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Get a load of this rubbishhttps://www.king5.com/article/news/local/cougar-in-deadly-attack-near-north-bend-sent-to-wsu-lab/281-556430828Brooks Fahy, director of Predator Defense, a wildlife conservation organization, believes humans hunting cougars is partly to blame.“When human beings get involved in it, such as killing predators, it backfires,” he said. “What we’ve learned is with wolves, cougars, and coyotes is actually killing them has the opposite effect, it throws them in what scientists refer to as social chaos.”Fahy said that skews the population of cougars to be younger.“Stereotypically, these are the animals that tend to let themselves be seen, and in quite a few of the attacks that have happened, it’s been younger animals,” he said.
Quote from: vandeman17 on May 21, 2018, 01:30:19 PMGet a load of this rubbishhttps://www.king5.com/article/news/local/cougar-in-deadly-attack-near-north-bend-sent-to-wsu-lab/281-556430828Brooks Fahy, director of Predator Defense, a wildlife conservation organization, believes humans hunting cougars is partly to blame.“When human beings get involved in it, such as killing predators, it backfires,” he said. “What we’ve learned is with wolves, cougars, and coyotes is actually killing them has the opposite effect, it throws them in what scientists refer to as social chaos.”Fahy said that skews the population of cougars to be younger.“Stereotypically, these are the animals that tend to let themselves be seen, and in quite a few of the attacks that have happened, it’s been younger animals,” he said.It all comes down to who they interview. They interviewed a guy from "Predator Defense." What did they expect? An underfed 4 year old male cat that only weighs 100 pounds. That's what we're dealing with.
Retired WDFW biologist Gary Koehler agrees with those social dynamics, but thinks social chaos is not necessarily related to recreational hunting. He said cougars are territorial and often regulate their own population with some male cougars killing other male cougars.Koehler believes it’s more likely the cat near North Bend was attracted to the fast movement of the two bicyclists, but he admits we may never know.“It’ll probably remain a mystery,” said Koehler.
I hope it wasn’t Dmans Bobcat
"Good reporting . . . ." That ship has sailed.
My daughter good friend live west side of 169 in Maple Valley. Two horses got attacked by Cougar and killed mature Horse and injured other last week. Owner and houndman is out there right now w the issued a Permit to remove problem cougar. Obviously way too many Cougars around in city zone.Several ranchers and Officers had asked me if I still have 7 hounds. I told them I sold everything because Liberals/Inslee are stupid!
People in west has NO education period!Each Cougar has their own territory. They push another cougar out of their territory caused more trouble cougars. Also after Liberalism west people start to control WDFW and banned Hound in March 2011. From 1950's thur March 2011 in Washington We all used to chase Coons/Bears/ Cougars and sometime during coon season hounds normal picked up scent of Cougars in wood by pursuit. It does helps to keep Cougars stay away from Human. After March 2011 to now. Lots Coon houndman quit chase and more and more cougars take over their own territory. That's what's happen to 2 guys in WESTSIDE because Idiot people don't know any *censored* about all Predators that's why it's happening now. Key: vote Inslee out of office ASAP!Again, I blame Liberals/HSHS for Voting ban hounds in March 2011. Liberalism/Westside need to pull there head out of there A$$ and think about bringing hounds back to start pursuit Cougars.It's about Liberal, although the westside is, and more about beingIgnorance about the subject and believing HSUS propaganda because it "seems reasonable"... Pure ignorance. HSUS is responsible for the DEATH.[/quoteYep! there’s your answer I agree mulehunter. It’s so obvious it hurts but some people want to read and believe bs by self professed “experts “ touted by liberal media. Its been pretty common for us to have treed lions while chasing bears and they were obviously left unharmed but even that teaches the cougars a little respect for man. This is just a bad situation and I feel for those impacted but At some point these groups need to be held accountable for the damage they have done to our national forests and other public lands and wildlife.
There is an opportunity here to speak with one voice. When there is a worth story, those effected scream out. I'd like to call out the WSU predator lover/human blamer and blow up someones inbox....Thoughts?
Quote from: mulehunter on May 21, 2018, 09:14:00 AMPeople in west has NO education period!Each Cougar has their own territory. They push another cougar out of their territory caused more trouble cougars. Also after Liberalism west people start to control WDFW and banned Hound in March 2011. From 1950's thur March 2011 in Washington We all used to chase Coons/Bears/ Cougars and sometime during coon season hounds normal picked up scent of Cougars in wood by pursuit. It does helps to keep Cougars stay away from Human. After March 2011 to now. Lots Coon houndman quit chase and more and more cougars take over their own territory. That's what's happen to 2 guys in WESTSIDE because Idiot people don't know any *censored* about all Predators that's why it's happening now. Key: vote Inslee out of office ASAP!Again, I blame Liberals/HSHS for Voting ban hounds in March 2011. Liberalism/Westside need to pull there head out of there A$$ and think about bringing hounds back to start pursuit Cougars.It's about Liberal, although the westside is, and more about beingIgnorance about the subject and believing HSUS propaganda because it "seems reasonable"... Pure ignorance. HSUS is responsible for the DEATH.[/quoteYep! there’s your answer I agree mulehunter. It’s so obvious it hurts but some people want to read and believe bs by self professed “experts “ touted by liberal media. Its been pretty common for us to have treed lions while chasing bears and they were obviously left unharmed but even that teaches the cougars a little respect for man. This is just a bad situation and I feel for those impacted but At some point these groups need to be held accountable for the damage they have done to our national forests and other public lands and wildlife.
Quote from: mulehunter on May 21, 2018, 03:19:50 PMMy daughter good friend live west side of 169 in Maple Valley. Two horses got attacked by Cougar and killed mature Horse and injured other last week. Owner and houndman is out there right now w the issued a Permit to remove problem cougar. Obviously way too many Cougars around in city zone.Several ranchers and Officers had asked me if I still have 7 hounds. I told them I sold everything because Liberals/Inslee are stupid!well maybe the libs will start listening now someone was killed and harmed.
