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True. Some people call them one or the other but it's the same animal. I didn't know they were considered edible though.
They are also called pumas, catamounts, panthers, and quite a few other names. Lots of names for an animal I've unfortunately never gotten to see in the wild.
They are also called pumas, catamounts, panthers, and quite a few other names. Lots of names for an animal I've unfortunately never gotten to see in the wild.
I have never seen one in the wild either, but my vet has or at least had a lynx, kind of a long story how he ended up with a lynx in captivity, but the big cat was there at his practice. The lynx was, I guess, semi-tame. I was able to pet it a little. Just a very interesting animal.
Oddly enough, in Washington State to "own" a lynx legally, it does not matter if you are a veterinarian, but you do have to have a PhD in Biology. Which my vet also has.
Good timing. After reading this thread, I opened up my hunting forum and there was a nice photo of packaged cougar meat, cougar backstrap, and cougar bulk sausage, all ready for the freezer. . So, yes, cougars are eaten.
Good timing. After reading this thread, I opened up my hunting forum and there was a nice photo of packaged cougar meat, cougar backstrap, and cougar bulk sausage, all ready for the freezer. . So, yes, cougars are eaten.
From someone's cougar hunt and then the meat is processed by a custom butcher.
I know a bunch of people who don't actually go on cougar hunts, but they will buy a cougar tag when they go elk hunting and if they happen upon a cougar while they are out hunting elk, they will legally harvest the cougar.
Well hunting bears and racoons with hounds is a specific sport, you would almost have to go on a hunt like this to make sense of it.
As to predators, with the exception of Cougars or Mountain Lions, most are not considered edible. Coyotes for example.
I guess I would just advise anyone considering a hunt for species not generally accepted as "game" to take a look at the rules & regulations booklet put out by the gams & fish departments of most all states, which are generally available in any sort of sporting goods store or department.
Terrorizing a bear or racoon for "sport". Pretty sickening, IMO.
I don't agree with taking another living being's life just for fun or if you think they are a nuisance. or if all you want is their pelt (unless you need a robe) and antlers but you just leave the meat to rot. Go hunting when you need meat for the freezer to feed your family. If a dangerous animal, larger than you, is an imminent threat to your life, then kill.
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