Cats Aren't Trophies

[Oak]

Here we go again.

Opinion: Colorado’s big cats are not trophies and they shouldn’t be for sale

A Colorado ballot measure to end trophy hunting mountain lions, along with fur trapping bobcats could be on the ballot in fall of 2024.

www.denverpost.com

 

[Bambistew]

Good luck getting in front of this one. I'm afraid its too late.

I would suggest some billboards around Denver with eviscerated dogs and a mountain lion in the background. With a quote "Your kid may be next." Good luck though, the bear hugging mountain lion shots never set well with non-hunters and apparently neither does chasing a scared defenseless pregnant mother with cubs.

They have Jane Goodall and Carol Basins on their side.







Backcountry Humpers and Anglers representing? Hahaha

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Trophy hunting mountain lions is unsporting, inhumane, and orphans kittens

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Dave Ruane's remarks and another "lifelong hunter" can be found about half way down:

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Our supporters are united in our conviction that killing ecologically critical mountain lions for trophies and trapping bobcats for commercial profit is not for Colorado.

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[Irrelevant]

Wow, CO telling WA to hold it's beer.

 

[Letthemgrow]

"these cats bring climate solutions and reduce deadly vehicle accidents."

Talk about reaching for any buzz word to justify your argument.

 

[Buschy]

This is why my wife and I have formed an exit plan from CO immediately after retirement.

 

[Irrelevant]

This is why my wife and I have formed an exit plan from CO immediately after retirement.

Running away isn't the answer to most difficult problems. That said, I get it. I have plenty of friends looking to flee WA for the same reasons. But it'll follow you, eventually.

 

[Bambistew]

Still looking for the study they mention, but apparently its not public yet.

I conducted a study of CO residents and all of them, 100%, were in favor of mountain lion trophy hunting. Results will be published soon.

Is there a way for groups to revoke memberships? I guess Dave Ruane could just say he was a past member?

 

[marksjeep]

The Californication continues, full steam ahead. This was inevitable after SB22-031 failed to advance. ugh. Appreciate the heads up.

 

[Dakotakid]

Has California’s bighorn sheep population survived California’s ban on mountain lion hunting? Or are the past hunters, now paid game management specialists?

 

[noharleyyet]

Warm fuzzy wapiti study coming soon...

 

[Bigjay73]

Well if Carol Baskin says so......

 

[DouglasR]

I’m mean, they’ve got stats and data so who am I to question what they say?

 

[DouglasR]

Idk man, reading through their quotes, they’ve got a lot of PhD’s on their side.
Who am I to question a PhD?

 

[Deleted member 16014]

LOL this picture

 

[DouglasR]

LOL this picture

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As a cat dad, when I see the lion in the tree, I see my cat and I want to love it.
But in reality, it’s a monster and it would bite then chit out of me.

 

[seeth07]

Dogz rul, catz drul. Kill em all

 

[belshawelk]

I think you all are overblown on this. They are wonderful creatures and deserve better.

They only kill 1 elk or deer per week on average. That's only 52 a year. They claim there are 3000- 7000 in Colorado ( because thy have no freaking clue) If we go with 3000 thats only 156,000 deer or elk. If its 7,000 its only 392,000.

Whats the problem?

 

[rmyoung1]

What’s the point of a state legislature if you can whip up an uninformed mob and pass laws via ballot initiative? Isn’t representative government supposed to insulate us from the tyranny of mob rule?

 

[LopeHunter]

As a cat dad, when I see the lion in the tree, I see my cat and I want to love it.
But in reality, it’s a monster and it would bite then chit out of me.

Similar to when I stare at a zebra. They are vicious. Dangerous. I just have no interest in hunting one. I am glad someone does, though.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

Wow. And so the slow demise of hunting in Colorado begins. I love how they distort the term “trophy hunting” with a completely false assertion that lion hunters just discard the carcass after harvest. Wouldn’t that be illegal? This ballot initiative will probably pass with the accelerated urbanization of Colorado. This strategy of labeling the legal, ethical take of certain game animals could essentially be used to ban other species also, ie bears, deer, elk, etc. Any BHA folks know Dave Ruane? Maybe he is just jockeying for the next opening on the CPW commission to represent sportspersons. I love all the highly acclaimed, lifelong avid hunters they march out in favor of their cause. Do predators really self-regulate their populations? Maybe, after they have decimated all the prey populations. I thought we were looking for balance.