Mountain Lion Shot In Arkansas

[fishinwrench]

I read on another forum some Texas hog hunters saying that hunting wild hogs down there was being blamed for the population INCLINE.

Not sure how that could be, but nobody in the group was disputing it.

[fishinwrench]

Cool pics, wrench. I especially like the third one.

Thx. Pic credit goes to Sherwood Flycaster.

He and Ronnie Moore are both wicked good photogs.

[Quillback]

I read on another forum some Texas hog hunters saying that hunting wild hogs down there was being blamed for the population INCLINE.

Not sure how that could be, but nobody in the group was disputing it.

AGFC was saying the same thing in their quarterly TV show. Something to do with if you only shoot one or two out of a sounder, the surviving pigs leave the area and become a bit more hunter wise. AGFC says the only somewhat effective way to remove them is to trap them in a corral type trap and you have to get every one in the sounder, because if you don't the survivors are now trap wise and will breed quickly.

[5bites]

Hog hunting sounds fun but I wouldn't wish them on our farmers. I'm sure they'll be more prevalent in our area eventually.

[Plastic_worm]

I've seen a mountain lion during LandNav traning in the Laguna Mtns, CA. It was perched on a rock overlooking a valley about 30 meters away. If you saw it, it wasn't a threat...they are pretty good at stalking their prey, they don't just walk around looking for something to kill. But I can't say the hunter didn't feel threatened...I did..b/c it's not common to see one. But I wouldn't shoot every gator I run across on the water either...and they make the hair on the back of my neck stand up when I'm in my kayak and come across one.

This happened in my neck of the woods and hunters in the area know they are around. With Felsenthal NWR in the area, hogs, black bears, gators and mountain lions exist in SEARK.