Posted on 02/27/2014 1:50:11 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
When Thomas White spotted a cougar approaching his teenage son outside their home in rural Washington state last week, there was only one thing to do - hand a gun to his 11-year-old daughter.
Without a moment's hesitation, Shelby White killed the female cougar, and wildlife officials suggested that the animal may have been sick.
The mountain cat was 4 years old and weighed about 50lbs, which is about half of what an animal that age should weigh.
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That's a subtle distinction to expect from as uneducated a group as the press. I'm happy when a journalist correctly identifies the rare Glock or AK-47 in the news and fails to identify everything else as a "12 gauge Glock pump action fully automatic AK-47 assault rifle".
When the life of a human is in danger I don’t think any state requires you to have a tag and there would be no need to hide the kill.
That’s funny, she doesn’t look British! ;^)
Dang man they grow up quickly over there. Do they have babies when they’re nine?
“When the life of a human is in danger I don’t think any state requires you to have a tag and there would be no need to hide the kill.”
I agree No. 1 is the law.
But you are incorrect re: hiding the kill. Overzealous government idiots who don’t know the law will prosecute you anyway. In fact, there was a recent story of a man attacked by a bear in MA where they charged the man for killing a bear that attacked him.
Yes, there are places where you can’t count on the law. More and more places. I don’t usually think of places like MA when I read a story about wildlife. I don’t really think of the NE when I think about the USA either to be blunt.
The article quotes a game warden who said the cougar was only 50 pounds, whereas it should be 100.
CO is thick with mountain lions. They avoid being seen by nature, so most rural CO people don’t realize that. A few rural people know the sound of their calls and when to look for them at night. Daytime sightings—usually rare—are also more frequent now.
Yes the cat does look emaciated why hasn’t been eating enough.
Daily Mail - Brits use correct sentence structure, where the modifier to the verb comes before the noun (object).
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Then they should have just written that “...girl grabbed a gun and killed a cougar.”
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