Since New Hampshire was mentioned. I live in the southwest corner of the state about 2 miles through the woods from a 13,000 acre state wilderness park, Pisgah State Park.
It is a habit of mine to take Sunday afternoon walks in the woods all around my house. Back about 12 years ago right around this time of year I went for a walk. The snow had a thin crust that would almost hold my weight if I walked slow.
I came across a large set of tracks that broke through the snow so I decided to folow them for a while. I noticed the tracks went from a walk to a bound then stopped went around the back of a tree and faced my direction, then turned and bounded off again. This pattern repeted itself several times.
A couple of times I stood still an listened, I could hear the animal breaking through the crust when it ran, but never caught sight if it. A few weeks later in another part of the state I saw a game warden at an event and asked him what kind of animal would make tracks the size of the ones I saw.
The first thing that came out of his mouth was you live in the Winchester area don't you? I confirmed that and he said they believe there is a mountian lion in that area. This summer some people in the next town over from me took picyures of large cat tracks in some soft sand. I don't think they found any scat form the big cat.
I would love to see one.
Randy
