WA state government is working again to destroy hunting AND the environment by eliminating predator hunting. I have never hunted predators, but we have coyotes, black bears and cougars on our island, a fifteen minute ferry ride from Seattle and Tacoma. Here's an article that spells it out: Washington state's hunting is under attack and why you should pay attention
In the last couple of years we have seen cougars and bears attack people riding bicycles in the woods, resulting in at least one death that I know about. Pets and farm animals are constantly under threat. If they manage to ban all predator hunting look for bears prowling suburban dumpsters. It is inevitable that a bear, lion or coyote will get a child. Of course, when a bear or cougar becomes a "problem" the county sends out their professional hunter, who usually employs poison.
The problem is a result of the state banning baiting and hunting with hounds over 20 years ago. If they impose this ban the ungulate populations will decline precipitously, pushing predators further into the suburbs and increasing their preying on farm animals and pets.
This defies logic, but that's no surprise.
In the last couple of years we have seen cougars and bears attack people riding bicycles in the woods, resulting in at least one death that I know about. Pets and farm animals are constantly under threat. If they manage to ban all predator hunting look for bears prowling suburban dumpsters. It is inevitable that a bear, lion or coyote will get a child. Of course, when a bear or cougar becomes a "problem" the county sends out their professional hunter, who usually employs poison.
The problem is a result of the state banning baiting and hunting with hounds over 20 years ago. If they impose this ban the ungulate populations will decline precipitously, pushing predators further into the suburbs and increasing their preying on farm animals and pets.
This defies logic, but that's no surprise.
