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Michigan

RandySF

(81,849 posts) Thu Jan 29, 2026, 10:49 PM 12 hrs ago

Michigan sees record cougar reports in 2025

Cougars were detected 31 times in Michigan in 2025, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

That’s the highest number of confirmed observations since the predator was wiped out of the state in the early 1900s.

And the count is expected to increase.

“That number will go up once we get our DNR cameras in there, as well,” said Brian Roell, a large carnivore specialist with the department. “There’s like 6 million images to go through.”

https://bridgemi.com/outdoors-life/michigan-sees-record-cougar-reports-in-2025/

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Michigan sees record cougar reports in 2025 (Original Post) RandySF 12 hrs ago OP

There in the lower peninsula too Johnny2X2X 11 hrs ago #1

Johnny2X2X

(23,772 posts)

1. There in the lower peninsula too

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Thu Jan 29, 2026, 11:46 PM

11 hrs ago

There have been sightings for years.
Cougars are so successful hunting deer that wolf packs have learned to follow them and steal their kills. Some cougars respond by killing a deer for the wolves and then killing another for themselves.

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