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On May 5, 2022, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in northern Ontonagon County. This is about 130 miles from where a December 31, 2021 photo was captured in Menominee County.
On May 14, 2022, DNR staff identified cougar tracks in central Mackinac County while conducting field work. This is about 195 miles from where a May 5 photo was captured in Ontonagon County.
On August 25, 2022, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in central Chippewa County. This is about 55 miles from where tracks were found on May 14 in Mackinac County. Thank you to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Natural Resources Department and JKL Bahweting Anishnabe School for sharing and investigating the photo.
On September 7, 2022, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in northeastern Ontonagon County. This is about 225 miles from where a August 25 photo was captured in Chippewa County.
On January 12, 2021, a security camera captured and tracks were found from a cougar in Southwestern Schoolcraft County. This is about 120 miles from where a November 27, 2020 photo was captured in Schoolcraft County.
On January 26, 2021, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in central Delta County. This is about 36 miles from where the January 12 photo was captured in Schoolcraft County.
On March 31, 2021, trail camera video was captured of a cougar in northeast Dickinson County. This is about 30 miles from where the January 26 photo was captured in Delta County.
On May 12, 2021, DNR staff identified cougar tracks in southern Luce County while conducting field work. This is about 115 miles from where the March 31 video was captured in Dickinson County.
On May 13, 2021, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in eastern Dickinson County. This is about 125 miles from where tracks were found on May 12 in Luce County.
On May 24, 2021, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in western Marquette County. This is about 50 miles from where the May 13 photo was captured in Dickinson County.
On June 25, 2021, trail camera photos were captured of a cougar in northern Houghton County. This is about 47 miles from where a May 24 photo was captured in Marquette County.
On July 19, 2021, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in the Black River area of Republic, Marquette County. This is about 50 miles from where a June 25 photo was captured in Houghton County.
On July 20, 2021, a trail camera video was captured of a cougar in southeastern Baraga County. This is about 10 miles from where a July 19 photo was captured in Marquette County.
On September 16, 2021, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in southern Dickinson County. This is about 50 miles from where a July 20 video was captured in Baraga County.
On November 12, 2021, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in the Mingee Creek area of Baraga County. This is about 75 miles from where a September 16 photo was captured in Dickinson County.
On December 22, 2021, a security camera captured video of a cougar in southwestern Delta County. This is about 95 miles from where a November 12 photo was captured in Baraga County.
On December 23, 2021, cougar tracks were found in southwestern Delta County. This is about 3 miles from where a December 22 video was captured in Delta County.
On December 31, 2021, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in southern Menominee County. This is about 30 miles from where a December 23 photo was captured in Delta County.
On February 19, 2020, DNR staff identified cougar tracks in Delta County while conducting wolf track surveys. This is about 40 miles from where tracks were found in Schoolcraft County on February 20, 2020.
On February 20, 2020, DNR staff identified cougar tracks in southeastern Schoolcraft County while conducting wolf track surveys. This is about 12 miles from the Schoolcraft County trail camera photo taken on November 15, 2019.
On April 24, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in Delta County, on the Stonington Peninsula. This is about 45 miles from where DNR staff found tracks on February 20th in Schoolcraft County.
On May 17, 2020, a DNR trail camera captured a photo of a cougar in southcentral Luce County. This is about 72 miles from where the April 24 photo was captured in Delta County (photograph not available).
On June 1, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in eastern Mackinac County. This is about 127 miles from where the April 24 photo was captured in Delta County.
On June 6, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in eastern Chippewa County. This is about 18 miles from where the June 1 photo was captured in Mackinac County.
On July 12, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in Delta County. This is about 165 miles from where the June 6 photo was captured in Chippewa County.
On July 13, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in Ontonagon County. This is about 120 miles from where the July 12 photo was captured in Delta County.
On August 30, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in southcentral Luce County. This is about 180 miles from where the July 17 photo was captured in Ontonagon County.
On August 30, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in southcentral Luce County. This is about 1 mile from where another photo was captured on August 30 in Luce County.
On October 13, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in northern Mackinac County. This is about 5 miles from where another photo was captured on October 13 in Mackinac County.
On October 13, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in western Mackinac County. This is about 10 miles from where August 30 photos were captured in Luce County.
On October 31, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in central Houghton County. This is about 160 miles from where October 13 photos were captured in Mackinac County.
On November 7, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in southwest Baraga County. This is about 34 miles from where an October 31 photo was captured in Houghton County.
On November 27, 2020, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar near Gulliver Lake, in Schoolcraft County. This is about 120 miles from where a November 7 photo was captured in Baraga County.
On July 7, 2019, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in Gogebic County, northwest of Ironwood. This is about 5 miles from where a DNR trail camera captured a photo of a cougar on Oct. 1, 2018.
On Aug. 17, 2019, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar on Hiawatha National Forest Land in Delta County. This is about 170 miles from where the July 7 photo was captured.
On Sept. 2, 2019, a trail camera captured a photo of a cougar in Delta County, on the Stonington Peninsula. This is about 4 miles from the Delta County photo taken on August 17th.
On Sept. 3, 2019, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in Gogebic County. This is about 20 miles from where the Sept. 6 photo was captured in Ontonagon County.
On Sept. 6, 2019, a DNR trail camera captured a photo of a cougar in Ontonagon County, northeast of Bergland. This is about 40 miles from where a trail camera captured a photo of a cougar in Baraga County on July 7, 2019.
On Sept. 18, 2019, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in northern Delta County.
On Sept. 22, 2019 a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in Delta County, north of Saint Jacques. This is about 11 miles from where the Aug. 17 photo was captured in Delta County.
On Oct. 6, 2019 a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in southern Marquette County. This is about 14 miles from where the Sept. 18 photo was captured in northern Delta County.
On Nov. 8, 2019, a trail camera captured multiple photos of a cougar in western Schoolcraft County. This is about 48 miles from the southern Marquette County photo taken on October 6. The animal was identified as a male because the scrotum and black hair around the penis sheath opening are visible in two of the photos.
On Nov. 15, 2019, a trail camera captured a photo of a cougar in eastern Schoolcraft County. This is about 25 miles from the western Schoolcraft County photo taken on November 8.
On Nov. 20, 2019, a trail camera photo was captured of a cougar in Ontonagon County. This is about 12 miles from where the Sep 6th photo was captured in Ontonagon County.
