Posted By: waggler
Another Washington cougar attack - 02/19/24 08:02 PM
https://people.com/5-cyclists-attacked-by-cougar-in-washington-1-hospitalized-8584845
This will continue to happen without allowing cougars to be hunted with hounds. Back when hound hunting was legal, the vast majority of treed cougars were not shot. Most cougars were treed, then the houndsmen showed up and pulled the dogs off the tree. This conditioned the cougars to avoid humans.
They say only two people have been killed by cougars in the last 100 years. That does not take into account those bodies that were never found. Every year there are hikers in Washington who have gone missing, never to be found. I can guarantee that some of those are cougar victims.
This will continue to happen without allowing cougars to be hunted with hounds. Back when hound hunting was legal, the vast majority of treed cougars were not shot. Most cougars were treed, then the houndsmen showed up and pulled the dogs off the tree. This conditioned the cougars to avoid humans.
They say only two people have been killed by cougars in the last 100 years. That does not take into account those bodies that were never found. Every year there are hikers in Washington who have gone missing, never to be found. I can guarantee that some of those are cougar victims.