Lenawee County, Michigan - cougar sighting.
Reported Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 1:57 AM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 01/19/2010 & 01/20/2010
Time: early afternoon
County: Lenawee
Location Description: Wooded area, close to treeline of my brother's property on the southern end of Ogden Hwy, off 223, Palmyra Township.
Sighting Description:
An adolescent black cougar has taken up residence in the wooded part of my brother's property off the southern part of Ogden Hwy (Palmyra Township). All of us have been seeing it along the treeline to the back yard. Observed it walking around, tried to climb a tree on the 19th, on the 20th was laying down just at the treeline. We now know why the puppy won't leave the back step at certain times of the day. We have also observed larger paw prints in the snow at the front of the house.

Kalamazoo County, Michigan - cougar sighting.
Reported Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 3:41 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 1/15/2010
Time: 4:24 pm
County: Kalamzoo
Location Description: Just west of the Sprinkle Road and Zylman intersection.
Sighting Description:
Cougar was chasing two fleeing deer from a fallow field across the road into a densely wooded area. Cloudy, but full light.

Lenawee County, Michigan - 2006 cougar sighting.
Reported Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: October 2006
Time: 8 pm
County: Lenawee
Location Description: Clinton-Macon Rd. just east of Macon Twp.
Sighting Description:
My wife and I were on our way back from Ann Arbor and a cougar ran across the road from one corn field to another right in front of our car. We almost didn't believe our eyes. It was tan in color with a long tail. It was about six feet in length. It ran very close to the ground and made it across the road with amazing speed and very few long strides. I had heard about cougar sightings in the area and I was VERY skeptical. However, seeing is believing.

Kalamazoo County, Michigan - cougar sighting.
Reported Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 01-16-2010
Time: 4:24 pm
County: Kalamzoo
Location Description: 100 yards west of Sprinkle Road on Zylman Ave.
Sighting Description:
2 white-tail deer running lickety-split south. 50' behind them a cougar was chasing them. They came out of an fallow field and went into a heavily wooded area. Visibility in the wooded area is zero.

Jackson County, Michigan - 2005 cougar sighting.
Reported Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 08/25/2005
Time: Sunset
County: Jackson
Location Description: Southbound on M-106 just past the Portage River bridge, right across from the State Prison.
Sighting Description:
Traveling South on M-106 with the wife & 3 kid's in our Ford Bronco just past the river when our youngest son yelled out " look at that huge golden retriever". As we looked to what he pointed at I immediately pulled the truck to the shoulder as I seen the unmistakable tail standing up as it came out of the river bottom, estimate weight of over 130 lbs. As soon as it hit the edge of the field it went into predator mode and crouched down moving towards the deer herd feeding in the field. I remember my oldest boy ask why its rear end was sticking up higher than the front end of the animal. The deer became alert and ran towards another group of deer which all went on high alert. We then watched the cat clear a small patch of grass and head into a wood thicket when then the deer all bolted to the west. One other vehicle stopped because he saw the tail and just the hind end of it come out of the river. I don't believe we would have watched what we did if we were not in the big 4x4 sitting up higher than a car. I bought a nice video cam & a high end point & shoot camera right after that & never leave the house without them. This sighting was about a few weeks before the 1500Lb. Arabian Mare was killed in Parma Township. http://www.miwildlife.org/ detail-20050907.asp I must also add I have been an Sportsman since the age 12 and am now 43. I Hunt, Fish & Trap and know our native animals & tracks. NO DOUBT A HUGE COUGAR!

Kalamazoo County, Michigan - cougar sighting.
Reported Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:32 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 1/13/10
Time: 9am
County: Kalamazoo
Location Description: D ave. 4 miles west of US 1-31, and 1 mile north of Kal-Haven trail.
Sighting Description:
I opened my back door to let my dog out, it was 9 am. My dog ran, barking out to the field. I looked to see what he was after, at first I thought it was a dog, because of the size. It was not, it looked like a large cat, and moved like one, It was dark brown, almost gray next to the snow. It scampered into the brush/thistle. I have seen a lot of animals including many big cats in this area, this was nothing I have ever seen before.

Kalamazoo County, Michigan - cougar sighting.
Reported Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 9:34 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: January 4, 2010
Time: 5:30 A.M
County: Kalamazoo
Location Description: I was on VW ave near the end of Oakland dr.
Sighting Description:
I was driving to work monday,I was on VW ave. I looked to the left and there it was it had just crossed the road and stopped and watched me drive by. It was about two and a half feet tall, light golden brown in color, and long tail. It was beautiful.

Emmett County, Michigan - 2005 cougar sighting.
Reported Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:28 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: Fall 2005
Time: dusk
County: Emmet
Location Description: An area off of two-track near Harmon Road in Southeastern Emmet County.
Sighting Description:
We were picking blackberries off of a two track that belonged to Mr. Harmon in southeast Emmett Co. The animal was about 100 lbs. with a long thick tail. It was about 150 ft. from the front of the pick-up we were driving. When My son-in-law and I saw it we both remaked that it wasn't a bobcat. His remark to me was that we couldn't have seen what we had seen because the DNR had not recognized that these cats were in the area.

Ingham County, Michigan - 2009 cougar sighting.
Reported Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:28 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: OCTOBER 15TH 2009
Time: 10:30PM
County: INGHAM
Location Description: LANSING AVE NOTH OF OLDS ROAD
Sighting Description:
AS I WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON LANSING AVE I OBSERVED A LARGE ANIMAL AHEAD OF ME IN THE ROAD. THE ANIMAL WAS HUNCHING DOWN LIKE A LION STALKING ITS PREY AS IT CROSSED THE ROAD AND FROM ITS HEAD TO THE END OF ITS TAIL TOOK UP THE WHOLE LANE. AS I NEARED THE SPOT IN THE ROAD WHERE THE ANIMAL WAS IT HAD ALREADY CROSSED THE ROAD AND WAS ENTERING THE WEEDS ON THE DITCH BANK. AS I PASSED THIS SPOT ALL I COULD SEE WAS ABOUT 2 FEET OF TAIL DISAPPEARING INTO THE WEEDS THE DIAMETER OF THE TAIL WAS QUITE BIG AND WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSISTANT WITH A COUGAR.

Kalamazoo County, Michigan - cougar sighting.
Reported Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:34 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 1/5/10
Time: 5:50 AM
County: Kalamazoo
Location Description: Parkview Ave, Kalamazoo County
Sighting Description:
While driving down Parkview Avenue, maybe a 100 yards from the entrance to Parkview Hills Condominums, near the left side of the road, an extremely large cat-like animal, a light golden brown color, ran from the side of the road in the snow southward into the wooded area. I've seen alot of animals and I don't know what else it could have been.

Berrien County, Michigan - cougar sighting.
Reported Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 8:57 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: Janurary 3, 2010
Time: 8:30
County: Berrien
Location Description: On Harbert Rd in Harbert.
Sighting Description:
My mom was standing on the porch and she saw a large animal, dark in color. The one thing that really stood out was the long rope-like tail.

Muskegon County, Michigan - 1994 cougar sighting.
Reported Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:45 AM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 1994
Time: 5:30pm
County: Muskegon
Location Description: The cougar was walking along the edge of the woods along a creek on Lehman and Meinert Park Road.
Sighting Description:
My husband was driving as we approached the stop sign on Lehman Road, I looked west and then to the north back towards the woods because we usually saw deer there. I saw what I immediately recognized as a cougar. I said to my husband "tell me what you see in the corner of the field" he said "it's a cougar". We couldn't believe what we were seeing because it wasn't that far from the road, we watched it for a couple minutes walk along the edge of the field. We had to leave because we had an appointment, but the animal wasn't bothered by us watching it. One of the local farmers said some calves had been killed in the area, and some dogs were missing. After seeing the cougar I began to see more Sheriff Patrol vehicles and DNR vehicles in the area. One evening while coming home I saw 2 Sheriff and 3 DNR vehicles leaving the area near where we saw the cougar, I assumed they were also looking for the cougar, or had found it.

Cass County, Michigan - cougar sighting.
Reported Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:24 AM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 1/3/09
Time: 6:30 am
County: Cass
Location Description: Just past the intersection of Runkle St. and Beebe Rd.
Sighting Description:
I was driving to work in the morning. We had approx. 1 to 1 1/2 feet of snow the day before. I turned off of Runkle St onto Beebe road and drove for approx. 2-3 blocks. I slowed down because I saw what I first thought was a deer passing in front of my car from the right side of the road. When I looked closer, I saw a very large cat-like animal crossing approx. 10 feet in front of my car. It walked slowly in front of my car and glanced at me as it passed by. It appeared to be light brown in color and about 130-140 lbs with a long tail. I could see it's scapula moving up and down as it walked just like when you see a tiger at the zoo. It had a large head. My sister has a large bull mastiff that is approx. 120lbs and it was definately larger that her dog both in height, length and weight.

Montcalm County, Michigan - cougar sighting.
Reported Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 6:21 PM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 12-31-09
Time: 8:00 a.m.
County: Montcalm
Location Description: I was just starting out x-country skiing and saw this animal running very fast across the road and in our field which is all weedy.
Sighting Description:
The animal was about 2 1/2' tall with a snubby face, traveling very fast low to the ground. It was tan colored with very long tail. When I yelled at my dog to keep from chasing it, it turned around and went the other way. I looked at it's tracks and where it paused, the still track was about the size of my hand. The stride was as long as my ski pole.

Wayne County, Michigan - two cougars sighted.
Reported Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 2:40 AM to www.savethecougar.org
Date of Observation: 12/31/09
Time: 10:50 PM
County: Wayne
Location Description: West bound I-94 just past Ecorse rd
Sighting Description:
I was driving into work on New Years Eve and I saw two animals cross I-94 in front of me. I looked to the left to make sure no more "deer" were on the other side, but then I noticed that it wasn't "deer" is was looking at. They didn't lope like deer, they weren't as tall as deer and deer don't have long tails. The two animals (one was smaller than the other) loped like cats, had long thick tails, and about the size of a large dog (shepard). They had to be mountain lions. I can't imagine what else it would have been. I know I could be mistaken because it was dark, but I know what I saw, and it was two very large cats.

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