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Game official: cougar killing no one's business
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 2/28/12
| Marisa Lagos
Posted on 02/28/2012 10:53:32 PM PST by SmithL
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posted on
02/28/2012 10:53:36 PM PST
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
Why does he say he didn’t use a high powered rifle and why does that even matter? I would have used my Marlin 1895ss and bragged about it, but the girly men are prevelant right now I see.
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posted on
02/28/2012 11:02:57 PM PST
by
X-FID
To: SmithL
Given Newsome’s personal life, I think he would shut up about what others do.
To: SmithL
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posted on
02/28/2012 11:07:28 PM PST
by
srweaver
(Never Forget the Judicial Homicide of Terri Schiavo)
To: SmithL
He should shoot and eat the cat that mauled Roy of Seigfried and Roy.
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posted on
02/28/2012 11:08:09 PM PST
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(How ironic that Ann Coulter should write a book called Treason.)
To: X-FID
Shrug. My guess is that he used hounds[Black and Tan] and shot it out of a tree. Not my cup of tea.
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posted on
02/28/2012 11:10:08 PM PST
by
Theoria
(Rush Limbaugh: Ron Paul sounds like an Islamic terrorist)
No mention of Richards’ political affiliation. At least I didn’t notice one.
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posted on
02/28/2012 11:11:40 PM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Newt/Sarah 2012)
To: SmithL
I know that not a single one of these morons have ever seen what a full grown mountain lion does to a deer or elk. They want to act like these cats are some god like creature. They are more like land based sharks. They breed, kill, and kill again. In some areas they have already killed half of the deer and elk herds. This is about the management of a game animal by the Idaho fish and game by issuing a set number of tags every year. The hunters who use those tags are nothing more than tools of the state used to keep the population of lions in check.
This ban on hunting lions in Kalifornia is not based on science it is based on the total BS perception of the city folks. If you let the biologists at the DFG make the decision there would be tags issued for lions in this state as well. Not being able to manage the top predator in the food change is not good science at all. It is a sham. The truth of the matter is that the ranchers manage the cats very well. That is where the SSS rule came into play. Shoot Shovel and Shut up.
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posted on
02/28/2012 11:12:31 PM PST
by
oldenuff2no
(Rangers lead the way...... Delta, the original European home land security)
To: SmithL
Oops...you have to have a tag to kill a cougar?
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posted on
02/28/2012 11:23:33 PM PST
by
crazyhorse691
(Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
To: SmithL
So the a hole thinks he is above the law, put his a** in jail.
To: SmithL
a mountain lion he shot, killed and ate
Ate?
To: org.whodat
So the a hole thinks he is above the law, put his a** in jail.
You're saying that somebody should be thrown in jail because what they legally did in one state was not legal in their own state?
Guess what, there are parts of Texas where it's legal for me to drive 80mph. If I ever go to California again, God forbid, does that mean I should get in trouble there for something I did legally in Texas?
To: af_vet_rr
Guess what they said he did not have a tag to kill the cat.
To: org.whodat
Where is the claim of illegality?
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posted on
02/28/2012 11:50:42 PM PST
by
ansel12
(Romney is unquestionably the weakest party front-runner in contemporary political history.)
To: oldenuff2no; All
I don’t know how common they are out there, but the Florida panther subspecies is almost extinct.
To: ansel12
I believed the poster in #9, you are free to call him whatever gives you a thrill.
To: af_vet_rr; org.whodat
Here is the letter from Newsom making clear that it was legal.
Mr. Daniel W. Richards
President, California Fish and Game Commission
1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1320
Sacramento, CA 95814
President Richards,
Thank you for more than 4 years of service to the people of California as a member of the California Fish and Game Commission. Unfortunately, recent events make it clear that you cannot continue in any capacity on the Commission. (California wildlife official in hot water over mountain lion hunt, San Jose Mercury News, February 17, 2012) I must confess to a personal interest in this issue above those of my current office. As you may know, my father, Judge William Newsom is a long-time mountain lion protection advocate and past president of the Mountain Lion Preservation Foundation. Additionally, I have personally worked for the protection of these majestic animals and their habitat.
While not in California at the time, your actions call into question whether you can live up to the calling of your office. Since 1870 the Commission has worked to manage the wildlife resources of our state. As president of the commission, I am sure you understand that merely complying with the conservation laws of California is not the standard by which the Commission or its members are measured. As is stated on the Commission’s website, your actions should be in the “best interest of the resource and truly reflect(s) the wishes and needs of the people.”
I do appreciate that you did nothing illegal in Idaho, but it is clear that your actions do not reflect the values of the people of California. In 1972, Governor Ronald Reagan signed legislation banning the sport hunting of mountain lions in California for 5 years. That ban was twice renewed before the voters of California passed Proposition 117 in June 1990.
I’m sure I needn’t remind you of the many challenges facing California and the important work ahead for the Commission. Your continued presence on the Commission is a distraction from those important issues.
As such, I am prevailing on your sense of civic service to respectfully request you resign, effective immediately, so we can move on to the pressing issues facing our great state.
Sincerely,
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
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posted on
02/28/2012 11:59:29 PM PST
by
ansel12
(Romney is unquestionably the weakest party front-runner in contemporary political history.)
To: gleeaikin
There are a lot of them here. To the point that they are making a huge dent in the deer population in Kalifornia.
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posted on
02/29/2012 12:00:14 AM PST
by
oldenuff2no
(Rangers lead the way...... Delta, the original European home land security)
To: gleeaikin
A cat like that has a range of about 120 square miles. As fat as it is someone has been baiting for the commissioner. His term in office is soon up if he is not fired. He will never get reapproved.
To: SmithL
That's the kind of big kitties that are common in the mountains south of Pocatello. It's why I never hike there without my .44 Mag. They come into town hunting pets in backyards. No problem with having the population reduced. They are legal to hunt in Idaho. Not sure how good they are from an eating perspective. The girly politicians from CA need to shut up and mind their own business.
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posted on
02/29/2012 12:05:42 AM PST
by
Myrddin
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