County cougar complaint hunts in trouble

[Humptulips]

Looks like this bill is on the move. Removes the county's ability to issue permits to hound hunters.
 https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5613&Year=2021&Initiative=false

OPB story
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/20/washington-bill-aims-to-stop-controversial-cougar-hunts-in-klickitat-county/

[cooltimber]

Defunding the elk and deer

[follow maggie]

I’m not surprised. WDFW doesn’t like people taking their thunder, if they won’t do their job.

[pianoman9701]

This bill was killed. They'll be back next year, no doubt. Hurray for now.

[packmule]

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However, conservationists said cougars are critical to healthy ecosystems and rarely cause problems.

“Klickitat County’s hound hunting authority is decimating the county’s cougar population,” said Gabrielle Gilbert, who lives near White Salmon in Klickitat County.

According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife around 2,000 cougars live in the state. In 2016, the department estimated no more than 50 adult cougars lived in Klickitat County.
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No more than 50 cougars in Klickitat County, yeah right.   

[pianoman9701]

It's dead.