Cougar

While driving up to Timmins on Tuesday, a large cougar ran across the road in front of my truck. I stopped to see if it was staring back from the bush but it was gone.

How common are these guys? I know from living in SWO for 15 years, they are more common along the Thames river. How far north is their range?

Anybody else ever see one?

Well for a species that was not supposed to be in Ontario, for over 100 years I have been told be the farmers wife where I hunt she saw one on her walk around the farm. She has stopped that now. I know another guy that says while turkey hunting locally he had one come up behind him. He almost crapped himself. Know of them being see in Orillia area lately. I seen one back in the 70's in WMU 47. Lots of sightings, I would think the north has the most of the population

Just north of Orangeville I had one on my farm well turkey hunting, I also saw one on another farm I hunt not far from Orangeville as well and I mentioned it to the lady that owns the farm and she said there must be 2 because they have babies every year!!!

I still have yet to see someone get one on trail cam 🤔

Are you trying to make a point? If so, what is it?

I saw one near simcoe about 4 years ago they are around.

We also have a mounted Bob cat in the family from a road kill that the ministry absolutely denied it was a Bob cat until they saw it. Just because you dont see them does not mean they are not around.

i know a guy that has one stuffed from a road kill as well.

Are you trying to make a point? If so, what is it?

He does have a good point.....with all the trail cams out I’m surprised no one has a picture of one.I had someone show me a trail cam picture of a wild boar and no one sees them around either. Just my two cents worth ,not trying to start a fight.

Just in case you see one. https://www.ontario.ca/page/mountain-lion-cougar

here ya go https://www.manitoulin.ca/trail-camera-auth...-island-cougar/


now we just need some real footage of the elusive samsqanch.lol

Are you trying to make a point? If so, what is it?

He does have a good point.....with all the trail cams out I’m surprised no one has a picture of one.I had someone show me a trail cam picture of a wild boar and no one sees them around either. Just my two cents worth ,not trying to start a fight.

Plenty of people see them
http://wildboarcanada.ca/index.php

There's a map of sightings with locations, dates and comments.

Thanks for chiming in.
I will report it on the Ontario Cougar site.

Unless cougars can be all black my buddy and i saw a panther on an ATV trail near Baxter. Rode along side of it for almost a minute before it went into the bush. This was around the time cameras started appearing on phones and i believe i still had the nokia "brick". Years later heard of a guy that used to have panthers near coldwater and 1 got loose.

There are a few Cougars here on my street in Newmarket. I have seen a few at the mall today as well.

Worked as a courier in Newmarket for 5 years. So many cougar sightings🤣!!