MICHIGAN CITIZENS for COUGAR RECOGNITION
CHIPPEWA County Sightings



BRUCE TOWNSHIP TRAIL CAM PHOTOS, 10/10/09


1/3/1907Near Tahquamenon River; Cougar Trapped/Killed by Chase Osborn and Ted LaLonde
1990s Neebish Island
11/19/90Stalwart Area crossing Prentis Bay Road near "Hungry Hill"
09/92Highway M-28
06/29/95Almost hit one on M28 E of Dollarville Road
04/15/002 miles SW of T47NR06W09BLACK
08/10/00No f Dafter - 75 and 28 Westbound
01/02Observed by Chard F. of Sault Saint Marie
01/20/02M-129 and M-80/Tone Road
05/03Observed by Pete D. of Harper Woods
05/03Cougar observed clearing road in two strides on M-123 South approaching Trout Lake in an unpopulated area
06/13/031000' past the Raco Air Strip, walking across the road
07/11/032 miles W of Eckerman Corner (M-28/123 Intersection) heading E on M28BLACK
08/03Observed by Mike and Mary S. of Thompsonville
08/07/03Corner of Maple Point and Gogomain Roads
10/31/036 miles N of Paradise on N. Whitefish Point Road at Highway 123 and N. Whitefish Point Road
05/06/04 T46NR02W00
05/06/04T46NR02W00
05/08/04M-134 about ½ mile W of Nye Road W of Hessel
07/10/0410 miles S of Paradise on M123
07/05/05Corner of M-48 and Prentis Bay Road, Raber Township, Stalwart
04/25/065 miles down 123 from light toward Whitefish Point
05/04/06Subdivision 4.7 miles N of blinker at Paradise, Track photos
08/29/06North Road and Platt Lake RoadBLACK
07/03/08M-28 near Hulbert. Standing on the road and moved slowly and deliberately into the ditch
RegularFamily Farm, Morley
10/10/09DNR Confirmed Trail Cam of a Cougar taken near Bruce Township. Dense forest near a Christmas tree plantation. Camera was placed at a deer plot. See Photos Above
10/26/09DNR Confirmed Cougar Tracks near DeTour
11/02/09DNR Confirmed Cougar Tracks near Gulliver


Using information compiled by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, it was determined that approximately 50% of anecdotal reports (as listed below), can be classified as probable or verified.
Reports by the public, when carefully screened for reliability, and used in conjunction with other information and evidence, can aid in assessing population status.
Thank you to the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Retired DNR Forester Mike Zuidema, and the media for this valuable research information.




DENISE N. MASSEY