We live in NH (in a small city) and our son lives nearby in VT. He has forty acres and has spotted catamount paw prints in their yard, along with bear, deer and moose etc.. Yes, a catamount is a Mountain Lion and they are making a come-back in New England. He is thrilled. I am not! Pat in NH

People in the northern part of our county have sworn on their lives that they've seen mountain lions (or cougars, as we're more likely to call them.)? Coyotes are becoming a fairly common sight.? We've always had bear and deer, of course--it's not unusual to have deer in my yard, but fortunately the bear haven't come closer than a few blocks.? The closest I've personally come to one is having one walk across the road in front of my car one night.? Fortunately my headlights hit him in enough time to allow me to slow down and allow him to go along his way unscathed. I am thrilled that the mountain lions are making a comeback too, as long as I never have to come face-to-face with one! --Debra -----Original Message----- From: Patricia + James <jimpat@suchmail.com> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 9:02 pm Subject: [PD-LIFE] Wildlife We live in NH (in a small city) and our son lives nearby in VT. He has forty acres and has spotted catamount paw prints in their yard, along with bear, deer and moose etc.. Yes, a catamount is a Mountain Lion and they are making a come-back in New England. He is thrilled. I am not! Pat in NH ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.