat that was around four feet long and his tail was around the same length as his body. It was hard to get the color because of the low sun light and all the shadows. We hear cat screams every once and awhile down there and stories of other family members seeing them and their tracks too. There is a big difference in hearing them and seeing them only 150 yards from children and camp. Thanks for any help. The state says there is no big cats in Kentucky. No Way!!!

By: kittenz

kittenz — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:33:12 +0000

Yeah that’s sad about the wolves, CASReaves.

You’d think that the officials in those states would have sense enough to realize that wild wolves could be a tremenduous tourist attraction. The potential revenue from tourists on camera safaris would be much greater than the revenue from hunting permits to shoot wolves.

You can shoot the same animal with a camera thousands of times. You can only kill it once.

By: CASReaves

CASReaves — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:51:35 +0000

It would be good if the wolves showed up in the midwest. Have you heard what they propose to do in MN and ID if the Fed delists them? Both states intend to wipe out more than 60% of their populations - and to sell permits to do it. Heaven help the cougars if they get populous. The idiots would do the same to them.

By: Rillo777

Rillo777 — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:22:42 +0000

I would be willing to bet that if one cougar has been seen there are likely more that haven’t been. The populations may be greater than expected. It makes sense though, the deer populations are through the roof here in the midwest and where there is ample food supply, predators won’t be far behind. I wonder when wolves will start showing up?

By: Cindyloo

Cindyloo — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:58:08 +0000

While walking around Doe Run Lake in Kenton County about 3 weeks ago, my daughter and I spotted what looked like huge cat tracks. The water level was very low so we were walking in the lake bed itself and the tracks appeared very fresh. We have two big dogs, a German Shepard and a husky mix and their tracks were dwarfed by the larger tracks. Interesting to find the report about the cougar sightings just a few miles away.

By: DWA

DWA — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:47:18 +0000

It’s only a matter of time given the scientific revisionism going on here before people start wondering whether the sasquatch is really THAT far-fetched an idea.

Sure there’s a lot more evidence in the case of the puma. But I’m willing to bet that it’s

(1) more numerous than the sas and

(2) not nearly so smart.

The East is better puma habitat than the West, and it’s more forested now than it was at the time of the Revolution. Many more deer too. What self-respecting predator wouldn’t come back, given the chance?

By: vet72

vet72 — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:11:41 +0000

Thanks kittenz. As always your knowledge of these beautiful big cats is very informative and greatly appreciated. The only time I had experienced seeing a live puma was when I was hiking with some friends in the Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California many years ago. I wish I had a camera with me that day. At least I have the memory of this rare encounter.

By: hammerhead

hammerhead — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:56:14 +0000

I live 5 miles from the sanctuary in Indiana where the cougar escaped, they failed to mention the african lion that got loose a few years back, only us locals found out that time, they tried to cover that one up. We been seeing big cats for years, my mother grew up here and it was commonplace knowledge, but we’re just stupid bumpkins here you know.

By: Fyre

Fyre — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:35:53 +0000

I saw one myself just the next county west of this sighting about 20 years ago, while riding my horse through the woods. I couldn’t get anyone to believe me, even though there were more than enough deer and smaller game to keep several cougars happy.

I’m glad this sighting is being taken seriously.