Jsr1 t1_j4slyil wrote on January 17, 2023 at 11:42 PM

Already here, if the state acknowledge them then they have to deal with them. There is border camera footage of a cat, looks like a house cat with a long tail… until you realize the size is way off and it’s massive.

These are highly intelligent apex predators that have learned to avoid humans and huge ranges.

BeckyKleitz t1_j4vmrme wrote on January 18, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Also, I think that people who own land where they've been spotted are tired of them being killed off by stupid 'trophy' hunters and the govt. and so are not reporting their presence any longer. I have family still up there, and friends and they tell me every couple of years about seeing one while out hiking or hunting. I honestly don't think they ever really 'left'. I think they moved further north and the ones seen in Vermont are either just passing through or possibly trying to expand their range. I'm not a zoologist so I have no clue, but I know I'VE seen one (back in the 90's outside of Underhill), and folks I know have seen them. We really have no reason to lie about it.