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KindKill267 t1_j7itj4i wrote

Just like mountain lions I'll believe it when I see it.

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Superfly_McTurbo t1_j7j1wgx wrote

Nah that’s way different. Seen twice on my grandfathers game cam set up on his property in Sullivan County. Just texted my brother to send me the pics I’ll send em right over to you

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PoorFraxinus t1_j7j3l26 wrote

My cousin's friend's uncle-wife saw one just the other day while hiking at Beltzville National Park

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artificialavocado t1_j7jin21 wrote

The thing is mountain lions are actually a thing that actually exist in the actual world. Big Foot is made up.

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KindKill267 t1_j7k8hd0 wrote

100% agree. I figured bigfoot came from someone who saw a gorilla who didn't know what a gorilla is haha. Or another large primate haha.

The thing I love about mountain lions is that everyone says oh I know someone blah blah. In the last 10 years or so trail cameras have become such a thing that the woods are loaded with them. IMO if they were here they would have been hit by a car or had their picture taken haha.

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artificialavocado t1_j7kaqpe wrote

Not necessarily. There are bobcat here and I’ve never seen one hit by a car. Cats like that are very elusive and have a much lower population density than stuff like deer since it takes a lot of area to have enough prey for them to eat. A lot of ppl in my area think they never left I disagree with that. They are migrating in from the Black Hills in South Dakota.

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KindKill267 t1_j7kbvzg wrote

That's the case for the one in Connecticut but then it was...hit by a car haha. Ive seen bobcats in the wild before. But I get pictures of bobcats all the time on trail cameras. There's even a trapping season for bobcats.

Last year the PGC sold 45,000 furtakers licenses and 20,000 bobcat permits. That's a lot of steel in the ground that's baited for predators. If they were here someone would have caught one I would think.

I say they're not here but damn would it be crazy if someone caught one. That would be like having definitive proof of aliens haha.

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artificialavocado t1_j7kcaud wrote

Ugh I forgot they let people trap bobcats. I try not to judge but I don’t know how someone could kill a bobcat or a black bear for that matter.

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lonejeeper t1_j7kd22h wrote

The Florida mountain lion population was suspected to be in the 20s, and they were still getting hit by cars, in the everglades.

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mynameisalso OP t1_j7klxuk wrote

I've seen a bobcat hit by a car by Beltsville. I was surprised how long it was when laid out

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artificialavocado t1_j7kma7t wrote

Man that sucks. I’m such a wimp I would probably cry if I hit a bobcat or even a deer with my car lol.

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Redlar t1_j7l06l2 wrote

You don't have to be a "wimp" to be upset in that situation. Guys get so much crap for showing emotions, there's nothing wrong with having them

Though the repair bill itself would be enough to make someone cry if they hit a deer

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artificialavocado t1_j7l3vy8 wrote

I mean I don’t think I would be like balling hysterically or anything but animal stuff gets to me anymore. I got 2 cats a few years ago which I adore and it rubbed off on all animals now.

But yeah part of it would be from the repairs lol.

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