I agree. The time I saw any was in the early 70s and they ran as soon as they saw me. I told my old man and he asked me if they were running with their tails straight up. They were. He said, "They are Eastern Brush Wolves. Don't tell anyone you saw them." I asked why and he said, "People will think you are bullshitting or crazy or both." Now they are commonplace and a menace to pets, livestock, and humans. Not too mention deer and moose.

Same thing happened with cougars in the late 70s. There have been many reported sitings here over the years. Even today, the debate is on about whether cougars exist here... they do. I've seen them, their tracks and their droppings. One nearly ran my brother over chasing a rabbit.

The oddest thing of all was the time bro saw two ptarmigan in Kent County, New Brunswick. Yes, some migrate south of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but THIS far south of The Appalacians? Very rare I should think. Hehehe... on a similar note, I asked bro if they might not have been Spruce Partridge. His response included a description of their proximity to him punctuated with appropriate profanity.