Biggest wild animal you've ever seen in PEI?

islandguy902 · **Joined:** July 6th, 2011, 12:51 pm **Posts:** 186

I've heard there are some wild Lynx near Montague. Is that accurate?
The biggest wild animal I've ever seen is a raccoon.

arod · **Posted:** October 27th, 2012, 12:21 pm

The lynx hasn't been seen on PEI since the late 1800's. Largest animal I've would probably be a goose lol. (or the odd dead coyote on the side of the road)

shelley · **Posted:** October 27th, 2012, 12:46 pm

A deer, tea hill on the beach.

HomerJ · **Posted:** October 27th, 2012, 2:10 pm

Some of the female patrons found in\at the now rebranded establishment formerly known as the VG

islanderatheart · **Joined:** April 28th, 2011, 1:23 am **Posts:** 475

Drunks downtown after the clubs close.

philipw · **Posted:** October 27th, 2012, 3:08 pm

There was a lynx farm in the Fort Augustus area about 15-20 years ago that failed. The owner turned the animals loose - and they have been very slowly spreading east.

Probably the biggest animal in the wild would be a coyote or one of the hybrids.

The largest animal you would ever see here is the buffalo up east. Then likely alpacas and llamas.

There was a deer farm in the Vernon River area years ago - but it also failed. However the animals were not turned loose.

The Canada goose would be the biggest bird - and the ring neck pheasant would be the largest upland bird.

Phil

Wynston · **Posted:** October 27th, 2012, 4:06 pm

philipw wrote:

There was a deer farm in the Vernon River area years ago - but it also failed. However the animals were not turned loose.

I miss the old "reindeer" farm, it's was just a few KM up the road from where I am living now.....my daughter sure would have loved to seem them.

Thomas.0313 · **Joined:** December 17th, 2009, 6:02 pm **Posts:** 147

philipw wrote:

There was a lynx farm in the Fort Augustus area about 15-20 years ago that failed. The owner turned the animals loose - and they have been very slowly spreading east.
Phil

Who owned the lynx farm?

GriffsDiner_Girl · **Joined:** April 28th, 2010, 10:05 am **Posts:** 32

Tigers. They were not wild while here. Simply Amazing to say the least.
Good old Bonnie and Clyde.
They were simply beautiful.

http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Loca ... -an-end-/1

http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Opinion/Co ... -conform/1

philipw · **Posted:** October 27th, 2012, 10:17 pm

Thomas.0313 wrote:

philipw wrote:

There was a lynx farm in the Fort Augustus area about 15-20 years ago that failed. The owner turned the animals loose - and they have been very slowly spreading east.
Phil

Who owned the lynx farm?

If I told you I would have to shoot you.

Phil

Thomas.0313 · **Joined:** December 17th, 2009, 6:02 pm **Posts:** 147

philipw wrote:

Thomas.0313 wrote:

philipw wrote:

There was a lynx farm in the Fort Augustus area about 15-20 years ago that failed. The owner turned the animals loose - and they have been very slowly spreading east.
Phil

Who owned the lynx farm?

If I told you I would have to shoot you.

Phil

So that means you don't know the answer?

philipw · **Posted:** October 28th, 2012, 8:05 am

Correct.

I heard the story from a Fish and Game officer who was giving training to SAR about wild animals on PEI.

We had requested the training because we had had a recent search where animals had done some damage. We wanted to understand a little better what we were facing in the woods.

He told us the story about the farm - but did not mention any names involved. If memory serves me - there was 10 or 12 animals released into the woods.

Phil

jypsy · **Posted:** October 28th, 2012, 5:18 pm

I was told there was a bobcat killed on the Portage Rd (between The North Winds Motel in Brackley Beach & Raceway Park in Oyster Bed Bridge) this summer. It was identified by a Gov't wildlife guy. It was seen earlier by someone I know who chased it after it made off with one of their chickens.

I didn't see it....

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