a couger or two has been confirmed in Indiana of all places as well. The DNR is in zipped lip mode about it but most are fairly certain they introducted them secretly.
They did what to them secretly? LOL
Cougars roam. And I mean really roam. They have collard some and tracked movements that, in some cases, criss cross a good chunk of the country. It's not surprising that there are more coming to the Midwest.
That said, If I ever find myself in a tree with a cougar on opening day of deer season as the sun comes up, I won't be calling the DNR. (whichever kind of cougar that might be)
One was hit on the Merritt parkway in CT. They said it was a pet until the tag tracked it back to South Dakota.