The camera was in the back seat but I was too stunned to reach for it. Missouri Department of Conservation agents were in the area of Villa Ridge, near Highway 100, Monday night searching for the mountain lion. Im baffled., Suspect charged in fatal shooting in downtown St. Louis, Former Sweetie Pies TV star Tim Norman gets two life sentences in nephews death, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol slams ump C.B. I'm interested in (please check all that apply). www.ksdk.com Cowgirl4christ Senior Member Jan 27, 2023 #2 Sorry that's not the guy I know. I know a mountain lion when I'm within 125 feet of one. The . Illinois Department of Natural Resources experts believe the animal was this mountain lion . A police officers flashlight trailed. About 10 yrs ago, my friend and I were coming from the Coleman Cliffs area in Frankford, W.V. West Virginias early days also saw a handful of large predators some of which remain. I have had a couple sightings and heard what I believe were two lions mating. I fully expected a deer to appear their. I didn't tell anyone because I knew I would be called a liar. P-22 has lived much of his life in Griffith Park, crossing two major freeways to get there. Any of us who had cats at home have seen this.". The mountain lion was lying down in the snow. Copyright The Intelligencer | https://www.theintelligencer.net | 1500 Main Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 | 304-233-0100. My wife and I watched the cat walk up the hill through the woods and disappear at the crest of the hill (which is where our neighbor's yard is). He worked with major music artists for 20 years, garnering gold and platinum records to his credit. A mountain lion sighting was reported at, Showshoe West Virginia, This might be old news now but I know there is, Its tail was dragging the ground and he was bigger than Riley(our 110 lb black lab), Scenic Highway 150 a mountain lion cross the road.>, We do completely rule out the possibility. -- A mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-88 in DeKalb County on Sunday, according to the Illinois Dept. It was one. An adult male mountain lion was struck around 6:30 p.m Tuesday. The deer was killed by a farm pond and the owner saw the tracks of a mountain lion in the mud around the dead deer.Submitted by: Dave MarshallFairmont, WV, Webmaster's Note!These large, wild mountain cats are shy and avoid humans. Published: Jan. 29, 2023 at 9:53 AM PST (CNN) - Another mountain lion near Los Angeles has died. The 140-pound mountain lion was hit by a small SUV on a highway in Milton, Connecticut early Saturday morning, and died from its injuries. The story claimed the small dog was trying to make it through the doggy door when its hind quarters were grabbed by the big clawed paw. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was notified at about 7 p.m. and contacted a local veterinarian to prepare for possible treatment. Tiffany MitchellDoor photographed a cougar, or mountain lion, lying bleeding on the road in Franklin County. This one weighed 260 lbs. I watched it through the scope the whole time. I don't need to have there input if they were going to act like we needed to make up storiesjust to have something to talk about. Hi, I'm a 47 year old professional and have spent a great deal of my free time in the woods, hunting, fishing, biking and hiking. (CNN) Another mountain lion near Los Angeles has died. Theres a saying, a fed bear is a dead bear,' Rauch said. Until 1993, I was working for a Coal Company in Sharples WV, while riding with a fellow worker in a company pickup truck we were looking for deer and we spotted a set of eyes in the headlights about twenty five to thirty yards away, for at least a full minute neither one of us said a word, I think we were both in shock. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Contrary to popular belief, there are no black panthers in USA. I used to hunt them when I was young and lived in AZ the hides brought $125.00 Back then and I was working and going to school. Upon further examination, the cougar turned out to be P-104, who was collared just two weeks ago for a study. The 4-year-old cougar's body was found Jan Missouri Department of Conservation agents were in the area of Villa Ridge, near Highway 100, Monday night searching for the mountain lion. It was late in the afternoon and my wife said she thought she saw a large dog like a golden retriever walking in the woods about ten yards above where the tree line begins. (National Park Service) An adult male mountain lion was hit by a vehicle, suffering fatal injuries, just west of Malibu on Tuesday night, according . Again, his certainty of the sighting is 100% according to him, as he had plenty of time to stare at the animal and take it all in.The sighting was by a local Grant County man named Trevor who is 100% certain of the creature sighting. Its the latest in a mounting number of reports of a mountain lion sighting in the area along Kingwood Pike near the Monongalia/Preston County line. Dots on the map represent each mountain lion sighting. (The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, via AP, File) Back to Top Eastern Cougars (#109) Jan 15 2013 You have permission to edit this article. Hello, My name is Don Woods Jr. My wife's name is Margaret. A rare Missouri mountain lion sighting was reported recently after one of the big cats was hit by a vehicle in Franklin County. According to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, which tracks mountain lions in the region, as of December at least 32 mountain lions (collared and uncollared) have been killed by vehicles on roads. Lion. zip code for the town is 26720. We invite you to share any stories you may have about mountain lions with us on the radio at 7:06 Saturday morning. The lion was struck by a vehicle about 8:30 p.m. on Monday near Highway T and Old Highway 100, about 45 miles west of downtown St. Louis along Interstate 44. So I make it back to the end of my sidewalk when we hear it againI told my husband your on your own buddy I'm gone I ran back in the house he looked at his gun and said I have the wrong one for this one that's a big ole kitty.. and the dogs barked and was ticked off all night.. One of my friends, Charlie Keaton (retired school teacher), was on the Scenic Highway 150 two weeks ago and saw a mountain lion cross the road in front of him. The mountain lions that once roamed the hills and hollows of West Virginia are long gone. Their dog survived a coyote attack not too long ago, she said. They do exist and we know many other people that have seen them. My friend also saw it and we had about 30 seconds that it stood and looked at us. I first thought it was a bobcat but then I saw the long tail and the reddish color of the cat and realized that it was not a bobcat. The rugged and remote location would make it a perfect place for a big cat to hide. 1 of 5 A mountain lion struck by a car and killed on Route 15 in Milford on June 11, 2011, is believed to be the animal spotted on the Brunswick School campus in northwest Greenwich a few months . So I ran in the house told my husband to get his gun that there is a cat out here and it isn't nolittle one either is a big one so he gets his 22 pistol and thinks I'm messing with him he comes outside with me tosee what I was scared off I was shaking.. all of our lives and believe me we know the difference!Submitted by: Don Woods. "Technically the mountain lion is listed as an endangered species by the U.S. As the ears looked really strange and small and the face seemed short just didnt dawn on me that it was a cat. Rare Missouri Mountain Lion Hit By Car, Photo Shows. if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them. Its typically just a solo male coming through, he said, noting the DNR doesnt want a bear to set up shop near a city, where interaction and conflict with humans is inevitable. Diana Marchibroda and her miniature schnauzer froze in their tracks when the mountain lion stepped out of the woods last May. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Upon my return to Pa. In 2011, a male mountain lion was hit by a car and killed on a highway in suburban Connecticut. There are still two other. 2023 Southern California Public Radio - All Rights Reserved, A Brief History Of Why It Does Occasionally Snow In LA. WV., about three years ago. Thank you and have a nice day. Given that a single male needs 20 to 30 square miles to be comfortable, developed areas such as those around Wheeling arent ideal. I thought it might have been a bobcat, but his description sounded more like a puma/mountain lion! Shed hunting isn't easy, but can offer unique opportunities. At first I wasn't sure what it was, I Could see a long tail and as I said before a large bodied animal. Lo' and behold the thing crossed right beside my drive and up the hill not 15 yards from where we sat on the deck and it was beyond a doubt a cougar. That autumn, my wife and I were sitting on our back porch which faces a "wooded area." A second look revealed to me that it was an adult mountain lion, 100-125#. I saw on your web site that itis believed that mountain lions are extinct in West Virginia. In Sept 2007, I was on a bike trip along the C & O Canal and at 8:15AM I was coming out of the Paw Paw Tunnel near Paw Paw WV when a mountain lion crossed the trail in front of me within 125 feet. It was just recently photographed in Preston County. A mountain lion was struck by a vehicle, then managed to run away, according to Missouri conservation officials. Car mountain lion accident at Co Rd 15 & 26. Later we heard a report of a deer kill close to Cabella's. We had noticed several deer tracks and then out of the blue notced a very different track following them. Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Employment | Affiliates Intranet That was a once-in-a-lifetime experience to get to see it in person and that close up, said Tiffany Mitchell Door, a resident of Villa Ridge who was one of about a dozen people to see the lion Monday night. He has five children and two grandchildren. And, while their western counterparts are heading vaguely this direction, there is no verifiable evidence they are in West Virginia. Shanks West Virginia is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, the North Fork Little Cacapon River runs through Shanks WV. MDC asks anyone who might see the animal to maintain a safe distance, do not approach it, and report the sighting to MDC or local law enforcement. FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. The Missouri Dept of Conservation release information regarding a vehicle striking a mountain lion (cougar) not far from Six Flags. I'm 30 years old and scared to death for the safety of mydaughters. According to California Highway Patrol, it happened just after 1 a.m. in the southbound lanes at Getty . One about twenty years ago near Friendsville in Garrett Co. MD. It occurred after 8 p.m. Monday night, January 23, 2023, at Highway T and Old Highway 100 just north of Villa Ridge in Franklin County. I was watching a clear spot along an old logging road, about 30 yards from my position. This weekend on West Virginia Outdoors well open up the phone lines and have a conversation about the big cats. Also, because it was walking towards us, the closer it came the more clearly we could see its features. P-22 was captured and tranquilized on Monday in the trendy Los Feliz neighborhood near his usual haunt of Griffith Park, an island of wilderness and picnic areas in the midst of the Los Angeles urban sprawl. Only two confirmed sightings have been recorded since 1994: one animal was struck on Interstate 70 in. Lion! Today, my friend, who lives in Ronceverte, told me that he heard a horrible scream that seemed to have come from a cat. Rauch explained that male black bears leave their mothers at age 2 to search for territories of their own. Photos of mountain lions sent to West Virginia DNR, for example, generally involve a location other than the Mountain State, he said. A mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle in Simi Valley Thursday evening, officials announced. You may opt-out anytime by clicking "unsubscribe" from the newsletter or from your account. The Conservation Department asked anyone who sees the animal to stay away from it and report the sighting to the state conservation department or local police. That's one heck of a cat, he's got a head like a pumpkin. It was about 7:30 a.m. November 21, 2006 when I saw it walking through the field of our neighbor. Since we?ve gotten a little older and the ground has gotten harder we have opted for a cabin at Watoga State Park the last 6 years. 2 1/2 feet high with a body in excess of 4 feet long. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. But I know what I saw! Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. That lion had also been struck by a car and was euthanized by authorities. Yesterday August 29, 2008 I was driving on a country road called Cranesville Road that leads to Oakland Maryland when a large cat all black ran across the road in front of me. She and her sister were taken to Dr. Scott Weldy, a wildlife . Then It took off up into the woods and I could hear it going around the side of the mountain and up the hill.Submitted by: Zachary HarrisBoone County,West Virginia. Your friend is very lucky to have seen this animal in the wild. Ripley County, Mo. In 1990 I was at a old coal mine sight on the Gauley River rd. I never seen shoulders move like that on a big cat in person nor a tail so long! I am the owner of Abram's Creek Lodge and Campground in Grant County, WV (www.abramscreek.com).Last Wednesday early morning, at 1:30am 11/12/08, a cabin user (cabin #2) at the Campground in Grant County stepped out of his cabin at 1:30am to use the rest room. It was clearly a mountain lion. Other times, theres a hoax involved in such reports. The elk went extinct, Rauch said, because of habitat loss and market-level hunting for meat. One western cat linked by DNA to a wild population in South Dakota traveled more than 1,500 miles before being struck down on a Connecticut highway in 2011, according to news reports. Then a little bit later we decided we were done fishing and would go home, about half way up to the main road we saw the black animal again, and I thought what kind of dog is that? FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. He was telling me about a cousin of his in WV that said he had saw a panther there, but my friend did not believe him. I wanted to do some research into my sighting. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, a car slammed into the mountain lion Monday night around 7 p.m., off Old Highway 100 in Villa Ridge. I now pronounce her, and JJHack's cat, married. LOS ANGELES (AP) The famous Hollywood-roaming mountain lion known as P-22 is drastically underweight and was probably struck and injured by a car, wildlife experts who conducted a health examination on the big cat said Tuesday. Tuesday's examination found the cat had an eye injury, probably received from being hit by a car and more tests would be conducted to determine if the animal suffered additional head trauma, said Deana Clifford, the senior wildlife veterinarian with the department. They had recently added a right-of-way along the ridge to access wells they drilled the past several months. We got to the bow stand at daylight just off of the Potomac River and I helped him into the tree with a climbing stand then retreated back the grassy rd. There are black bears in the woods more often than not, at least this far north, just a single young male looking for a territory of his own, Rauch said. State workers have confirmed sightings of about 100 mountain lions also known as pumas, panthers, catamounts and cougars since 1994, when the Department of Conservation started tracking them, Zarlenga said. I wascompletely surprised, not only because I didn't think they existed in West Virginia, but also because I know them to bequite elusive. "Occasionally we do get reports of mountain lions and they probably are out there on the landscape on occasion because of something that man has done,"said Johansen. A mountain lion was struck by a car Tuesday morning and was euthanized by wildlife officers due to its severe injuries. And to those who make this site possibleTHANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Thanks for maintaining this website. P-22 usually hunts deer and coyotes, but in November the National Park Service confirmed that the cougar had attacked and killed a Chihuahua mix that was being walked in the narrow streets of the Hollywood Hills. Deputies respond to armed and barricaded subject in Independence, Noel man arrested; allegedly said he would shoot dog again, Warrant issued for man after dog is found with arrow in its head, Pittsburg High School student dies in morning crash, >> WHAT TO DO IF YOU ENCOUNTER A MOUNTAIN LION? Some of the roads in West Virginia are where bison trails were in the past, he added. Taken with a game camera - Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia, Sightings may actually be sightings of a domestic feral cat, Mountain lions were native to West Virginia, County Road 13 outside of Davis, WV. The young male lion had been struck by a car around 7 a.m. in western Malibu. There was a problem saving your notification. Samuel Adams Veteran Member Jan 27, 2023 #3 Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. CHICAGO (CBS) -- A mountain lion was hit and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County over the weekend. Hoo boy! Linn County, Mo. When West Virginia was new to humans, there were plenty of large mammals roaming the woods in addition to myriad smaller species. When I asked him to calm down he wouldn't I knew something bad was going on this child wasn't scared of much. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Myself and 3 other close friends travel to the area twice a year to hunt and fish. These animals, slightly smaller than the wild bison that once roamed the Great Plains, remain in Canada. On most sighting their no way to determine if a Mountain Lion was always wild or had been let loose in wild when someone happen across a mountain lion or cougar, FW: pics, From: Lisa CampbellFrom: Kimberly RushHere are some pics of a horse that at least 2 Mountain Lions attacked and killed last Friday in broad daylight right along the road and across from houses.KimFrom: Julia SpelsbergHello,Someone I work with had her horse killed last week (December 26, 2008). I agree with you that 90 percent of the "woman screaming" sounds are owls or another woodland species of animal. FILE - This November 2014, file photo provided by the U.S. National Park Service shows a mountain lion known as P-22, photographed in the Griffith Park area near downtown Los Angeles. Courtesy photo The adult male mountain lion was. By the time she grabbed the handle, the cat was just on the other side of her car. This included mild-mannered animals such as eastern elk and woodland bison in addition to the white-tailed deer that remain abundant to the point many current residents have probably spotted one in their front yard, he said. I am happy to have found your site. The Scuttle Butt that I have been told was the eastern mountain lions, were exterminated decades ago in Greenbrier County but that doesn't mean they aren't present Are you aware that there have been big cat sightings in other counties around Greenbrier County. Then in 1996 in the fall after the leaves had fallen, I was with a friend driving between Weston, WV and Jane Lew WV, it was evening almost dark, and we saw a animal at first glance thought was a large light brown dog coming to the road and my friend slammed on the breaks and it walked right in front of us in the head lights looked right at us, my friend was real excited, and myself to, as this made two sightings for me. When the big cat got out of sight I run back to my truck witch was only 50' away and got a 44 mag. We believe when reliable local reporting is widely available, the entire community benefits. While going down the trail it was not there, we spotted on the return, maybe 3 hours afterwards. Warren County, Mo. The male cougar, whose killing of a leashed dog has raised concerns about its behavior, probably won't be released back into the wild and could be sent to an animal sanctuary or euthanized, depending on its health, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said. DEKALB COUNTY, Ill. - A mountain lion struck and killed by a vehicle has been delivered to the U of Illinois for a full necropsy and DNA analysis. Not that wildlife enthusiasts wouldnt like for there to be some, he noted. But it wasnt too long that others saw it and even some saw a brownish colored MT Lion. area in Webster county that my dad had mined out, I was there alone dropping off a flatbed trailer to be loaded with supplies in the next few days. Often, he explained, what theyve actually seen is a feral cat or the much smaller native bobcat, a short-tailed species that weighs in at 25 pounds or so compared to the 150-plus-pound potential heft of a male mountain lion. The famous Hollywood-roaming mountain lion known as P-22 is drastically underweight and probably was struck and injured by a car, according to wildlife experts Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, who are giving him a health exam amid concerns about his behavior, including killing a leashed dog. We plan on retaking pictures April 9, 2008 with a coin and measuring tape to give you something to compare the size with. January 15, 2023. Updated: Oct 17, 2022 / 05:11 PM CDT. There are still two other sub-species documented in the United States, the western cougar and the Florida panther. Fur-bearer biologist Jeff Beringer with the Missouri Department of . I'm from California and have spent quite a lot of time in the Sierras, Cascades, San Bernardinos, San Jacintos, and the Rockies. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news. Other people arrived, got out of their cars and mouthed the same thing: Oh my god. So if you think you have seen a black cougar, or mountain lion in West Virginia or Tennessee, you are not alone. I watched a second then realized this wasn't a deer and it was watching the girl and dog! The . Both are the same species, but have different sub-species status. That are a catamount/puma/cougar/mountain lion, cousin. The lion was struck by a vehicle about 8:30 p.m. on Monday near Highway T and Old Highway 100, about 45 miles west of downtown St. Louis along Interstate 44. Even considering such lone-cat possibilities, Rauch noted that mountain lions are unlikely to make a significant comeback anywhere in the Eastern region of the U.S. My guess is that its back was approx. You need to show some kind of a mountain lion sign (confirmed prints, pictures, and etc.) And consider yourself lucky to see any of the elusive cats that exist or may exist in West Virginia (bobcat, mountain lion,). Mountain lions are abundant in all those places, yet I've never seen one. A breakdown of the some of the biodiversity of wildlife that would benefit from the crossing. population approx: 800. We had no idea they still roamed around here. Theres also the occasional bobcat or a flash of orangey-red that suggests the presence of a fox. This picture was taken April 7, 2008 behind my home in Wallace, WV approx. In 2008, a 150-pound mountain lion was shot and killed by police in an alley in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on Chicago's North Side. One thing those who wander area woods likely wont see, however, is a mountain lion, Rauch said. Meet San Diego Zoos mountain lion siblings and learn why the big cat is known as a puma, cougar and ghost cat, among other names. P-81, a 4-year-old male, was killed Sunday, Jan. 22, on the Pacific Coast . There are a handful of captive facilities in West Virginia that are licensed to harbor mountain lions. In fact, most people never see this animal in the wild. Kinnison Mountain seems like it would be good mountain lion habitat. Harpers Ferry, where the Shenandoah River meets the Potomac River, is the site of a famous Civil War-era raid. Various versions about the animal kill have since been spun across the Internet. It continuedalong the logging road until it disappeared into some thick trees.
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