why hunt cougar?

[police women of America]

I'm just wondering what is a reason to hunt cougar? I'm not against it or anything I hope someday I can hunt one myself.
The meat isn't edible is it? so do you just hunt it for a trophy or for predator control?

[wheels]

havent ate myself   but seen a hunting show they cooked and  predator control helps to

[bobcat]

They eat a lot of deer and there are too many cats. Most people don't really hunt cougars though. We just carry a cougar tag in our pocket while hunting other things.

[dreamunelk]

Meat is edible and actually very good.  As for hunting.  Why not?  Most that are harvested is by chance.  There are a few who wait for first snow and then get on tracks.  Hard work that occasionally pays off.  It is managed and the population is very healthy.  So why not a little compensatory harvest?
For those that harvest one and think they are doing the world a favor.  Simply not true.  Some people just need to think nature needs them.

[tinsleystyle]

I ate mine. Wasn't hunting it, and never planned or plan to. By circumstance I shot one with my bow in a nervous situation and since I eat what I kill... made a damn cool full body mount as well.

[coachcw]

Simple they eat what I like to eat !   

[police women of America]

thanks for the reply's! I never thought it would be edible 

[police women of America]

I ate mine. Wasn't hunting it, and never planned or plan to. By circumstance I shot one with my bow in a nervous situation and since I eat what I kill... made a damn cool full body mount as well.

did you at least get a license and tag?!?

[sled]

The meat is absolutley one of the best game meats I have had.  Shot one last September.
Family loves the meat.

[police women of America]

The meat is absolutley one of the best game meats I have had.  Shot one last September.
Family loves the meat.

wow. I guess ill be doing some cougar hunting someday.

[Machias]

HANDS down the best meat I have ever eaten, better than elk and deer.

[ghosthunter]

Meat I thought was a lot like chicken.
Every once in awhile someone brings cougar meat to elk or deer camp.

[bowhunterforever]

Simple they eat what I like to eat !

And there's to many

[dscubame]

And why not?

[teanawayslayer]

 This is why you hunt cougar. Life time of memory