ORIGINAL: hillbillyhunter1
I would say just shoot one if you seen it. If I seen a ML while hunting,I am not taking a chance with him being the, ITis as much as scared of you as you are of IT. No way hozay. I am going to do a pre empitive strike on his a$$ to prevent that WMD from happening.
WMD= Wild Mountainlion Destruction
Connor,
I don't understand. You would just shoot one because your scared of them??? If you saw one at 300 yds standing, that had not seen you, or walking away from you, would you shoot it if you had the chance???
After thinking about it and some studying. It depends what it looked like..If it was a true eastern cougar then no..A western cougar,Yes, without a hitch I would shoot it...And to see one at 300yrds away in most PA. woods wood be allmost impossible with the hills and trees..So where I venture alot of my view is at the most 200yrds occasionally..But usually within 100yrds for a clear view..Why, Just to shut the people up who say there is none in the east..This will shut the non believers up..Even if it is a pet released or not. That will prove that there is ML in PA.. And from my understanding on what I read. If it is not native to this state it should be killed..A western cougar is not native here.. The flathead catfish is not native here and should be detroyed from what the PFC says also..
Is it legal to kill dogs? Yes it is. So we should treat ML as escaped petsthat are harrassing deer and the freedom to shoot them if we please.. That's all dogs are chasing deer,Released or escaped pets.And we are allowed to shoot them if they are chasing deer.
But again, I will not shoot a true eastern ML if they do roam here.. I do know what they look like from the western ML..
But yes, I will shoot one for the sport of it.. Agree or not,That is my choice..