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Oregon Cougar Hunting Laws a Dog Gone Disaster

By Darren Warner

Cougar_Darren_Warners_Story_Small_(ODFW_Photo).jpgIn Oregon, mountain lion killings continue.

In this case, the cats aren’t the prey—it’s the mountain lions that are doing the killing.

“We lose 30 to 50 head of goats and sheep each year to cougars,” said Bill Hoyt, a fifth-generation cattleman and president-elect of the Oregon Cattleman’s Association. “They’ve become bolder and more of a threat to us—they don’t have the fear they used to.”

Cougars are taking a heavy toll not only on livestock, but on deer and elk herds throughout the Beaver State.

“We have concerns for the overall health of some of our herds,” commented Don Whittaker, Cougar Management Program coordinator for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). “In some of our management units, the impact of cougars on wildlife populations has been extensive.”

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Is it Wrong to Hang Your Deer in Your Front Yard?

On Oct. 31, 81-year-old Henry Ladd Sr. hung a doe in the front yard of his Bow, N.H., home in preparation for butchering, just as he and his son have always done. But this year that tradition didn’t sit well with one of Ladds’ neighbors, who anonymously called the police to complain.   

Nov. 12 in the Concord Monitor:

"We've lived on this hill forever," said his son, Henry Ladd Jr. "Always have, always will."

When an officer pulled up to his father's home about 5:45 p.m., Henry Ladd Jr. was in the process of gutting the deer, a 110-pound doe his father described as "just right for eating."

"Did you tell them to go back to Massachusetts? That's what we do up here," Henry Ladd Jr., 43, recalled saying to the officer. …

None of the Ladds faults the police for coming to question them…Their concern is about the changing social landscape in the town where they were born.

"I can understand a lot of people don't like it, but a lot of people do," Henry Ladd Jr. said.

Thankfully, no charges were filed against the Ladds. What’s your reaction to this story? Is there anything wrong with hanging your deer where others can see it? Do you feel like your hunting traditions are being threatened by people trying to force their values on you?


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