Posted by Hal/ Eastern WA on August 02, 2013 at 15:48:33 from (97.115.171.110):
In Reply to: Cougars posted by KEH on August 02, 2013 at 12:32:26:
We have some in our area, but I have never seen one myself. I HAVE seen tracks that belonged to some kind of very large cat by the creek within half a mile of my house. I carried a firearm for a long time whenever I was out walking after that.
About 15 or 20 years ago, the adult, full sized son of a friend of mine was out in the woods North of Spokane, scouting for an area to hunt deer later in the year. He was alone, but had a rifle. Suddenly he saw a cougar that was hunting HIM!!! As the cougar closed in my friend"s son shot it...I guess it couldn"t have been closer.
It used to be that cougars were totally afraid of people, partly because cougars were hunted and pursued by dogs. In their "infinite wisdom", the State of Washington made it illegal to hunt cougars using dog packs, which was the only practical way to pursue them. So, according the things I have read, there is now a lot more problem associated with human/cougar contact.
I don"t want the cougar to go extinct. But I also don"t want to have to worry about my grandchildren or animals being outside being in danger. Cougars and all large predators need to be deathly afraid of human contact, so they stay away from populated areas.
Chasing cougars with dogs seemed to make the cougars very fearful of humans and their dogs. Maybe that needs to be legal again.
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