DALLAS — There are no mountain lions in the Back Mountain or surrounding region, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Officer Bill Williams. Subject: Massive Mountain Lion (near parkersburg, wv) This lion was hit between Grantsville and Walker WV.. by a car. Meshaka doesn't know if any of the recent sightings in Pennsylvania are actual mountain lions or cases of mistaken identity. A Rural Legend -- The Search For Pennsylvania Mountain Lions. August 21, 2001. only if it starts to run at you, because i had the same problem a few years back and i also live in PA, but what i love is when the PGC says that --->The last known Pennsylvania native mountain lion was killed in Berks County in 1874<----- LOL well no **** take them off the protected list once A mountain lion was killed by a hunter in Potter County in 1967, but the commission said that animal was an escaped pet. And yet today the debate continues: Are there mountain lions in Federal officials have declared the Eastern puma extinct, 80 years after the last confirmed sighting of the graceful wildcat also known as the mountain lion that once roamed widely from PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An instinct coiled way down in the human brain knows the difference between a bobcat and a mountain lion. The species survives, but in states to the west. He charged at the Fish and Game guy in the process. For those that don't know mountain lions are also called.cougars,panthers,and pumas. Too many families elsewhere on this continent have learned that lesson, especially in … UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A recent rumor of a cougar killed by a vehicle on Interstate 80 attracted some attention at Penn State. Mountain Lion and a Successful Hunt. ... the university's well-known mascot is a "Nittany" lion, and a mounted cougar killed in Susquehanna County in 1856 stands guard in the campus library. A Rural Legend -- The Search For Pennsylvania Mountain Lions. A Rural Legend -- The Search For Pennsylvania Mountain Lions. Game and Fish had to come and put him down. Killed by a cougar in Queensland, Australia while mountain hiking. Now how many hunters have been in the woods since the last known mountain lion was killed in Pa in the late 1800s? This is still under investigation. As it turns out, the real owner of the mountain lion photo saw the article, contacted me, gave me the real story that took place on his South Texas property and even provided me with additional photos to corroborate the mountain lion kill. Quite simply, mountain lions in Pennsylvania were hunted out of existence, Meshaka said. Williams’ confirmation debunks rumors of a mountain lion shot behind JJ Banko’s Seafood in Nanticoke recently and a second sighting a month ago near B&E Motors in Hunlock Township. I just got a picture msg on my phone saying there was a mountain lion killed by a car on route 66 near beaver run, pa. Is there any truth to it or is it just another forward being passed around? Still, the overwhelming absence of proof has done little to discourage residents from submitting dozens of mountain lion sightings to the Pennsylvania Game Commission each year. No person has ever been attacked by one in PA, and no mountain lions have been killed or captured in PA, but that doesn't mean you should completely let your guard down in the woods, especially with small children present. … And not one ... not a single … Although intoxicated and with final video evidence it is difficult to determine actual cause of death. I live in the East Norriton section of Norristown, off of Rahway by Johnson Hwy. A Rural Legend -- The Search For Pennsylvania Mountain Lions. A mountain lion was killed by a hunter in Potter County in 1967, but the commission said that animal was an escaped pet. Pennsylvania’s last known pair of wild mountain lions was killed near Lock Haven, Clinton County, in 1871. mountain lion killed by car in pa? A professor has investigated about 15 reported mountain lion sightings and believes three or four may be the real deal. someone told me that there are mountain lions in pa.I'm trying to see if any long time pa residents and hunters heard of mountain lions being in pa or maybe have seen tracks or seen a mountain lion its self. The last known mountain lion in Pennsylvania was killed in Berks County in 1874.