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Should cougar meat be considered edible and wastage laws appy to cougar?

Yes
67 (51.5%)
No
63 (48.5%)

Total Members Voted: 130

Voting closed: June 24, 2018, 10:59:56 PM

Author Topic: Make wastage laws apply to cougar  (Read 10995 times)

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Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« on: June 14, 2018, 10:59:56 PM »
Animal rights groups are constantly telling everyone cougar meat is never used to demonize cougar hunting. let's take this talking point away from them.
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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2018, 11:15:10 PM »
In theory it sounds good, in reality maybe not so much, but who knows? Nothing else is working! I voted yes...
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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2018, 11:20:39 PM »
i heard its pretty good i ever get one im eating it

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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2018, 11:21:59 PM »
I"ve never tried it but I've always heard that cougar meat is really good, similar to pork. Should I ever actually fill my cougar tag I have every intention of eating it.
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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2018, 11:53:29 PM »
 :yeah:

Same here. I won't shoot something I don't intend to eat which is why I don't hunt coyotes... thats not a rib at anyone who does, just for me personally I won't. I actually passed on two bobcats this past season because I never researched how edible they are. Of course, after I find out they're good I don't see anymore. Oh well, next time.

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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2018, 02:01:39 AM »
I'll just add maybe you don't like the thought of eating cougar meat. What is wrong with giving it to someone who will eat it? I would bet any offered on here wouldn't last long.
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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2018, 05:35:55 AM »
I'll just add maybe you don't like the thought of eating cougar meat. What is wrong with giving it to someone who will eat it? I would bet any offered on here wouldn't last long.

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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2018, 05:51:08 AM »
How are you interpreting that the laws don’t apply to Cougar already?

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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2018, 05:56:28 AM »
Animal rights groups are constantly telling everyone cougar meat is never used to demonize cougar hunting. let's take this talking point away from them.
Unfortunately I don't th think it would change the perception. There's a lot of non hunters that think we don't actually eat deer meat and just take the horns.

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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2018, 05:57:44 AM »
I love cougar meat.  Big yes
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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2018, 06:05:23 AM »
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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2018, 06:31:27 AM »
Why would i want another law id be forced to follow....what i do with animals i harvest isnt any someone elses decision...

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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2018, 06:58:47 AM »
Anti's are gonna hate and try to destroy us no mattter what!!!
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I kill elk and eat elk, when I'm not, I'm thinking about killing elk and eating elk.

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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2018, 07:09:34 AM »
We all can't agree on the page so, I voted no.  We need these predators controlled, if guys don't want to mess with the meat and they don't want to break any laws, they might just start passing up cats.  I realize it's very rare to see bobcats and cougars so this is a minimal problem. I just wouldn't want people to start thinking about not killing predators because of a new law. Jeff, please kill bobcats in the future is you see them, they do kill deer.  Even if you don't want to eat them, the pelts are beautiful. 
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Re: Make wastage laws apply to cougar
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2018, 07:10:38 AM »
Why would i want another law id be forced to follow....what i do with animals i harvest isnt any someone elses decision...
:yeah:
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