MICHIGAN CITIZENS for COUGAR RECOGNITION
OGEMAW County Sightings



1919165# cougar shot near Greenwood Road in Horton Township
1996Prescott
06/98South Side of M-55, 1000' Est of Peterson Road. Standing in the tree line near swampy area. Observed by driver and passenger.
04/25/03W of South Branch in Maltby Hills area, just S of the Elkan Highway, NE of Lupton Swamp 1 mile
08/18/03Greenwood Campground, Saw many times, Jumping on a fawn
07/31/04Crossing the Peters Road Bridge over the Rifle River
09/04Observed by Patricia B. of Alger
10/19/04Horton Township Twin Pines Trailer Park on corner of Rau Road
11/14/04Flanery Road outside W Branch, 1/4 mile SE of Peach Lake, Saw cat/signs three times
10/21/05M-55 E of Peters Road
06/30/06M-33, couple miles from Rose City
11/02/06Titawassi River, West Branch, Saw for 4 Days
11/16/06Pigeon River State Forest behind Pickeral Lake. Observed at about 25 yards from the cougar. Cat scared off a whitetail doe before coming into clearing
10/07/07Near Mud Lake Road and Ogamaw Center about 50 yards outside of thick swamp - observed from tree stand where it climbed a tree and waited for about 30 minutes before coming down and charging after something
10/08/07Near Mud Lake Road and Ogamaw Center about 50 yards outside of thick swamp - observed running toward a field


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