QKRTHNU
Member
Hey guys,
I've got a question for you Big Game Hunters. I'm not a hunter myself, although I wouldn't mind doing some hunting, venison is tasty.
After reading some posts that mentioned Mountain lion hunting I was a bit suprised. I'm not to keen on hunting predators unless there's an overpopulation issue. Especially since they're so important for controlling populations of all the other prey animals.
I was curious how many Mountain Lions there are since their coverage are has diminished so much over the past century or so.
Check out this site.
http://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Colorado/Mountain_Lion_Population_is_Healthy_09070212.html
It says that the population is "Healthy". But I find that hard to believe when they say that there are only 1500-3000 lions in Co. and there were 439 taken in one year!
How do population #'s stay up with a 15-30% annual kill rate?
I've got a question for you Big Game Hunters. I'm not a hunter myself, although I wouldn't mind doing some hunting, venison is tasty.
After reading some posts that mentioned Mountain lion hunting I was a bit suprised. I'm not to keen on hunting predators unless there's an overpopulation issue. Especially since they're so important for controlling populations of all the other prey animals.
I was curious how many Mountain Lions there are since their coverage are has diminished so much over the past century or so.
Check out this site.
http://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Colorado/Mountain_Lion_Population_is_Healthy_09070212.html
It says that the population is "Healthy". But I find that hard to believe when they say that there are only 1500-3000 lions in Co. and there were 439 taken in one year!
How do population #'s stay up with a 15-30% annual kill rate?