The Oregonian comes down on the correct side of the Cougar hunting issue (“Cougar Hunting With Dogs”, April 16th), supporting allowance of individual counties to decide. But in so doing, the ...

If cougar hunting is going to continue, Wielgus and state wildlife managers agree the use of hounds is preferable to more indiscriminate forms of hunting. It’s easier to control and set limits ...

Since Oregon voters approved the cougar-hunting ban in 1994, many rural residents have complained loudly that the large cats pose a serious threat to humans and pets as well as livestock.

OLYMPIA — Fifteen years after Washington voters banned using dogs to hunt cougars, lawmakers want to set permanent hunting seasons allowing licensed hunters to use hounds to track the cats ...

Story updated at 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Wildlife officials will begin Thursday morning actively hunting for a cougar suspected of killing a hiker in Mount Hood National Forest.

OLYMPIA — A House lawmaker from Snohomish is leading an effort to prevent the extension of a pilot program that allows the hunting of cougars with hounds in Washington state. A pilot program ...

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued five special permits in the Methow Valley allowing hunters to use dogs to track and kill cougars in response to numerous problems this winter.

OLYMPIA — Fifteen years after Washington voters banned using dogs to hunt cougars, lawmakers want to set permanent hunting seasons allowing licensed hunters to use hounds to track the cats. The ...