COUGAR FUND ACTION ALERT - Oregon Bill 702 & 2971
COUGAR FUND ACTION ALERT
Help Save Oregon's Cougars
Three new bills have been proposed in the state of Oregon that would allow hunters the opportunity to kill even more cougars. Supporters of these bills claim, once again, that public safety is their concern, yet all these bills do is simply increase sport hunting opportunities. Science has proven that the random killing of cougars does not increase public safety! Oregon hunters are already allowed to kill over 500 cougars each year and the Cougar Management Plan calls for the killing of an additional 782 cougars each year by any means necessary.
House bill 2971 would deputize sport hunters as agents of ODFW to officially kill cougars on behalf of the Cougar Management Plan. Despite voters banning hound hunting in both 1994 and 1996, Senate bill 702 will allow sprot hunters to use hounds during the final three months of cougar hunting season. The third bill is yet to be announced.
Demand that these senseless bills be stopped. A management plan that is not based in peer-reviewed science will have disastrous results for Oregon's cougar population!
The House Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee will hear HB2971 on Tuesday, April 10th at 3:00 PM.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD BY APRIL 10TH AND STOP THIS BILL!
Attend this hearing or write a letter of opposition to this plan to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, the governor, newspapers and this committee!
Contact Information:
Governor Ted Kulongoski
160 State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, OR 97301-404
Phone: 503-378-4582
Fax: 503-378-6827
House Speaker:
Representative Jeff Merkley
Phone: 503-986-1200
Address: 900 Court St. NE., 269, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.jeffmerkley@state.or.us
House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee:
Representative Arnie Roblan, Chair
Phone: 503-986-1409
Address: 900 Court St NE, H-292, Salem,, OR, 97301
Email: rep.arnieroblan@state.or.us
Representative Patti Smith
Phone: 503-986-1452
Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-291, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.pattismith@state.or.us
Representative Brian Boquist
Phone: 503-986-1423
Address: 900 Court St NE, H-290, Salem,, OR, 97301
Email: rep.brianboquist@state.or.us
Representative Ron Maurer
Phone: 503-986-1403
Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-391, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.ronmaurer@state.or.us
Representative Jackie Dingfelder
Phone: 503-986-1445
Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-377, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.jackiedingfelder@state.or.us
Representative Greg Macpherson
Phone: 503-986-1438
Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-385, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.gregmacpherson@state.or.us
Representative Brian Clem
Phone: 503-986-1421
Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-278, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.brianclem@state.or.us
YOUR LETTERS AND COMMENTS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
THROUGH PUBLIC INPUT WE ENABLE OUR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO MANGMENT WILDLIFE FOR THE BENEFIT
Help Save Oregon's Cougars
Three new bills have been proposed in the state of Oregon that would allow hunters the opportunity to kill even more cougars. Supporters of these bills claim, once again, that public safety is their concern, yet all these bills do is simply increase sport hunting opportunities. Science has proven that the random killing of cougars does not increase public safety! Oregon hunters are already allowed to kill over 500 cougars each year and the Cougar Management Plan calls for the killing of an additional 782 cougars each year by any means necessary.
House bill 2971 would deputize sport hunters as agents of ODFW to officially kill cougars on behalf of the Cougar Management Plan. Despite voters banning hound hunting in both 1994 and 1996, Senate bill 702 will allow sprot hunters to use hounds during the final three months of cougar hunting season. The third bill is yet to be announced.
Demand that these senseless bills be stopped. A management plan that is not based in peer-reviewed science will have disastrous results for Oregon's cougar population!
The House Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee will hear HB2971 on Tuesday, April 10th at 3:00 PM.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD BY APRIL 10TH AND STOP THIS BILL!
Attend this hearing or write a letter of opposition to this plan to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, the governor, newspapers and this committee!
Contact Information:
Governor Ted Kulongoski
160 State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, OR 97301-404
Phone: 503-378-4582
Fax: 503-378-6827
House Speaker:
Representative Jeff Merkley
Phone: 503-986-1200
Address: 900 Court St. NE., 269, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.jeffmerkley@state.or.us
House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee:
Representative Arnie Roblan, Chair
Phone: 503-986-1409
Address: 900 Court St NE, H-292, Salem,, OR, 97301
Email: rep.arnieroblan@state.or.us
Representative Patti Smith
Phone: 503-986-1452
Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-291, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.pattismith@state.or.us
Representative Brian Boquist
Phone: 503-986-1423
Address: 900 Court St NE, H-290, Salem,, OR, 97301
Email: rep.brianboquist@state.or.us
Representative Ron Maurer
Phone: 503-986-1403
Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-391, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.ronmaurer@state.or.us
Representative Jackie Dingfelder
Phone: 503-986-1445
Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-377, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.jackiedingfelder@state.or.us
Representative Greg Macpherson
Phone: 503-986-1438
Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-385, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.gregmacpherson@state.or.us
Representative Brian Clem
Phone: 503-986-1421
Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-278, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: rep.brianclem@state.or.us
YOUR LETTERS AND COMMENTS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
THROUGH PUBLIC INPUT WE ENABLE OUR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO MANGMENT WILDLIFE FOR THE BENEFIT
posted by Allie @ 7:50 PM
4 Comments:
At April 26, 2007 2:35 PM ,
Anonymous said...
You must not live in an area where cougars are stalking your children and pets - perhaps if you did then you would come to your senses and see that these predators are not picky in what or who kill for food. Their overabundance is pushing them into the cities. I live less than a mile from an elementary school and daycare center and they have been seen running through the backyard where my children play. I support reducing the numbers on these dangerous predators who could so easily prey upon my children and those at the daycare and elementary school so nearby. If you you think they're so great, you can have them, I'd be happy to have the ones in our backyard moved to your backyard.
At June 12, 2007 5:47 PM ,
Bill More said...
The fear propoganda has successfully blinded the anonymous previous responder along with the majority of the ignorant, uneducated public on this issue. NOT ONE PERSON has ever been killed by a cougar in Oregon history! This is just fear mongering by blood thirsty hunting lobbyist who want trophy heads on their walls for fun. I personally live within 1/2 mile of an active cougar habitat and it does an incredibly good job of avoiding me, my neighbors and all of the kids in this area. Your children have a much better chance of being attacked by your family dog than by a cougar.
If you don't want a cougar in your backyard, than DON'T move into cougar territory!
At June 12, 2007 6:13 PM ,
Allie said...
Amen Bill, I couldn't have said it better myself.
Take care,
Allie ;)
At June 28, 2007 8:51 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Mr. Bill More,
Anonymous responding, a cougar killed my grandparents dog, they do not live in what you call "cougar country", they live in town. In fact right next to the interstate on/off ramp, I also live in town, our town is rural, not overpopulated and commercialized. I do not get the paper nor watch the news, my views come from personal experience. I see that this web was made by a citizen of Ohio? Idaho? Anyway, not local and obviously not in touch with our area. Mind your own business there and let us mind ours here where we know what we're talking about. Oh, and I also have a friend who was taking a hike and was stalked by and had to kill a cougar which was crouched and ready to attack. The wildlife biologist found that the cougar was under nourished (probably because of overpopulation) and had an empty stomach - it was ready to eat. Luckily, my friend is aware of the dangers of cougars in this area and hikes with protection or he'd have been dinner. This is, like I said, personal experience, not from the environmentally biased media reports.
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