Hey everyone, been too busy to post here. I saw the post about Mt. lions and bears. The DEC doesn't deny bears in our area at all. As a matter of act last fall they introduced a bear hunting season all the way down as far as he Westchester/NYC border line. I have had many bears on my property in the last 12 years, on the deck and also front porch. 3 years ago my wife and her friend were walking for some exercise and they surprised a bear on the side of the road in front of our house. This bear actually mock charged them both. He was tagged on his ear and we got the # and reported to DEC. They told us this was a nuisance bear that was in Peekskill the prior year and relocated to Fahnestock state park which is about 8 miles from us. They gave me rubber buckshot to shot him as to scare it away. Never had to use it. All the other bears I have seen (probably 8 or 9) simply run off when I yell at them. This one was very aggressive. As for lions, well I have 2 sightings one on my property and 1 in Lake Carmel off RT 52 above the old batting cage. Scarred the hell out of me. Now I have been a hunter for 30 years and seen bobcats and these were not bobcats. Any way they are here and doing well.
PS, did anyone catch the Fox 5 news cast about the Mt lion in Holmes NY? That guy lives less than 1 mile from me.
