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I go to all these areas and I only see NJ's docile bears and never any mountain lions. I would like to play with one with my ball of yarn!
Seriously though has anyone noticed how NJ bears are pretty damn calm compared to bears elsewhere. I have never had a problem with them even though they always cross my path when I am hiking. I carry bear spray so I am never worried when they approach me. They are just curious and then they run away!
I also heard what I believe was the prolonged shrieking wails of a mountain lion in the middle of the night in early spring around the same time period. To this day I can still recall that sound. I was sure I'd find something dead in the front yard by morning's light. The unearthly shrieks sounded like a woman being murdered, high-pitched long cries that I'll never forget.
It sounds like you are describing the call of a red fox.
It sounds like you are describing the call of a red fox.
Screech owls will do that as well. Right now the fox and owls are in love and express their passion in shrieks. A neighbor called the cops, thinking a baby was left out in the woods.
Even young of the year great horned owls will make a awful screeching sound...at least into the fall, not sure when their voice changes.
As tiny as a screech owl is, they can raise the roof and set the dogs off, hackles raised and adrenalin frothing. Hold onto your blood pressure when they let go near an open bedroom window at night !!
Hmmmm. Wildlife experts will tell you that there are exactly ZERO mountain lions left in the northeast, including NY/NJ, CT, MA and Vermont. Any Mountain lion you find was introduced or taken from a zoo or game reserve.
As for Sussex county and Poconos... AWFUL. Formerly pristine areas, overdeveloped, crowded, traffic etc. No planning!
My son was hiking in the northwest corner of New Jersey in a rocky area near High Point Mountain and saw a mountain lion. He went back to the area with his friend, Bill and they found the mountain lion in a rocky den. It was NOT a Bobcat. The below article comes from the same area of New Jersey. I placed some maps on the webpage.
Mountain Lion males grow to 150 pounds. That is a pretty, big cat... It's a dangerous situation for humans and the animals.
Jack Cunningham
VIETNAM WAR CAP MARINE
Sussex, NJ
I doubt there are any mountain lions left in New Jersey.
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