Cougar cofirmed in Western WI

Tribune article posted today:

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – A cougar has been seen roaming in three western Wisconsin counties, state wildlife officials said Tuesday.

A motion-activated trail camera captured a photograph of the cougar Saturday night in Dunn County, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

DNR biologist Jess Carstens then discovered a partially eaten fawn deer carcass Monday covered with corn stalks in a farmer’s field.

Tracks and hair samples also have been found in St. Croix and Pierce counties, DNR officials said

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_8a36bfc0-eff3-11de-b46c-001cc4c002e0.html

I guess he passed through my neck of the woods the last few days. Kind of weird to think that there are now 2 types of cougars roaming the streets of Menomonie

I’m not sure how I feel about them coming back. On one hand it seems neat but on the other we are used to being without them. We’ll see.

LUND

I am not sure why the DNR doesn’t just wait outside of Off Broadway like the rest of us to catch this cougar.

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LUND

I am not sure why the DNR doesn’t just wait outside of Off Broadway like the rest of us to catch this cougar.

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Now that is FUNNY!!!

Maybe we could help with the trapping!

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Maybe we could help with the trapping!

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I will help my sconie brothers and bag this Cougar

I heard the growls over the summer deep in the woods fishing the kinnickinnic river, makes sense now. would be interesting sight to see as long as the trigger happy farmers dont shoot it first. arent cougars endangered up here?

here is the Tribune pic

That’s the real thing alright. She looks a little long in the tooth for the boys to be real interested though.