lew Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Just took a bit of good food. https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftoronto.ctvnews.ca%2Fbig-cat-caught-officials-nab-cougar-in-southern-ontario-town-1.1910607&ei=rkbEU-mZK5WhyASVnYLoAg&usg=AFQjCNEfJTPRKNGj0U5Kdq16-rhuEqS2bg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Very smart and shy animal, and a thing of beauty, usually smarter and more timid, even when Steak and Chicken are on the menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagoneer Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I'd love to see one in it's natural habitat. Probably never will in an entire lifetime of exploring though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I remember luring cougars with Steak and Lobster in my younger days. 120 something pound cat? I want no part of being close to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meely Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 We used to encounter numerous city cougars when the Mermaid lounge was around in the old Valhalla Inn off of 427.... Meely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
206 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 They believe this is not a "wild" cat but one that may have escaped from ones care....I'm interested in how this unfolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_paluch Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I'm only here for the cougar jokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carp Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I agree this is likely someone's pet. Wild cougars are very elusive. This one seemed like it wanted to be caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Cougar jokes, love it. We did see one about 15 years ago here at the cottage on Erie. Early morning my wife yelled that there was a dog behind the cottage. Her cat hightailed it under the deck. I came outside to see a very large and very beautiful Cougar saunter down the rocks to the beach as calmly as it could be. Walked calmly along the beach and stopped to paw a dead Sheepshead. As cool and calm as it came it walked back up the hill and back into the woods. I wasn't so cool. A call to the ministry did bring someone out latter in the day. They didn't seem to be too amazed that a Cougar was here. Not common but not unheard of. No sleeping on the deck that summer or walks in the woods behind us. Very isolated area, woods and farms and a few cottages then. Not much more now except wind turbines. We are blessed to have seen one here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Why couldn't they just leave it alone like they do with the bears up here. And why would anybody suggest relocating it to the north, we don't want that running around town either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cast-Away Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I was picturing a 130 pound cougar as something different than this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pidge Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Hmmm wonder if it could be the one I spotted 2 years ago just a hair north east of Oshawa? I was out doing work by myself in a hydro corridor and one leaped outta the scrub brush about 30 meters from me. All alone, it scared the crap outta me. It lept one way and I ran the other. Quite the experience and something I don't wana encounter again. Talking with a fella a year later about it and he had mentioned he had his shop in that area and one was in the yard one morning. Eye opening for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 We used to encounter numerous city cougars when the Mermaid lounge was around in the old Valhalla Inn off of 427.... Meely Wow, that was a heck of a place wasn't it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Back in 2008, we had one in the yard beside our house about 3 am. MNR have been denying that there were any in the area for years, guess they have to admit it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm only here for the cougar jokes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Here's an update from a local Peterboro newspaper. http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/4634268-update-captured-cougar-will-spend-rest-of-its-life-in-captivity/ Edited July 17, 2014 by lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 In the last 10 years I've seen 4 in NW ontario. One right here in manitou chasing a deer across the road. One on cedar narrows road where we see about 15-20 rabbits ru across the road, looked at each other and thought that was weird, looked forward to see a large cougar in pursuit, crossed the road in one stride! One in eagle river/eagle lake, again chasing deer in an open farmers field. And one sickly dead one on our weigh station when i worked in ear falls. That one was might thin and appeared to be diseased or starved. MNR were called for that one. Very small cat, maybe 60 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedude Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 We used to encounter numerous city cougars when the Mermaid lounge was around in the old Valhalla Inn off of 427.... Meely Excellent Stuff Meely--am of that vintage as well-remember the joint well WAYYY TOO FUNNY Play Safe Have FUN Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
206 Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) Moved to new home, with some real "cougars" http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/4805526-cougar-caught-in-grafton-not-staying-in-peterborough/ Edited September 4, 2014 by 206 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Not opening up for me,anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Yup, works for me Davey and it sounds like maybe they've found a nice new home for Charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Yup, works for me Davey and it sounds like maybe they've found a nice new home for Charlie. First one for me,not sure why it's not working,but i will take your word for it Lew lol.Will open it some how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Field Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 we either ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
206 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 link work for me? Here is copy/paste for you guys that can't veiw it. PETERBOROUGH -- Charlie the cougar will soon move to a new, permanent home at a Quebec zoo. Caught by the Ministry of Natural Resources in mid July after he was spotted napping under the deck of a Grafton-area home, Charlie has been spending his days at Peterborough's Riverview Park and Zoo since. However, his stay in Peterborough come to an end on Sept. 2, when he's moved to Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien, an award-winning facility in St. Félicien, Quebec. READ MORE: Cougar Caputured In Grafton In Excellent Condition Judging by Charlie's behaviour, it was determined early on that he grew up in captivity, and therefore, couldn't be returned to the wild. While Peterborough zoo staff have grown fond of the cougar and would love to see him stay, their primary concern is that Charlie is placed in a facility that will offer the best environment possible. Zoo Sauvage was selected through a collaborative search conducted by the Peterborough zoo and Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums. The zoo is home to 75 species that live in large, natural exhibits. Charlie will have an opportunity to participate in Zoo Sauvage's breeding program. For more information on Zoo Sauvage, visit zoosauvage.org. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I love all the jokes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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