Hello Duane@ssu,
Hounds would be fine ....... if you could use them. Oregon is much more proactive than Washington and likey to "call in the hounds".
Here all we have for lion control is the 200+ that our hunters kill every year and a pilot hound project in five northern counties that accounts for some more cougs taken. The "then" Governor vetoed the opt in hound provision for other counties.
The current Governor wrote the Federal Department of Agriculture and ordered them to cease and dissist ADC control efforts in this State. The Feds have not been able to do much since state matching funds were yanked.
....... After the Cease and Desist Order, the governor said in a town hall meeting locally that she would like to stop the bears and lions from eating cattle before the state would pay for loses .....
How can anybody in their right mind ...... on the one hand send a Cease and Desist Order to the only agency trying to help livestock owners against Depredation and then claim that she would like to prevent livestock from being eaten by predators?
Maybe our "good" governor is thinking about outlawing livestock? (to prevent their demise at the jaws of predators)
Three 44s
