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Bobcat Spotted By Local Resident While Walking Dog In Northern Fairfield County Bobcat Spotted By Local Resident While Walking Dog In Northern Fairfield County
Bobcat Spotted By Local Resident While Walking Dog In Northern Fairfield County A local man got a big surprise while taking a routine walk with his dog in northern Fairfield County. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 just north of I-84 in Brookfield, at the Happy Landings Protected Open Space on Whisconier Road. (Click on the second image above.) The man, a Litchfield County resident who resides in New Milford, said he "came around a corner and the bobcat was about 20 yards ahead of me on the trail. He scampered away into the field." "Anyone walking dogs there should definitely keep them on leash." Officials advise residents to take the following pr…

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by Joe Lombardi