In truth, the pursuit of Cougars (and Bears) with hounds is one of the MOST arduous outdoor activities in which one could choose to engage. Anyone with even one hunt under their belt would be a ...

In 1996, Washington voters banned cougar hunting with the help of hound dogs, but since then lawmakers have gradually and increasingly made exemptions.

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 ...

A 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.

SALEM -- Referring to cougar sightings near playgrounds, school bus stops and under a minivan, the Oregon House narrowly approved a bill Tuesday that would overturn a voter approved ban on hunting ...

Wildlife officials will begin Thursday morning actively hunting for a cougar suspected of killing a hiker in Mount Hood National Forest. The body of 55-year-old Diana Bober was found Monday off ...

Washington has all sorts of gamey topics in the news this month, including whitetail buck hunting proposals, elk research in the Blue Mountains, hound hunting for cougars, chronic wasting disease ...

Mountain lion management in South Dakota has long been subjected to debates centered on conservation, hunting and human-lion interactions.

Bill would restore hound hunting for cougarsOLYMPIA — Fifteen years after Washington voters banned using dogs to hunt cougars, lawmakers want to set permanent hunting seasons allowing licensed ...

Center for Biological Diversity: SEATTLE— The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-3 today to finalize new rules allowing hunters to use hounds to chase cougars and other wildlife. The ...

Hunters with hounds are drawn by permits and allowed to hunt in specific areas. So far this winter, a dog was seriously injured and two goats and a sheep have been killed by cougars.