Cougar sighting

[pinkfloyd4ever]

I think cougar too, I got a buddy who lives just east of Gutvaldt's corner, I'll have to ask him if he has heard anything.

[patrat78]

definatly a bobcat i have seen many bobcat before and the grass in the video make it look long. My budy has a large bodcat mounted in his basement and they look identicel

[Roofer]

That video shows no bobcat. The tail is very evident and is too long.

I say it's a cougar.

[koonie]

It's possible there is more tail there than I thought. It may just be hanging a little lower than the height of the short grass. The tail on most cougars is close to the same length as the body so initially I thought there was no way it was a cougar.

[koonie]

Tedl- Why would anybody not want to believe they live in Minnesota? Doesn't make sense.

[Eng Ptr]

I agree with hunter4life. It doesn't even walk like a cat. Look at it closely. The black you see is the back leg. The tail appears short and white around the edge. Its right rear leg moves very similar to a deer, and its foots has the shape of a deer.

[mnhunter79]

From what i see on the full screen and pause/play, i see cougar. The black i see looks like a tail, the head is smaller than a deer, and the ears seem short and kinda pointy (cat like). To me it does not walk like a deer, steps seem too short and fast. But i guess it is what it is, too bad it coulndt be on video a little sooner.

[tedl]

Tedl- Why would anybody not want to believe they live in Minnesota? Doesn't make sense.

So they don't feel they have to look over their shoulders on the way out to their stand

[tedl]

It seems when somebody says they see a cougar or have a picture people seem to question it and doubt the person or picture. This thread is proof.

[AlwysFshn]

I just don't see a bobcat with what appears to be a medium lengthed tail

[Peepers]

Hey wheres_the_fish - you should submit that vid to the DNR and then to WCCO's "good question" to have them independently research the concept of wild cougars in MN. Personally I have no doubt that they are more prevalant than the DNR cares to admit. One of my two hunting buddies saw one in his headlamp-light while walking to his stand in SE MN 4 or 5 years ago. Right around that time the Pioneer Press ran a story about a lady in Red Wing watching a Cougar and its cubs playing in her backyard although the DNR denied they were Cougars.

WI DNR has finally verified their presence (http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mammals/cougar/) and I read earlie this year that they believe their cougars came from the black hills. Perhaps the MN DNR thinks they hitch-hiked across our state but none decided to take up residence here?

[not_nuf_time]

I just looked at video, in my mind its a cougar. Tan fur, whiteish underbelly, long tail, black tip. I also have a stuffed bobcat it doesnt look at all like video. I watched a bobcat while hunting last season and they are kind of more compact and hurried in their walk, whereas this cougar is kind of on a unconcerned strut. I believe....

[ozzie]

It is definatly a cat...cougar or bobcat.....deer?? how could you think that is a deer?

[kingr]

I say it's a bobcat. It's too dark, and you can see a pattern on the coat. The tail is also striped from the base all the way to the tip.

[mrklean]

I still think it might be bigfoots baby

[McGurk]

There is a short tail, and the "long tail" you think you see is the dark bottom of one of the back legs. And I think it does walk like a cat. I'd say Bobcat.

[Dag_1979]

I have had bobcats walk within a few feet of the trees I have been perched in while bow-hunting the last 3 weekend in Southern Iowa, and the video does not appear to be a bobcat, IMO.

[jonny_redhorse]

there's a tail.......dark tipped one at that......it's not a bobcat as there's a "long " tail.....I see it.....it's there....it certainly could be a fox also but has the "gait" of a slow moving cat....just what "I" see of course though "my" eyes

[prov1900]

Can we do one of the voting/polling things? Bobcat. I have seen a mountain lion (in person).

[FISHINGURU]

lol..if anyone thinks that video is anything other then a cat they should go get their vision checked.

that cats tail almost touches the ground....u can see the black patches of grass in the background...when the cat walks past that you can see it's black tip of it's tail is below that patch...if you hit replay and just stare at the tail you can see that its tail moves the grass after the cat already went past.

[jermisch]

Im with mrklean...it has to be bigfoots baby...

[MNbrewer44]

Its prolly a little late now but did the poster of the video see any tracks on the trail. According to the Michigan DNR a cougar track is about 3.5"tall whereas a bobcat is about 1.5" tall

[Dave S]

I can't believe this has gone on this long debating whether or not the cat in the video is a cougar or a bobcat.

After reviewing the footage and pausing the video at various points, I could see that the tail that so many claim almost touches the ground is false. The black line that shows up that might appear to be a tail is actually the back of the leg of the cat and might be exaggerated by the camera quality.

The tail in fact is a stub. Or in other words, a Bobcat.

[96trigger]

I can't believe that I actually got sucked in to this stupid disagreement and watched the video. Oh, yeah, I think that is one big cat and not a bobcat either. Seems to be a lot of sightings this year, maybe they are making a comeback. An email about cougers in the area just circulated to the staff at my school.

[elkrivermn]

watching the video 20 times and im still undecided as to what I see.... what is the height of the grass in the picture? just my opinion