Posted on 05/04/2007 12:26:17 PM PDT by george76
Mountain lion hunters in Colorado now must pass a proficiency test prior to obtaining a license after unanimous action Thursday by the Colorado Wildlife Commission.
The mandatory lion hunter education course, the first such requirement of lion hunters in the nation, is aimed at teaching prospective hunters how to differ between male and female lions and to prevent the overtake of female lions.
“This is a monumental decision,” said Wildlife Commission Chairman Tom Burke...“Other states are going to be looking at us and following our lead.”
initiated by the predator conservation group Sinapu...
the Colorado Outfitters Association, which was concerned about increased poaching and other illegal killing of mountain lions and a growing incursion of out-of-state hunters and guides competing against resident licensed guides.
Wendy Keefover-Ring of Sinapu ...
(Excerpt) Read more at gjsentinel.com ...
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—more on mountain lions—
—http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2007/05/04/news/outdoors/277features.txt
Sinapu also is behind the wolf introduction program...’for your benefit.’
I’ll just wait til they come in the yard, and try to eat the dog, and shoot ‘em.
Or, since I kinda hate that dog anyway, shoot ‘em after they have a good meal.
Thanks.
The mountain lion populations are growing across the nation.
Near Montrose, they have a wilderness study area where lion hunting is totally banned.
the first such requirement of lion hunters in the nation, is aimed at teaching prospective hunters how to differ between male and female lions.
uhmm the’re like mm’s one has nuts and one doesn’t?
Allow lion hunting in CA and this problem will almost go away for Coloradans.
The tough part is holding them down for inspection.
How can a good FredHead hate a dog? I’m flummoxed. My beeber is most likely stuned.
just lift their tail
Big cats in Texas are varmints.
Sinapu also is behind the wolf introduction program...’for your benefit.’”
Next Headline:
Shoot—Shovel—Shut Up is newest bumper sticker in Colorado.
The DOW can make more money teaching this class ?
lol
” just lift their tail..”
Is mountain lion hunting totally banned in California ?
I had to take a course on swans before I could hunt swans in Utah...This does not seem like a big deal to me.
This is another way for the DOW to put their nose under the tent, raise some license money for themselves, provide a future way to raise more money thru fines...
Also local outfitters like this because it will keep ‘out of state’ outfitters and / or individuals from easily hunting in Colorado.
The course itself should not be a problem ( yet ).
I personally drop a rather nasty poison (you use two pair of gloves -— one set to take off the other set), a maskm and a loooog wooden Q-tip to smear the stuff on meat to “hunt” moutain lions at the ranch.
I actually had to register with Homeland Security to get the stuff this last time.
Metal traps work pretty well, too, but I caught some Joses in them trapsing across my ranch from Mexico.
...just one MORE way of diminishing your rights to access public land and recreate.....
Pretty soon.....SOCIALIST UTOPIA....!!!
“uhmm the’re like mm’s one has nuts and one doesn’t?”
Right...now, the QUESTION is....who puts on the candy coating....????
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