You would had benefitted from the freedom to roam (mainly outland) existing (in different forms) in the Nordic Countries (apart from Denmark) and some other European countries and regions. Well, in a more limited form it actually exists in Denmark (along the sea and along other water). The UK has a limited freedom to roam along some of the sea as well as along some traditional paths, apart from in Scotland, which has freedom to roam.

My wife thinks she saw one near Lindsborg as we drove up 135 in the early morning.

Although rarely sighted, adult cougars and cubs have been in the Flint Hills around Council Grove for decades. You can always ask the older farmers, ranchers and rural route mail men. I came across a starving cub on a walk near City Lake in November of 2018. Still had its spots, but past the cute and cuddly stage, maybe 30 pounds on a gaunt frame. No mistaking the long swooping tail that nearly touched the ground and disproportionate small head. I stopped and stared as it came out of the bushes and crossed the gravel road about 100 feet in front of me. It stopped and stared back. Too small to be a threat but definitely not afraid of me. Then it slowly vanished into the woods. My late father watched an adult cougar out here walking down the same road in front of his house back in 2008. A neighbor four houses down from me called the sheriff's department a few years ago after recording lions on her security cameras. Why would there NOT be a breeding population here?

Thank you for your time and the video.. Really like learning about different aspects of the Forest that occupied the continental US😎✌️

I had no idea. Well made. I wish we had areas like that in flat, boring Mississippi, where I grew up. Baby Ozarks makes sense.

I live in Wichita and I seen one in mid day, I live on the west side of town. Crazy that they can live so close together and you won’t see one unless you’re lucky. Like some people say “spotting a Bigfoot” lol

Thanks for sharing this Nick. We have 160 acres in the Chautauqua Hills. Such a beautiful place. Have you documented any of the caves in the area yet?

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Would be a better place to film a historical or fictional Western while using authentic scenery such as Gypsum Hills

You know that your close to Missouri when you cross The Smoky Hill River . The smoky hill river is defiantly something to see.

Many sightings in Jefferson County. A few farmers have lost a calf to them. Game wardens are aware of them. It's a shame that people feel the need to kill them.

Why tf are people killing these incredible animals 😡

Thank you for making these videos. This is one of my favorite places in Kansas to visit. Your videos capture the beauty that can sometimes be overlooked.

In 1992, I saw a cougar near Bird City in NW Kansas. Then in 1995, I saw another one north of Ransom.

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In about 1990 I used to walk early morning east of Plevna, Reno County. One morning I was surprised by a Cougar running out of a field to my right, jumping the fence, and crossing the road about 25 yards ahead of me. I had a very clear view of him, a full-grown animal with a long flowing tail as he ran. A few days later my wife was walking at the southeast corner of Plevna when a cougar came out of a dense clump of trees and scared her half to death as he ran down the road ahead of her. People who were hunters told me later that they regularly observed cougar tracks along the river banks south of Plevna. All the while officials denied that there were any in Kansas.

I lived in Plevna, in Reno County for 8 years. I was an ultra marathon runner who ran the dirt roads a lot. The last 3 years I lived there 2008-2011 I had 9 sightings. All of these give or take a month around December. Now I saw their tracks in the sandy and snowy roads often again only in the winter. Thought maybe they were just passing through. One killed a rabbit on my property between the house and barn.

Asbury Missouri near Kansas I seen one standing at the kitchen window stareing straight at me I got up slowly and walked backwards away from the window thank God it didn't crash throw the window

I was married for 21yrs and now divorced and live in Sedgwick county.. can’t wait to meet me a nice cougar.

There are a few of them around the Council Grove Federal Reservoir. They've been there since at least the mid-1990s. One is said to be all black, or nearly all black like a Panther.

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Lakeside heights South of Randolph KS. Cougars running the ridges above Tuttle Creek Reservoir. Howling at the youngsters. Tracks of mature and young in tow. 👍

I live about 5 miles north of Garnett on the edge of Anderson county, our neighbors had a sighting about 2 weeks ago. Our dogs were on high guard for several days around that time. They are definitely in Kansas.

Sedgwick county park has an awesome hill... Made of dirt😂😂😂

Every story I know of that someone has seen one comes from Republic and Jewel county. Some believe that they follow the Republican River which is where we all think a moose came from some years back now.

I seen 2 mountain lions in my life here in kansas. One when i was young at browns park just south of abilene kansas my hometown. Now im 31 years old and I seen another bigger mountain lion about a year ago crossing right over us-77 highway in junction city kansas. There definitely around the milford lake area

My 8th grade class made a visit to the Natural Bridge on a class trip in 1959. It really made an impression. Sorry it collapsed 😕!

There in Oklahoma now... I think they come down the Canadian river from Colorado into Oklahoma

Beautiful work! So many interesting places on private land in KS

I am from Northeast Tennessee, and the people living in the high country have talked about mountain lions for decades. The science community and Tennessee wildlife agencies laughed and called them crazy. Then, in 2015, there were 7 confirmed pictures taken on game trail camera of mountain lions in the state. They have been here the whole time up in the mountains.

I've lived in East Central ks my whole life and I've never seen this. I go to SE Ks on occasion too

We're about a mile from the Verdigris River and have seen large kitty tracks around our pond, not sure if they're bobcat or mountain lion. Have heard we've got both

I lived in Crawford County Ks for over 30 years on a 160-acre farm. I saw deer, lynx, & cougar on our farm. My in-laws lived about 7 miles east of us & saw a small black bear on their farm.

Back in the 90's my dad thought he saw one in Lyon county when hunting on my uncles land. Turns out it was a cheetah that had escaped. Someone near Emporia was keeping it illegally as a pet.

Thank you for your work and story telling.

We've seen a juvenile at the back edge of our property just outside of Park City.

Ok but west Kansas/east Colorado will make you go insane

They are definitely in Newton. Had them show up by the edge of our lawn next to the field

They're around the general Topeka area.

As someone who has backpacked the elk trail, im glad to see someone showing off my home state

These are awesome!

around 2008 my wife, son and I came face to face with a fairly large cougar in Greenwood county in broad daylight in the middle of a rarely traveled dirt road. we spoke with the local state wildlife and parks people and were told "off the record", they were reintroducing them to help control the deer population. we also had a black panther living on our property but nobody ever believed us. we saw it many times.

S.W.K. kid here... Trees? Hmm. Never heard of 'em.

I once heard a man from the SE say that the state tree of Kansas was the telephone pole.

When he says to keep up with modern times, it's crazy, because it's as if so many people think telling history as it happened is some kind of new woke thing. It's keeping true to historic times. Absolutely amazing channel BTW! I just moved to Kansas from Arizona and I've been binging your channel. Arizona has a rich history and I am pleased to find Kansas does as well!

I live in the woods around Lake Perry, and I try to go for a walk in them every spring. Most people just imagine western Kansas when the state’s mentioned, the there’s much more than that

everybody thinks every tree on earth is gone. you should stop listening to your teachers and go outside.

This dude sounds like FitMC lol

the i-70 stretch is what everyone thinks of