Jogger found dead in Ridgefield woods
Last weekend the news reported that a 27 year husband and father went for an early Sunday morning jog along a trail in a heavily wooded area of Ridgefield and failed to return. A few days later it was reported that his body was found in a “brushy area” along the trail he was jogging. …
Mountain Lion Sighting - Sherman/New Milford CT
1999 - At 5am I was driving down Bullymuck Road in New Milford, CT when I saw movement in the road up ahead. I assumed there were racoons crossing the road. Much to my surprise I came upon 3, yes 3, mountain lions within 2 feet of my headlights. They were as surprised as I …
Mountain Lion seen in NW corner of CT
My wife, Candy-Jo and I were driving on rt 22 south (Millerton, NY) when we saw a mountain lion. I made eye to eye contact about 8 feet away from him (her). It looked about 60-75 lbs. We turned the car around, it just slinked across the road. Never even looked spooked, as if it …
Somers sighting
Yesterday, 8/25/2012 at around 3 PM my wife was driving west on Rte190 (Main St) between Gulf Rd and Red House Kennels when a mountain lion loped across the road in front of her going from north to south. She saw it clearly and said the tail was very long. There is plenty of forest …
Bobcat?
I am an uneducated observer, but thought the sighting to be special enough to report. Today, aug 25, 2012 at 5pm, i saw a smallish wild cat run across Sharp Hill Road in Wilton. It had short but ample ears and a short tail. It’s legs were certainly longer than a house cat, and the …
Mountain Lion sighting
Today 8/20/12 @ approximately 5:00pm I was stopped in my car on Wauregan/Maynard Road across from Liepis Rd. on the Brooklyn/Canterbury town line and saw a mountain lion saunter about 20 ft. in front of my car. As soon as it finished crossing, I put my car in gear and rolled up to where it …
OLD LYME DIRECT CONFRONTATION
On August 16, 2012, at around 7pm, I walked out my backdoor on Milecreek Rd. Old Lyme, Ct. and right there, less than 8ft. away was a very healthy lion and we actually made eye contact. We both turned tail. Knowing their behavior having lived in the Pacific NW, I turned back to be sure …
Thomaston Ct, Near the River
First time sighting, Was driving just off of S.Main St to a lot leading close to the river. I saw an animal (thought to be a bobcat at first). It turned back towards the tree line as soon as I had my first sighting and was approaching from about 50 yrds away with my noisy …
Sighting
I saw what might have been a mountain lion yesterday behind my house. It was large, thick, and had a long tail. There were four deer in the front yard so i suspect it was eyeing them. I live on the border of Washington and New Milford, off 109.
Sighting in Southington CT
Our neighbor told my wife today that she saw a mother and her cubs pass through our yard in the morning last week. Our neighbor said that the lioness was a big as a Labrador Retriever. She said she was certain it was a mountain lion based on the size, color and the fact that …
Presentation on Mountain lions - NY, Saturday, August 25, 8pm
Saturday, August 25, 8pm Adirondack Mountain Club’s High Peaks Information Center 1002 Adirondack Loj Road Lake Placid, NY 12946 518-523-3441
