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<blockquote data-quote="scn" data-source="post: 3326605" data-attributes="member: 1859"><p>I can't top that, but here is another bump in the night tale:</p><p></p><p>In the mid-sixties the USFS or NPS opened up a new campground (Tsali)on Fontana Lake in WNC. Fontana is surrounded by both Great Smokey MTN NP and some USFS lands. In those days it was still pretty wild.</p><p></p><p>Our family was one of the first to camp in the new campground. I remember we had it by ourselves that weekend. Anyway, the first evening, I headed down to the lake which was about 1/2 mile from our campsite. I was by myself down there.</p><p></p><p>I was using my first fly rod to throw a wet black gnat fly and was catching bluegill and a couple of small bass, just having a big time. As it got closer to dark, there were bats flying around. On one of my casts, I hit a bat and knock it aout 30' out into the lake. That started the spooky feeling. About ten minutes later, right before it was too dark to see, across the cove about 75 yds away comes a noise I had never heard before. It was a high-pitched scream/roar. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I've heard the sound several times since then on TV recordings for cougars. I have no doubt that was what I heard. There was a remnant population in the Park for many years, and I had Ranger friends that occassionally saw them up into the 70s. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I departed the lake as fast as my little legs could carry me. I went back a little earlier the next night, and eased on back to camp before it got dark.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scn, post: 3326605, member: 1859"] I can't top that, but here is another bump in the night tale: In the mid-sixties the USFS or NPS opened up a new campground (Tsali)on Fontana Lake in WNC. Fontana is surrounded by both Great Smokey MTN NP and some USFS lands. In those days it was still pretty wild. Our family was one of the first to camp in the new campground. I remember we had it by ourselves that weekend. Anyway, the first evening, I headed down to the lake which was about 1/2 mile from our campsite. I was by myself down there. I was using my first fly rod to throw a wet black gnat fly and was catching bluegill and a couple of small bass, just having a big time. As it got closer to dark, there were bats flying around. On one of my casts, I hit a bat and knock it aout 30' out into the lake. That started the spooky feeling. About ten minutes later, right before it was too dark to see, across the cove about 75 yds away comes a noise I had never heard before. It was a high-pitched scream/roar. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I've heard the sound several times since then on TV recordings for cougars. I have no doubt that was what I heard. There was a remnant population in the Park for many years, and I had Ranger friends that occassionally saw them up into the 70s. Anyway, I departed the lake as fast as my little legs could carry me. I went back a little earlier the next night, and eased on back to camp before it got dark. [/QUOTE]
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