ENCON,

You once again have put into written words my exact feelings and, for that, I thank you, as well as your volunteer presence on this site.

Of all my time spent in the woods, treestand, saddle, quad and snowmobile, I have never seen or even come across the track of a cat larger than a bobcat. Moose, bear, fishers, coyotes, sure, but no big cats, despite what some other "hunters" have to say. Nevertheless, I was happily surprised to learn of the (possible) presents of Canadian lynx, but it's the snowshoe hare issue that controls......

And as far as the indigenous timber wolf, well, not yet, but you never know down the road, but not now. I also wonder about marten, which are abundant (although scattered by virtue of their habits) in Maine.

JMHO