A special mountain lion season has opened on a portion of Fort Berthold Reservation for the second time in two years.
Tribal Game and Fish Director Fred Poitra says the move was prompted by a high number of cougar sightings and their proximity to people. In one case a cougar followed two people for a time...
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The lions seen in Nebraska are young males that have probably been driven out of older cats’ territories up north.
Same old story, George. When cougars are protected or hunting methods curtailed, the increase in numbers drives them into rural populated areas creating incidents with livestock, pets and man.
The state F & G agencies know this but bow to the emotional cries from enviro nutjobs and polititions and initiatives passed by city people. Of course some of those enviro nutjobs now work for those state agencies.