Posted on 03/02/2012 7:30:19 AM PST by SmithL
A collective gulp was almost detectable this week when California Fish and Game Commission President Daniel Richards defiantly declared to outraged legislators that he not only gunned down a mountain lion and held the carcass like a trophy, but he then ate big cat for dinner.
The revelation that Richards complied with the backcountry rule that you eat what you shoot didn't do much to quiet calls in the Capitol for his head, but the perfectly legal shooting and consumption of puma meat certainly raised questions about his diet.
As odd and unappetizing as the dish may sound, it isn't unusual for hunters to consume cougar meat, according to hunting groups.
"Eating them is common. We serve it to our guests," said Joseph Peterson, the manager of the Flying B Ranch in Idaho, where Richards paid $6,800 for an all-inclusive, seven-day hunting expedition that resulted in the notorious photograph of him grinning and hugging the lion carcass.
"We save most of the lions we shoot," said Peterson, adding that catamount cutlets are milder and tastier than bear and horse meat, which he has also tried.
Richards, appointed to the commission in 2008 by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, expounded on the subject Thursday, declaring filet of puma a culinary delight.
"It doesn't taste like chicken," he told conservative talk radio hosts John and Ken in Los Angeles. "The closest thing is pork loin. It's a white meat. It's really good, and actually in frontier times it was a delicacy because it's tough to bag one of them."
The photo of Richards first appeared in a Western Outdoor News blog after his January excursion - along with his quote, "I'm glad it's legal in Idaho"
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Thanks for the ping Flycatcher.
The Humane Society of the U.S. wants to get him out of office so the liberal governor can appoint an anti hunter to use hunters’ dollars to end hunting. It’s disgusting.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, other big movers and shakers in the hunting/shooting industry are coming to his defense.
Gotta go now but need to tell you about my Sharp-Shinned Hawk encounter recently.
Thanks for the ping Flycatcher.
The Humane Society of the U.S. wants to get him out of office so the liberal governor can appoint an anti hunter to use hunters’ dollars to end hunting. It’s disgusting.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, other big movers and shakers in the hunting/shooting industry are coming to his defense.
Gotta go now but need to tell you about my Sharp-Shinned Hawk encounter recently.
Can't wait to hear it. Lol!
A one-sentence, succinct little picture of the VAST GULF between the anti-everything-good-and-decent Left and normal people. People like the "gulpers" above hate gun owners, hunters, and people who produce and eat their own food, especially their own meat. These "gulpers" are an enemy within, and are the reason we WILL have a Second Civil War.
Hmmm...
Hmmm...
Reminds me of my days in Vietnam...
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