Cougar killed in Muskoka, anyone ever seen one around here?

[Guest black_thunder]

i seen a bobcat or lynx? at the mission marsh 2 summers ago....also seen a dead raccoon on the highway like 2 months ago

[Guest cstclair]

More raccoons are here every year. Wonder if they would actually survive on the marsh? Maybe too cold.

[mad scientist 140]

More raccoons are here every year. Wonder if they would actually survive on the marsh? Maybe too cold.

There are a bunch of different range maps on the web for raccoons, but almost all of them show the range well north of Lake Superior...some maps even show them as far north as Hudson Bay. I don't think raccoons would have any trouble with the cold here.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/mammals/Raccoon.HTM

[JustMe 5]

Raccoons have been in the Lakeshoredrive area for many years.

[Guest cstclair]

Great link! Good map! No raccoons in the rockies!

[Guest AKL]

Came nose-to-furry nose pretty much with a big ornery raccoon sitting on top of my garbage can last summer in the middle of the night. I live up near the Lutheran church at Hilldale/Wardrope. The thing wouldn't move and just did that chittering thing at me! Finally wandered off out back. A neighbour said they had 4 of them walk through the yard one evening.

Haven't seen them this year.

[mmgg 26]

A few years back ,,a cougar on a rock in Lappe,