MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- State wildlife officials are warning deer hunters to keep an eye out for a cougar roaming west-central and northern Wisconsin.
Trail cameras have snapped photos of the animal three different times over the last month or so. The last photo came Nov. 8 near the Rusk-Taylor county line just east of Hawkins. Department of Natural Resources biologists believe the animal may now be in the Flambeau State Forest or in Price
County.
They believe the cougar is a young male in search of territory and a mate.
The DNR asks anyone who sees the cougar to contact the nearest DNR office or file a report through the agency's online rare mammal observation form.
Agency biologists also are interested in photographs of the cougar's tracks.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/16/wisconsin-dnr-warns-hunters-to-watch-for-cougar/
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Strange Animal Found in Juneau County
The small city of Elroy is generally a pretty quiet place.
It is well known as the home of former Wisconsin Governor, Tommy Thompson, but is there something else there, grabbing some attention?
Juneau County highway worker, Jeff Potter, found an unusual animal.
"It just doesn't make sense," says Potter.
On his frequent drives throughout the county, he comes across countless dead wildlife.
But nothing ever quite like this.
"It's completely hairless, almost like leather. It has a canine like head, a fox or dog type head. The rear legs are coon-like. The tail is almost like an opossum," Potter explains.
Potter, an avid hunter and outdoorsman, told reporters he is left speechless.
He found it dead on Monday.
But Potter is not the only one that has seen this strange creature.
Two months ago Chuck Huschka saw it alive.
Huschka says, "At first, I just thought it was a small piglet. But it was definitely the animal."
He says he only got a quick look, and the mystery creature made a bolt for it.
"I've never seen anything like it in my life," Huschka says.
Some say the know exactly what it is, a chupacabra.
It is a legendary creature first reported in Mexico and Puerto Rico.
In fact, two people in the States this week think they stumbled across one, including a teen in Texas who shot and killed it.
Experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are taking a more scientific approach, saying it is likely a severely manged fox or raccoon.
But Potter just does not buy it.
That is why he is preserving it in his freezer until experts can do testing.
But as far as he is concerned, he has come across something pretty big.
Potter says it is the talk around town, and everyone wants to know what it is.
He is waiting to hear back from a UW researcher, so they can look at it.
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Strange_Animal_Found_in_Juneau_County_126006398.html
It is well known as the home of former Wisconsin Governor, Tommy Thompson, but is there something else there, grabbing some attention?
Juneau County highway worker, Jeff Potter, found an unusual animal.
"It just doesn't make sense," says Potter.
On his frequent drives throughout the county, he comes across countless dead wildlife.
But nothing ever quite like this.
"It's completely hairless, almost like leather. It has a canine like head, a fox or dog type head. The rear legs are coon-like. The tail is almost like an opossum," Potter explains.
Potter, an avid hunter and outdoorsman, told reporters he is left speechless.
He found it dead on Monday.
But Potter is not the only one that has seen this strange creature.
Two months ago Chuck Huschka saw it alive.
Huschka says, "At first, I just thought it was a small piglet. But it was definitely the animal."
He says he only got a quick look, and the mystery creature made a bolt for it.
"I've never seen anything like it in my life," Huschka says.
Some say the know exactly what it is, a chupacabra.
It is a legendary creature first reported in Mexico and Puerto Rico.
In fact, two people in the States this week think they stumbled across one, including a teen in Texas who shot and killed it.
Experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are taking a more scientific approach, saying it is likely a severely manged fox or raccoon.
But Potter just does not buy it.
That is why he is preserving it in his freezer until experts can do testing.
But as far as he is concerned, he has come across something pretty big.
Potter says it is the talk around town, and everyone wants to know what it is.
He is waiting to hear back from a UW researcher, so they can look at it.
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Strange_Animal_Found_in_Juneau_County_126006398.html
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