Sightings
Cougar sighted in Colchester
Two sightings of a cougar in town today… First sighting was in the morning at the Lake Hayward 4 corners area of Colchester by Fedus Rd. A second sighting was made in the afternoon by a resident on West Road in her backyard of a Mother with a cub walking through the back yard. Submitted …
Large Cat Sighting in Simsbury
Between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m., Sunday, May 5, 2013, my husband and I spotted two large cats in the Mountain Farms neighborhood in West Simsbury. We were talking a walk around our front yard, when movement from the cul-de-sac’s common area caught my eye. I looked up to see two large objects running from the …
Showdown with Deer /Danbury, CT
On March 22, 2013 at 4pm I saw a large “cat” in my yard. My first thought was a bobcat, but after describing the cat to my daughter, she said it was a mountain lion. The cat was big, sandy in color and had a long tail. We looked up images on the web and …
Off exit 91 Stonington
Just saw big cat, think mountain lion while at stop sign exiting off of exit 91 (rt.234) Stonington. Was about the size of a medium size dog (slightly smaller than my 80lb pitbull). Moved slowly across the street into the woods, definitely and impressive animal. submitted by: Laura
Mountain Lion sighting in Eastford?
Today, Friday, March 15 at approximately 7:45 am I was traveling on Route 244 West through Eastford when a big cat crossed the road in front of me heading North. It was walking rather slowly so I had a good look at it. My first instinct was that it was a bobcat, however, the long …
Big Cat in Salem
On February 21, 2013 while traveling northbound on Rt. 85 in Salem at about 12:30 p.m. we saw a big cat about 3 feet tall to top of body plus a long neck of about 6 to 8 inches, with a cheetah-like face. It was white with brownish-orange patches. It was on the west side …
Sandy Hook Sighting
Last evening, while cooking dinner (4:45pm) I spotted a large mountain lion in my back yard. My husband and two sons were home and also saw this animal walking through our property. We have lived here for 16 years and have never seen one before. Today we went out to look at the tracks it …
Two Near I95 Stonington
As my husband and I were driving north, I was gazing out the passenger window and noticed two large shapes in the woods next to I95 approximately mid-way between exits 90 and 91. SInce it is wintertime, with minimal leaf cover and snow on the ground, it was easy to see that these shapes were …
Shelton, CT
I was in Shelton CT near water company land and I saw a large Mountain Lion (Fall 2012). I pulled over to take a cell call and shut off my SUV; however, my lights stayed on and shined on the road just ahead of a sharp curve. It was quiet with no one else around. …
Mountain Lion In Roxbury
This morning 2/6/2013, at about 9:15 am I was driving on Rt 199 in Roxbury and spotted a mountain lion barrelling up the wooded hillside. He was large, maybe 5 ft. long with a long tail and full coat. He was the tan color of the leaves that remain on the trees at this time …
Mountain Lion in Windsor/Bradley Airport Area
1/26/13 I had just picked up my friend tonight from Bradley international. It was bout 3am when we saw it. As we were riding rt 401 heading back towards i91 to go back to Vermont I noticed a fairly large animal off the road in front of the tree line to the right. I slowed …
