The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has verified that the above trail camera footage of what appears to be a cougar on a deer carcass is indeed authentic. ... Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Cougar spotted on DNR camera in the Upper Peninsula. Latest sighting was near St. Jacques in the Upper Peninsula's Delta County Government Organization. But the DNR has since confirmed 20 … COUGAR. in as many months. Jump to. A cougar is shown on an image from a landowner’s game camera, northwest of Ironwood in Gogebic County. “Since 2008, the DNR has confirmed 38 cougar reports, with all but one of those occurring in the Upper Peninsula,” the Michigan DNR said in a statement, noting multiple sightings … ... Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Fourteen cougars have been sighted in Midland County, five in Saginaw, six in Bay, eight in Tuscola, 16 in Ogemaw, 30 in Roscommon and others in Clare and around mid-Michigan. The cougar was spotted on a trail camera back in September, those photos were just confirmed after being released to the DNR. There was a Dogman report in 1967 in Cross Village, just across the straits from the Upper Peninsula. A cougar, its image caught on a landowner’s trail camera in Gogebic County, has been confirmed as the state’s 39th big cat report since 2008. For the 39 th time since 2008, a cougar has been sighted in Michigan.. A landowner’s trail camera picked up the mountain lion in Gogebic County, in the far western portion of the Upper … There are COUGARS in MI! Take a look at the camera image capturing it roaming in the Upper Peninsula. This recent sighting, in Ontonagon County is the sixth of the year. Community. Two more cougar sightings in the Upper Peninsula bring the total confirmed views of the large cat to five in 2019. Cougars were wiped out in Michigan more than 100 years ago, but a few of the big cats have been returning. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources have confirmed another cougar sighting in the Upper Peninsula, the second sighting confirmed in the U.P. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently confirmed two new cougar sightings in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Cougar Sighting Confirmed By Michigan DNR It's the 40th confirmed cougar sighting since 2008. The Department of Natural Resources says an owner of land in … Community. State confirms 41st cougar sighting in Michigan since '08. Load Error The trail cameras were located approximately 14 miles apart. The trail cameras were located approximately 14 miles apart. (WWJ) A cougar was spotted in the Upper Peninsula's Gogebic County in broad daylight. A seven-foot tall wolf on two legs should frighten a cougar, shouldn’t it? 1K likes. The Michigan DNR has confirmed the first ever sighting of a cougar in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Cougars appear to be spreading across Michigan, even into Oakland County, with sightings in the tri-county area also reported. Pure Michigan… Michigan DNR confirms new cougar sighting in Upper Peninsula According to the DNR, the photo was taken at 8:55 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. The cougar sighting in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and was confirmed Monday, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.