Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: jackelope on June 10, 2019, 03:19:41 PM
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There was a thread or 2 on the goat killing Fall City cougars. This article is now making the rounds on social media. Pretty pathetic article if you ask me. Maybe a letter to the editor is in order.
http://livingsnoqualmie.com/did-washington-state-fish-and-wildlife-internal-directive-lead-to-killing-of-snoqualmie-valley-cougar/
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"Calling for increased hunting pressure on cougars is unwarranted. There is no evidence that decreasing a cougar population will decrease interactions, as research has shown in multiple states. There is no evidence that an increased cougar population leads to more problems."
:bash: :bash: :bash: what the.....what research?!
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Yeah, it’s all about blaming the victim until it is you, your family or your pet or livestock.
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Typical stuff of what you get with small town papers.
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"Your ignorance of predator management in WA, and of cougars specifically, is staggering. The elimination of hounds for hunting in 1996 is causal to a steady and overwhelming increase in the cougar population statewide. Hounds are the primary method of hunting in states where cougar populations are maintained at a healthy level. In WA, cougar/human conflict has increased drastically and the affect of our predator spiral on ungulate herds is marked. It’s quite clear that the models the state has used to estimate cougar numbers is flawed and the DFW has admitted as much by thankfully increasing quotas on both cougars and black bears. We need more effective means of hunting these predators to bring the populations down to manageable levels and that means a return to hound hunting. Until that happens, we will absolutely experience increased incidences of predator/human conflict as dominant males push more adolescent males out of wild spaces and closer to population areas. You can wait until the kids start dying or you can take preemptive action. But decrying the killing of one cougar and the tragedy of that death (sarc), only spreads your ignorance of wildlife management to the general and misinformed public."
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I like how the article said it could be hunters fault for orphaning the juveniles.
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I don't read amy of the trash any of the news or government agencys write or say. Most have an agenda they must play by or find another line of work.
I am old school, if I have a problem with a snake, i will cut it's head off and be done with it.
There is nothing these fake news outlets or government agencies can say or do to gain my trust anymore. Their oppinions just doesn't gain no respect from me what so ever.
So write what you want, say what you want. The tree hugging liberals in the city swamps will suck it all in and worship the garbage infested ground you stand on.
Have at it, atleast some one is listening.
