If the tail was two feet long, it was not a bobcat. I believe we have a few mountain lions in the lakes region, but I have never seen one.
The reason for my thinking is the large mountain lion that was killed by a car in southern Connecticut last June. People kept reporting sightings of big cats and the F&G folks said it was impossible.
When the cat was killed by the contact with the car on busy Rt. 15, F&G (DEEP) first stated it had to be an escaped pet. Wow! The mountain lion was 9 feet long nose to tail, clearly not a pet. When they completed their testing, F&G (DEEP) determined the cat was once in South Dakota and had been tracked across the northern states as it was moving to New England.
If they are in Connecticut, I believe they are in New Hampshire as well as Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine. There have been many sightings and photos of mountain lions in Connecticut the last few years.
Here is a link to the details:
http://newcanaan.patch.com/articles/...-lions-journey
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