Mountain lions are here. Mostly gun shop rumor but sometimes we get to put a foot on a body (puma shot downtown Chicago): Cougar Shot in Chicago; Was 1,000 Miles From Home?
DNR admits that mountain lions have been confirmed in Indiana but grudgingly: http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-Mountain_Lion_Information.pdf
Mountain lions are here. Mostly gun shop rumor but sometimes we get to put a foot on a body (puma shot downtown Chicago): Cougar Shot in Chicago; Was 1,000 Miles From Home?
DNR admits that mountain lions have been confirmed in Indiana but grudgingly: http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-Mountain_Lion_Information.pdf
I have one on video walking through the back yard in cass county...
Unfortunately, you don't see the cat. You would be,......ahem, .... the mouse in the scenario.
I too too have heard about mountain lion in indiana. I haven't seen one, but my buddy, a truck driver, told me that up north on 31 by Rochester, a bunch of cars were pulled over several summers ago watching a BIG cat stroll across a field.
I remember thinking, geez, that makes mushroom hunting kinda scary. I had just watched a show about big cat attacks and most victims never seen it coming..........
kinda da like the cat and mouse scenario....... We'd be screwed.
I can barely handle a 12 pound house cat that plays rough, mountain lions can go 150+ pounds and be over 7 feet long.
Even if one gets pics of a cougar, that doesn't mean it was always wild or migrated in.
My guess is that most sightings are illegal pets turned loose (or escapee).
There may be pronounced visibility in pets going wild, as their skills and equipment may not be up to their wild cousin's standards.
And................that may lead to a high mortality rate.
People might see something, but it might not make it to the following year.