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Washington girl, 11, shoots and kills cougar tracking her brother
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/27/washington-girl-11-shoots-and-kills-cougar-tracking-her-brother/?intcmp=latestnews
TWISP, Wash. – An 11-year-old girl shot a cougar that was following her 14-year-old brother to their home at Twisp, in north central Washington, the state Fish and Wildlife Department said.
The female cougar killed last week was about 4 years old and weighed about 50 pounds — half of what it should weigh, said Officer Cal Treser.
“This cougar was very, very skinny,” he said.
It was the third cougar killed in a week in the area just outside Twisp, The Wenatchee World reported Tuesday.
The children’s father, Tom White, had chased the cougar away from their calves twice on Feb. 19. The next day his son went out to feed the dogs and was returning to a basement door when he spotted the cougar following him, Treser said.
“His dad was in there and said, ‘Close the door!’ and there was the cougar, right behind him,” Treser said.
His 11-year-old daughter had a tag to hunt cougars and shot the animal, he said.
So far this winter, Fish and Wildlife agents have tracked and killed five cougars for attacking domestic animals in the Twisp-Winthrop area. Five others in the Methow Valley have been killed by hunters.
The department issued five special permits allowing hunters to use dogs to track and kill cougars in response to an unusual number of cougar problems this winter. There may be more cougars than usual or they may be having trouble finding deer, their usual prey, agents said.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/27/washington-girl-11-shoots-and-kills-cougar-tracking-her-brother/?intcmp=latestnews
TWISP, Wash. – An 11-year-old girl shot a cougar that was following her 14-year-old brother to their home at Twisp, in north central Washington, the state Fish and Wildlife Department said.
The female cougar killed last week was about 4 years old and weighed about 50 pounds — half of what it should weigh, said Officer Cal Treser.
“This cougar was very, very skinny,” he said.
It was the third cougar killed in a week in the area just outside Twisp, The Wenatchee World reported Tuesday.
The children’s father, Tom White, had chased the cougar away from their calves twice on Feb. 19. The next day his son went out to feed the dogs and was returning to a basement door when he spotted the cougar following him, Treser said.
“His dad was in there and said, ‘Close the door!’ and there was the cougar, right behind him,” Treser said.
His 11-year-old daughter had a tag to hunt cougars and shot the animal, he said.
So far this winter, Fish and Wildlife agents have tracked and killed five cougars for attacking domestic animals in the Twisp-Winthrop area. Five others in the Methow Valley have been killed by hunters.
The department issued five special permits allowing hunters to use dogs to track and kill cougars in response to an unusual number of cougar problems this winter. There may be more cougars than usual or they may be having trouble finding deer, their usual prey, agents said.
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Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Jerry
Exactly! If the Libtard Bunny Huggers want to protect something, let them start with good people.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
That particular cat wasn't eating any deer. That's why it was following a human.
The whole story sounds fishy. The dad noticed the cat following his son, and he let an 11 year old dispatch it? Not that I really care, but I suspect two scenarios:
The cat was in the yard (it had been there previously) and the dad let the daughter shoot it
OR
The dad killed the cat when he spotted it following his son and had the daughter tag it since she was the only one with a tag.
Like I said, I don't really care, but a starving cat is a DANGEROUS cat. I'm shooting it myself for eyeballing one of my kids. Or my livestock on Feb 19th.
Adam J. McCleod
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
Nah she hid the chop in his back pocket.
I really suspect that CaliFFL's second theory is correct. I am glad the cat didn't hurt anyone , it will also be a cool story for baby sister to hold over brother's head.
Dad 5-31-13
How old was that "cougar"- - - - -maybe 25?
Jerry
If it's got a tracking collar, zip-tie that to a Washington D.C. bound semi!