Patrick Tate: Well. On Oct. 10, he gave a slide talk called "Wild Cats of New Hampshire," which included the bobcat and the lynx. 235 or nhandy@ledgertranscript.com. And I I have this great text history of New Hampshire game and fir bears and I think by Helen Silver who used to work for fish and game and she sort of I kind eyes this animal in one of the quotes from 1892 stating that the catamaran was the most ferocious of all the wild beasts of New Hampshire his great size strength and agility of movement together with his formidable weapons rendered him the terror both of man and beast. I live pretty much on the town line of Greenfield just a couple of miles down in the Greenfield. Join as a $8 per month sustainer and get our brand-new owl umbrella! Patrick Tate: While a juvenile not a juvenile I guess if you want nodes to the base of the tail for juvenile that wouldn't be small at all. N.H. Residents Report Mountain Lion Sighting - NECN Peter Biello: Well hey Rob. That's next time on one day. And the cougar embodies that. Mountain lions live in the state. I hope she's listening and she had spoke to a lot of different people ended up having a couple of sightings of her alone without sort of by accident. We're gonna talk about sightings in this part of the program as well we'd love to hear your story. From involving members in projects as local as cleaning up an area park or as far-reaching as bringing sight to the world's blind, Lions clubs have always . Peter Biello: Listeners give us a call if you have a question or a story of a sighting 1 800 8 9 2 6 4 7 7. Chartered 1973; Member of District 44-H; . She is renowned for tracking. The supervisor that hired me in the game division in October of 1978 passed on to me this whole big folder of mountain lion information and sightings going back probably a couple decades. There was a lot of DNA evidence. 1,470 likes. Caller: Hey guys how you doing. Caller: I do. If you believe you have seen a mountain lion and want to report it to NH Fish and Game, please contact the Wildlife Division at (603) 271-2461 or wildlife@wildlife.nh.gov to request an observation report form. So we tossed these terms around but really the term subspecies has been sort of redefined in our lifetimes. We'll hear more about the mountain lions impact and the role it plays in the ecosystem. Caller: And then there's the Lily Pond Road and then there's a six foot tall fence. Well Is DNA the most reliable means we have of identifying whether or not what we saw is actually a mountain lion. I actually been interviewed a couple of times by reporters and with all due respect for the media you know facts aren't always communicated correctly. Now again I don't know that there's anything to that. Which which I think Pat and I have both experienced. Patrick Tate: Well I've never seen an Easter cougar so I can't say when I've handled these 10 cougars and whatnot. That's the real story is they can't follow up on every one of these sightings. So here we have you know a very qualified biologist who who found a print took a plaster cast found a scat send it to a university. The species that once inhabited the Northeast, known as the eastern mountain lion, is now extinct. So this whole illegal pet trade black market pro trade thing does does exist in a situation like that can happen. Patrick Tate: I don't believe it is. Rick van de Poll: Rick van de Poll so I was a non-believer as well. Caller: It had to be a mountain lion convinced I was about 30. Let us know your story and share your photos! Less successful males roam further. He studied Politics and Spanish at Bates College, and before reporting was variously employed as a Spanish teacher, farmer, bicycle mechanic, ski coach, research assistant, a wilderness trip leader and a technical supporter. He writes As a farmer I come across many outdoorsman looking to hunt our property had a conversation with one who believed very strongly that we had mountain lions in New Hampshire. To date most of the pictures that have been sent in have been bobcats and other species Ive received pictures of house cats. Patrick Tate: Nice talk to you too. And as the biologist who's gonna stand on this and if I'm going to say this is a proven picture I need to be able to stand on it so soundly and have the evidence so I going to go through it with a fine tooth comb kept picking pieces apart trying to answer these pieces. I've actually had to walk in on one or two now and look at what was going on and figured out what was going on. So when we talk about the threshold of evidence required to say for sure you have seen a mountain lion it is rather high. Peter Biello: So Patrick today Fish and Game no downward pressure on you to deny the existence at all costs of mountain lions here in New Hampshire. Tell us your story. Get your tickets today and one for fifty dollars or six for 150 at NH PR and board. And they asked me about the tail which I just did not remember that tail out of that whole experience. Select image for larger view. So one thing I'll add. Something along those lines. One was in Shelton. And what was really remarkable about the whole thing was I was maybe a half mile down on all buildings. Can you look into this picture. Chartered: 1973 . Sam. Yes and you want to share what you learned. The tail leave is a giveaway but not everybody gets to see the tail. Sam Evans-Brown: But I mean the video I had been sent was you know a recording of a animal growling but it was in slow motion and when I asked the person why is this in slow motion the denied that it was so there's a lot of weird stuff that happens in regards to people claiming they've seen they've seen these things. So I will just say this is a big reason why there have not been confirmed sightings I think is that the evidence required first. Mountain Lions in NH - Facebook But I do think that it's appropriate that a fishing game agency would recognize verifiable proof if they could. Pat ruse and he was sampling doing DNA samples from cats in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. So what those ranges. NHPR is nonprofit and independent. Thank you for visiting the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department website. We we hear that there is allegedly a government conspiracy to deny the existence of mountain lions here in New Hampshire so I guess a local government conspiracy. Pat what do you think the mystique of the mountain lion. These were normal everyday folks. So Michael follows with the question. What's going on. And it was unmistakable. Patrick Tate: I would say well when social media first started they picked up the hoaxes became much more prevalent in the last four or five years hoaxes have died down completely. So so they're just a very resilient species and they're pretty they're pretty neat. Right. I saw that had this giant the bobcat had this giant sweeping which is John Bobcat don't have big sweeping tails. Residents believe cougars still roam New Hampshire's forests - AP NEWS They absolutely do. I mean there was this one lady I remember and tough tomorrow. So one thing I'd point out is we've been talking about situations with no evidence a number of them come in with photographs and yet what they fit what they description of the animal they saw and by the way I got a picture of what I saw. So hey, just me shooting from the hip, maybe there are a couple mountain lions skulking about. Its impossible to say, but I think the odds are pretty good that some of these sightings are legit. Patrick Tate: So it's interesting it's brought up. for some excitement. But on the other side of that coin there is this sense that there have been so many sightings locally and you guys Patrick you might recall the name the Wyndham McCracken she kind of turned herself into a local authority off authorities the right word but she was very dedicated to this. Peter Biello: So if they were female mountain lions here they would be more males just because that's what they're looking for. HOLDERNESS, N.H. (AP) Two of the known mountain lions in New Hampshire have spent their 15 years in close proximity to humans. List of Mountains in New Hampshire is a general list of mountains in New Hampshire, with elevation.This list includes many mountains in the White Mountains range that covers about a quarter of the state, as well as mountains outside of that range.. And in fact in 2011 when it was announced that the eastern cougar was officially extinct the reason that announcement was made is because they said really that it never existed. So. Some of the reports that I looked into that were actually on file at the local fish and game office were even from people who did not live locally. No evidence and other states where Mountain lights have turned up. Peter Biello: We mentioned that the eastern cougar and the Western cougar are they were separate eastern cougar believed to be extinct. N.H. However if if and when it does happen it takes up a lot of resources looking at that situation and identifying what's going on because when you start out you don't know it's a hoax. Peter Biello: Mm hmm. Mountain lion or cat running across. So I think the point that I just want to get across is that there is a very strong sense this here in the and not region that there is that there is some sort of mountain lion population how large it is how extensive it is. Many people in New Hampshire have claimed to have seen mountain lions. So I learned about what Rick just reported through a heart of heart of New Hampshire a letter and. People go through great lengths to create hoaxes like this. How to Report a Possible Mountain Lion Sighting. That's too big for Bobcat. And really whenever you hear tiny code and long rope like tale it's kind of hard to pin this sighting on any other creature rather than an outline or just nothing else really matches that description. Windham Life and Times - November 15, 2019 They get a lot of media attention but compared to the the amount of times that a mountain lion could attack a person but doesn't because they don't typically view us as prey. John is calling from Bennington. Peter Biello: Today on the program Patrick Tate New Hampshire Fish and Game Wildlife biologist and far better project leader Sam Evans Brown host of an HP podcast outside in which is about the natural world and how we use it. About Us Media Kit Calendar of Events Volunteer Visit Learn Events Membership Support Your Visit BUY TICKETS Know Before You Go Directions and Information Our Animals Live Animal Exhibit Trail Hours and Admission Calendar of Events Thank you very much for being here. www.wildlife.state.nh.us, Buy or Renew Your Saltwater Fishing License, Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. John. Verifiable pictures recorded by the observing person or a trail camera. Using DNA and physical evidence, state environmental officials said they determined that the animal. Mountain lions leave a lot of sign.