Denver & Boulder voters to ban hunting of cats in 2024

[bayoublaster7527]

I understand your point.
One aspect to consider is houndsmans' perspective on predator populations, as we're the ones with dogs in the fight here (pun intended). Houndsmen generally advocate for generous pursuit seasons, but limited harvest. Our goal is to have predator populations that are held in reasonable balance, but high enough numbers to facilitate successful pursuits whenever we can go out to hunt. In the case of cats, we're always happy to see high numbers. Nobody is happier to see a lot of cats around than houndsmen, not even the craziest cat lady in her studio apartment in downtown Boulder

You make a great point. Every time I see these anti-hunting petitions, I always ask “ Have any of these people ever actually spoken to a mountain lion hunter and/or houndsman?” Of course the answer is no. So much misinformation and false claims in “Cats Aren’t Trophies” articles.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

I've got $20 on the 1st billboard. Let's make it happen.

Let's change the killed animals on it to Yorkshire Terriers and the Doodle de jure to make the point though.

We have to think like these anti's do to beat them. They literally think wolves and lions killing fawns and calves is what is supposed to happen....in there mind, that's just how nature is supposed to work. We probably shouldn't tell them that wolves kill lions, too.

What we really need to do is find a legal way to unzip the mouths of CPW. They need to be heard to educate the masses and put a stake in the ground on the facts. Having a perpetual gag order on the most qualified local wildlife experts and biologists in the state is a loophole preventing them from guiding proper decision making on such issues. That gag order might be the single biggest thing the anti's have going for them.

The anti-hunting uses that loophole to weaponize misinformation and remove science-based wildlife biology from the discussion to shape public opinion and voter perception.