For 3 months in a row, there have been confirmed cougar sightings at Lac des Roches. In August a cougar was seen at the east end of Boultbee Road and in September, it walked through a yard at he halfway mark of Boultbee Road. On October 20 and again on the 21, cougar droppings were identified at the east end of Boultbee Road and today, October 30, the cougar plodded through a yard at the west end of big Lac des Roches. The presence of this cougar, assuming it is the same animal, may account for the absence of everything else. So few deer, no wolves, coyotes or fox and absolutely no sign of moose. While normally very elusive, cougars in the neighbourhood are cause for concern and residents should be very careful with children and animals left alone outside. All of these sightings have been during daylight hours, ranging from 6:30 in the morning to late afternoon.