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al sightings on Vancouver Island while conducting sa --047d7bd74a34c76d1d0507fd1612 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Angela Thanks for chasing it down. A healthy skepticism (aka a well tuned BS Detector) is certainly required dealing with all things interweb. And yet... I know a few very credible witnesses, woods-wise and not given to hyperbole, who have convinced me of their eyewitness accounts. Certainly there are enough deer to go around. And another top shelf carnivore (the Eastern Coyote) has certainly been successful moving into the area... Regards Jamie Simpson Hantsport NS On 16 November 2014 12:51, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote: > Many moons ago now. Well maybe not that long, just about 29 or 30 years > ago, there were many sightings and reports of the Eastern Cougar in East > LaHave. This was just after they clearcut straight across from Dayspring > to the LaHave River and razed the common land of the huge trees that > existed there. Also, the common land behind the mines road and around to > what the locals called the Beaver Dam. So cougars were being seen close to > habitation after this happened for a few years. I've not heard of any > recent reports. Around that time my brother had been out deer hunting and > saw two cats rolling in the middle of the road with long tails. The were > cougar cubs and as he approached one ran to either side of the road and up > trees. My brother then heard a growl and looked up to see the mother in a > tree above his head. He made a quick retreat. After that we found tracks > in the yard outside of our recidence in East LaHave. Three inches across > and the obvious cat tracks. There were also tracks in Indian Path in the > gravel pit there and headed up towards the common land between there and > Riverport. Which is now a public trail system. I contacted DNR at the > time and by the time a response happened all signs of the cougar had been > removed due to heavy rain. I had tried to unsuccessfully make a plaster > cast of one of the tracks prior to that. I believe I did take a photo at > the time though, but don't know where exactly to put my hands on it now. > Many people in the area of East LaHave saw these cougars at the time, but > I'm not sure if any ever reported it to those that needed to know. I also > know that sightings occurred across the River in the area of LaHave, > Pleasantville. A sighting was made by a person who at that time worked for > DNR. I believe that sighting was washed under the table as no > proof happened. Anyhow, I'm confident due to the number of sightings and > that of my brother that they did exist here. My brother knows his stuff. > So as they say no proof, no existence. > > James R. Hirtle > LaHave > > > ------------------------------ > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Purported SW NS Eastern Cougar Photo > From: cpruggles@eastlink.ca > Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 10:27:35 -0400 > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > > I know there is a lot of disbelief about cougars in NS, but My wife and I > saw one while driving up to Cape Breton in the late 1960's. I was quite > familiar with these critters from several sightings on Vancouver Island > while conducting salmon research. > Paul. > On 2014-11-16, at 10:10 AM, Shouty McShoutsalot wrote: > > https://plus.google.com/105279604431231931414/posts/2htv7BRj6Aj > > > > > I no nothing of the provenance of this yet so no warranty to it's validity > etc. Purportedly near Weymouth NS, certainly the background and time of > day could be SW Nova. > > Still messing with Google+ but this is is shared publicly so hopefully no > acct/login necessary. Let me know how it works. If I can track down > anything further I'll post. > > -- > Jamie Simpson > Hantsport, NS > > > -- Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS --047d7bd74a34c76d1d0507fd1612 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Angela<div><br></div><div>Thanks for chasing it down.=C2= =A0 A healthy skepticism (aka a well tuned BS Detector) is certainly requir= ed dealing with all things interweb.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>And yet= ... I know a few very credible witnesses, woods-wise and not given to hyper= bole, who have convinced me of their eyewitness accounts.=C2=A0 Certainly t= here are enough deer to go around.=C2=A0 And another top shelf carnivore (t= he Eastern Coyote) has certainly been successful moving into the area...</d= iv><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Jamie Simpson</div>= <div>Hantsport NS=C2=A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div clas= s=3D"gmail_quote">On 16 November 2014 12:51, James Hirtle <span dir=3D"ltr"= ><<a href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jrhbirder@h= otmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Many moons ago now= .=C2=A0 Well maybe not that long, just about 29 or 30 years ago, there were= many sightings and reports of the Eastern Cougar in East LaHave.=C2=A0 Thi= s was just after they clearcut straight across from Dayspring to the LaHave= River and razed the common land of the huge trees that existed there.=C2= =A0 Also, the common land behind the mines road and around to what the loca= ls called the Beaver Dam.=C2=A0=C2=A0So cougars were being seen close to ha= bitation after this happened for a few years.=C2=A0 I've not heard of a= ny recent reports.=C2=A0 Around that time my brother had been out deer hunt= ing and saw two cats rolling in the middle of the road with long tails.=C2= =A0 The were cougar cubs and as he approached one ran to either side of the= road and up trees.=C2=A0 My brother then heard a growl and looked up to se= e the mother in a tree above his head.=C2=A0 He made a quick retreat.=C2=A0= After that we found tracks in the yard outside of our recidence in East La= Have.=C2=A0 Three inches across and the obvious cat tracks.=C2=A0 There wer= e also tracks in Indian Path in the gravel pit there and headed up towards = the common land between there and Riverport.=C2=A0 Which is now a public tr= ail system.=C2=A0 I contacted DNR at the time and by the time a response ha= ppened all signs of the cougar had been removed due to heavy rain.=C2=A0 I = had tried to unsuccessfully make a plaster cast of one of the tracks prior = to that.=C2=A0 I believe I did take a photo at the time though, but=C2=A0do=