Opossum eat anything and are often found in heavily populated areas where food, like garbage, is easy to get at. The relatively shy animal will often take up residence under man-made shelters such as garages, porches and sheds. In the wild, opossum generally live under a fallen tree stump or in hollowed out trees. In Maine, opossum can be legally hunted from Oct. 16 through Dec. 31. There is also a trapping season which runs from Oct. 29 to Dec. 31.
Cougar sightings continue to roll into our office almost daily.
From the midcoast area, Dot Wyman claims to have spotted a large cougar last summer crossing Roffingham meadow, toward Witcher's swamp, on Route 3, in Searsmont. It was during the early afternoon, and Wyman slowed down to take a good look at the big feline, as it took its time crossing the road. On the Leavitt Road in Augusta, Barbara Gaslin was standing in front of her kitchen sink, looking out a window, when she spotted a large wild cat crossing glare ice on Greely Pond. The sighting was two weeks ago, but Gaslin remembers the event as if it happened yesterday. There was no snow on the pond, but the cat's silhouette stood out against the surrounding snow covered woodlands.