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4Jul/120

Mountain lion crossing rt. 309 on Canton/Simsbury border

I was driving West on Route 309 when a mountain lion crossed the road about 25 yards in front of my car. It was about 10:15am on the morning of Saturday, June 23rd. It bounded across the road quickly, in only two or three long strides. It was definitely not a bobcat or dog. And …

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4Jul/129

Roadkill in Preston

I came across this site looking for news or posting re the following. I was returning to my home in NH on Sunday 24th of June and, passing through Preston, came to stopped traffic on Rte 164, north of 165 and south of Burton Rd. on a downhill stretch (northbound) just prior to a disused …

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21Jun/121

Cougars spotted Willington and Middletown

Family member have reported to me sightings of cougars on their properties by Country Club Road (May 2012 in lawn during Family gathering) in Middletown and also in Willington (Uncle and neighbor chased off their property June 2012).

Tagged as: Middletown, Willington 1 Comment
18Jun/120

Possible Mountain Lion Sunset Hill Rd Thompson, CT

I observed a reddish/white bib animal and wondered if a fox, with binnoculars realized it was a large cat. I called the Thompson, CT dog officer and learned I was the third resident in general area to report. Two weeks later, same time of day, same spot it was rolling on the gravel driveway enjoying …

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18Jun/121

Southington Sighting

Driving west on Interstate 84, between exits 32 and 31 in Southington Ct, what appeared to be a mountain lion crossed the highway heading to the east. Time: 9:05 PM. Date: June 5, 2012. A big animal, lower to the ground than a deer, with a tail. A mountain lion or a runnaway Golden Retreiver?

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14Jun/122

Big cat on Canal Trail in Enfield

As I was riding from Mass just crossing over into Grandby on the Canal Trail, I saw what I thought was a Yellow Lab. The animal had a short tan coat, and long tail .It was moving away from me down the path, and I could only see its back side. I slowed somewhat so …

Tagged as: Enfield 2 Comments
14Jun/125

Old Farmington cougar video

This video gets little to no exposure. Not sure why nobody talks about it or cites it as evidence unless it is fake or something.

Tagged as: Farmington 5 Comments
14Jun/123

Mountain lion heard

We were sighting with our windows open tonight, June 11th, as it was warm in the house. We live in Preston CT. Around 10:30 we started hearing this strange noise coming from across our street. Since we live out in the country we weren’t sure what it was. As we stepped out onto our deck …

Tagged as: Preston 3 Comments
31May/120

Sighting in Windham

I live in Scotland, just over the Windham line. On Tuesday, May 29th at about 4:15 pm I was traveling down Back Rd in the vicinity of Old Brooklyn Tpke when I caught movement out of the corner of my eye. Sure a white tail deer was going to jump in front of me, I …

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29May/125

Dawn growls in Tolland, Ct.

Last week (May 20, 2012) I was laying in bed around 5:30 in the morning when I heard a low growl coming from the wooded area across the street. Never heard anything like it before. On Friday morning (May 25) my husband also heard a growl around 6 a.m.. I figured it was some weird …

Tagged as: Tolland 5 Comments
29May/122

Mountain lion in Middletown

There was a Mountain lion spotted by my neighbor over the weekend (Sunday early morning to be exact), between Bell Street and Boardman Lane. My neighbor is a very avid hunter and knows his animals. The farm next door (directly on Boardman) has lost several animals in recent weeks. She had called someone to come …

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