Police Say Big Cats Seen In Northeast Ky.

LEX18.com ^ | Jul 1, 2012 | AP

[Bratch]

ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - Whatever may be prowling around Ashland doesn't appear to be a typical Kentucky Wildcat.

Ashland Police Maj. Todd Kelley said two people have called in reports of seeing a mountain lion or cougar around the city in the last several days. Kelley told The Independent that the sightings haven't been confirmed by animal control officers or police, but people should not approach any unfamiliar large animal.

[Bratch]

Nice kitty!

[BenLurkin]

Don’t bend down to tie your shoe without looking around first!

[pops88]

“people should not approach any unfamiliar large animal.”

Don’t tell them that! I think our gene pool could use some help.

[nuconvert]

“people should not approach any unfamiliar large animal.”

Duh

[Georgia Girl 2]

We have them in GA too along with black panthers but the wildlife guys here will tell you no.

[tsowellfan]

They have some prettu big cat fish in KY too!

[Snickering Hound]

Don't let it have that 4th Cosmo...

[Bratch]

A native Ashland Kentucky cougar.

[BenLurkin]

http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/Ooo-eee.wav

[TribalPrincess2U]

Or pray.

Hey, I heard there’s some nice eatin’ in TN. Taste like chicken.

[Fightin Whitey]

Great picture and a great caption.

Definitely on the prowl...RROWRR!

[winodog]

President Obama is in town?

[winodog]

President Obama is in town?

[dog breath]

More food, more abandoned and preserved areas, opportunistic territorial generalist protected predator able to travel great distances at night. Sounds like they are going to be moving even more into the East and Midwest again and there will be nothing in their way. There are some pretty inaccessible areas around where there has been strip mining, sounds like a made in heaven habitat and base in Eastern Kentucky. I wonder what the liberal folk will say about them eating the occasional child or yuppie jogger when they move into the game rich suburban edges of New Jersey. It will give, In the Eye of the Tiger, a whole new meaning.

[winodog]

Everytime I see her at a game or at Indy a part of me goes woohoo! for about a second and then I remind myself that she is a liberal who believes the global ideas are great since they will affect the little people and not her.

[null and void]

Here in California when one eats a jogger or a mountain biker people just shrug and get on with their happy little lives.

[dog breath]

Oh well, fewer but faster liberals?

[null and void]

IF they think about it at all, it's sorrow that the cat has to be put down for being a cat.

Somebody please hire me away from this state!

[steve86]

We’ve had a whole slew of “following” reports, mountain bikers, joggers, hikers and even trail bikes and horses, but unreported by media except on forums.

[BwanaNdege]

“We have them in GA too along with black panthers but the wildlife guys here will tell you no.”

Same here in western NC.

Mrs. BN saw a mountain lion on our road about 15 years ago.