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Berrien County, Michigan - cougar-like sounds heard.
Reported Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 11:12 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 9/25/09
Time: 8:00pm
County: Berrien
Location Description: Near Harris Lake, North west Berrien County, a little south of I-196 and Hagar Shores Road.
Sighting Description:
Not so much a sighting as it was a wake up call. I had just put my horses up for the night, and went to let my dogs out for the last time of the day, just after dark when I heard a scream from a patch of woods nearby. The animal screamed 3-4 times while I listened. When I got inside, I started looking for animal calls on the internet and what I heard sounded exactly like a cougar mating call. I have yet to find tracks, but I look everytime I go trail riding. There have been several sightings by neighbors, but no one bothers to report it. One upstanding farmer nearby was asked by the RAP line operator if he was drunk when he tried to report.