Post by: inchtowntracking on February 24, 2012, 08:25:11 PM
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Post by: ghosthunter on February 24, 2012, 08:28:59 PM
Nice work
Post by: inchtowntracking on February 24, 2012, 08:40:41 PM
CAMPMEAT PM ME IT SAYS YOU CANT ACCEPT NO MORE MESSAGES.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on February 28, 2012, 07:14:13 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on February 28, 2012, 07:15:01 PM
Post by: Buckslaya on February 28, 2012, 07:17:21 PM
Why would you kill them both? You cant tree a dead lion you keep killing them like that your not gonna have any to chase.
:yeah:
Don't understand killing things you don't eat.
I've never even seen a cat in the wild.
Post by: stumprat on February 28, 2012, 07:35:10 PM
Why would you kill them both? You cant tree a dead lion you keep killing them like that your not gonna have any to chase.
:yeah:
Don't understand killing things you don't eat.
I've never even seen a cat in the wild.
Why wouldn't you eat them. They are delicious.
Post by: Machias on February 29, 2012, 06:38:36 PM
Why would you kill them both? You cant tree a dead lion you keep killing them like that your not gonna have any to chase.
:yeah:
Don't understand killing things you don't eat.
I've never even seen a cat in the wild.
They are fantastic tablefare. I have a bunch in my freezer right now. So you don't shoot yotes? Coons? Lots of things we kill for reasons other than tablefare.
Post by: inchtowntracking on March 01, 2012, 08:21:04 PM
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Post by: inchtowntracking on March 21, 2012, 03:26:43 PM
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on March 21, 2012, 04:14:05 PM
I think it would be awesome if it was still open for dogs. There are so many lions out there it is crazy.I wish it was still open for hound hunters, but I don't think there are too many lions running around WA. The population here is still taking a beating from boot hunters killing sub adults and female cats. We're not over run with lions as some folks would like us to believe. We have a lot of cats, but not overpopulated.
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 21, 2012, 05:55:00 PM
Post by: inchtowntracking on March 21, 2012, 07:35:26 PM
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on March 21, 2012, 07:52:32 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, (although I know of no instance), but cougars don't really overpopulate, they just extend their range into more populated areas. Where there are too many cats, the juvenile males are killed by the adult males. When an area reaches carrying capacity, 14% (+/- 2%) can be harvested with no ill effect, keeping the population stable. If the area in question is at carrying capacity and if these are two males, they most likely would've ended up dead anyway. Is it still cougar season?You're right- theres a number of cats that can be killed and the effects are not felt as a population- That compensatory loss is in affect when there is a mature tom around killing subadults. If that's not the case (who knows if that's the case...???) then killed cats can result in a lower population. The Res there is BIG. They could probably kill 15 cats and not see a difference. If you killed a mature tom (the breeding tom) that was keeping the sub adults under control then you would likely see a larger, but younger population. If you killed a few females, the tom would still kill sub adults, recruitment would be low, and the population would fall. The 14% number is the one that researchers are trying to settle in on. If you go over that number, it better not be on female cats or you'll be putting yourself out of business. If the cats are killing livestock they need gone, male, female, or sub adult.
Post by: inchtowntracking on March 25, 2012, 08:54:29 AM
Post by: SkookumHntr on March 25, 2012, 09:24:27 AM
Post by: bearpaw on March 25, 2012, 09:29:41 AM
There are too many cougar for our depressed deer populations, the mule deer especially are hurt by the current cougar and coyote populations. I have followed these cats all over Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Orielle counties as well as numerous other states and have found countless kills. I am convinvced by the number of mule deer kills I have found that cougar kill a higher number of mule deer than whitetail or elk when multiple species are present in the same area. :twocents:
I don't think inchtown is hurting a thing and is actually performing a service by helping control predators that WDFW refuses to address.
The mule deer prospered in the 50's, 60's, and 70's because we had bounties on cougar back in the 50's. It's real simple, cougar eat all ages of deer and coyotes eat the offspring. No wonder we have no mule deer and even whitetails are struggling to recover after the winter kills.
Post by: inchtowntracking on March 25, 2012, 04:48:38 PM