Broman also pointed out that, since Oregon voters banned the use of hounds in cougar hunting, the kill rate is quite low — only about 240 mountain lions a year are killed by hunters in the state.

After a suspected fatal cougar attack near Mount Hood, activists have renewed debate over hunting the animals. Tambako The Jaguar/Flickr / It was 6:30 on a Thursday night and the Boys & Girls Club ...

By the 1960s, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the cougar population in the state had fallen to about 200 animals. The reason, said spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy, was bounty hunting ...

GRESHAM, OR – Search teams are combing the area around Hunchback Trail near Welches in Mt. Hood National Forest, looking for the cougar that killed 55-year-old Diana Bober of Gresham last week.

In the late afternoon daylight, Tamara Swanson was walking through Silverton’s Oregon Garden when she came across a cougar attacking a small animal. At first, she was exhilarated. The Mid-Valley ...

Much about cougars remains a mystery. They are scarce, extremely elusive and far-ranging animals, with adult males typically staking out more than 150 square miles of territory. Cougar population ...

A cougar peers from the forest in Riverside State Park on Oct. 31, 2023. Officials were planning to change the batteries in the animal’s radio collar and doing other research.

Utah is poised to add 34 more cougar hunting permits across the state, alarming wildlife advocates who fear trophy seekers will wipe out the older and bolder cats, destabilizing the mountain lion ...

This is a big win for cougars and all of us who love these magnificent animals.” The new rules reverse previous expansions of cougar hunting that kept cougar mortality above levels recommended by ...

The cougar is a true apex predator, known for its incredible strength, speed, and stealth. This large cat is an expert at stalking and hunting prey, from deer to hares, and even outwits some of ...

The Utah Wildlife Board boosted cougar hunting quotas Thursday for the fourth year in a row, voting to hike permits for the upcoming season to 690, representing about a quarter of the state’s ...