The dnr has been denying that they are down here, I know of a guy who shot one 6 years ago thinking it was a yote in green county (north of Monroe), this acount and I've also heard romurs of them being hit on 94 between lake mills and Johnson's creek.
The other think is the lack or acknowledgment of cougars in this state, up north and down here. 4-5 years ago a guy 3 min from my house opened up his barn and one ran out, after numerous ppl said they saw one, supposly a Chicago burb cop shot it a few weeks later. A friend of mine has seen one in her back yard twice in butter nut up by sisco and the dnr told her it was a bobcat, then last week two people reported one by my parents house outside of Janesville the dnr told them they didn't know what they're talking about?!?!