I live in KY and in a very rural area, I border a National Park and me, my wife and her Mom who is our only neighbor have routinely over the years seen a large mt. lion around our place. I talked to a park ranger and was assured it was a bobcat, same with the local game warden-no mt. lions in Kentucky whatsoever. Right, this bobcat was two or three times as big as the biggest bobcat I have ever seen, has a massive paw print and he has a looong tail which I have yet to see on any bobcat and that mt. lion face.
In fact I saw him this morning coming to work. I had turned off our rd. and in the head lights saw him shoot across the road heading toward the ridge behind my home. I stopped where he crossed and looked but could not see him. But they don’t exist in Kentucky...
I think many park rangers must be brain damaged. Why would it be impossible for mt. lions to establish themselves in a state like Ky.?