HomeSighting
Read a story yesterday in the Advocate regarding your efforts.
I work in Farmington at the UCONN Health Center and last year while driving into the campus on a Saturday afternoon reporting for an evening shift at approximately 1400 hours, I saw a lion crossing a roadway on the hospital site at a fast lope. Beautiful golden brown and cream coloring, knee to thigh (my legs) height and approximately 20 - 25 yards away crossing in front of my car an a sunny day.
The facial proflie was unmistakably as a lion or cougar would be, not a bobcat in size or appearance,
The tail of the cat I saw was also a 6 - 8 inch nub as it was not lengthy and I guessed it was a damaged tail.
As an addendum to this report, I work with a man who can verify his own separate sighting of a lion/cougar in his own back yard in Farmington but at a different time but again sometime from last year.
July 18th, 2012 - 12:39
that would most likely be a bobcat as they have nubbed tails…far more likely than a mtn lion with damaged tail…cmon people
July 29th, 2012 - 09:38
Like I said, the animal I saw did not have a “bobbed” tail, it clearly had a long tail. That’s what eliminated a bob cat as a possibility. I researched prior to my previous post. So, either it was a domestic short hair on serious steroids, or it was a young mountain lion.
July 25th, 2012 - 12:28
I sit in the woods and paint, should I be afraid?
July 25th, 2012 - 12:31
Saw a mountain lion crossing route 7 yesterday in Cornwall Bridge near Kent. Long tail and all.
July 28th, 2012 - 16:25
Not sure about the “nubbed” tail … but bobcats are very small and very colorful, should not be mistaken for large felines/cats . Look for pictures on the internet, this will almost verify with certainty. Be careful around the edges of woods and taller grass area’s . To the person who “sits and paints in the woods. You should bring some sort of protection .. baseball bat, firearms , pepper spray and or an air horn to deter any possible attacks. Wild animals that eat meat will attack what they believe are weak or defenseless targets ( sitting or small persons ) Be alert and make noise’s all the time so they will be deterred from sneaking up on you. Good Luck