What is your opinion on hunting with hounds?

I live in Oregon and they outlawed the use of hounds to hunt bear and mountain lion but we can still hunt coon and bobcat. Now we are overrun with mountain lions and bears so the government pays people to kill problem lions and bears. The "agents" of the state use dogs. If you are against hunting with hounds explain why? Are you against all hunting? Do you eat meat?

What is your opinion on hunting with hounds?
I'm all for hunting. It is a lifestyle that many MANY people these days don't understand. Hunting is NOT cruel. I think it was wrong of the state agents to outlaw the use of hunting with dogs for bear and cougar. It seems to me that they are putting animals on a higher pedistal than they are humans. Animal cruelty is very wrong too, and killing for kicks isn't right either. But Bear and Cougar are dangerous animals, that have been known to attack pets, children, and even adults. They need to be controlled. The best way for humans to control them is hunting them with the use of dogs. Until the "agents" allow hunting of those animals back to numbers within habitable limits, you will continue to have "problem" bears and cougars.
Reply:California made the same mistake ,they changed the law back in just a couple years.I hope they do the same in Oregon. Good luck hunting. Report Abuse

Reply:I hunt and support all types of legal and ethical hunting.
Reply:Hunting with hounds is for people who are too lazy to do the work of tracking the animal themselves. It's bordering on shooting animals in cages--not as bad but getting there.


While we are on the meat question, what has hunting mountain lions and bobcats got to do with meat? Do you eat them? Of course not! This isn't a question of providing a days meal, it's about enjoying the killing of something that hasn't come into your yard to annoy you, has no thought of pursuing you until you show up on his doorstep, and is pretty much going around minding it's own business. Justify that will you!


Also, do you know why they have government agents going around killing "problem" bears and lions? It's because humans "manage" the animals (deer, elk, antelope) lions, etc. prey on, for their own pleasure and then further "manage" the animals by killing the lions, etc. who would ordinarally kill these animals for food. It's because people love to build homes, businesses, and hotels in the area that was formerly the animals territory and then have the nerve to whine when the animals show up in their own homes. It's because humans raise animals that look to the lion just like prey and the lion is expected to know the difference. This is what "overrun" means. It doesn't mean that there are too many lions, bears, or bobcats. It means that humans don't want any competition for the same territory, food sorce, or entertainment venues, and humans are willing to kill anything that gets in their way.


I know plenty of hunters and, although I wouldn't hunt myself, I have little or no problem with their hunting passtime. It's their self-deception about the motivation and existence of animals in the real world (nature) that gets me.
Reply:LOL. I new just by reading your question you were going to get junk hate mail like that. you know how often I get that crap! WHY do they even look in the category in the first place, to fuel there fire! AND why are you asking a question like "DUH WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HUNTING!" what kind of answer do you expect and for the love of god who CARES! I don't need some tree hugger opinion on why they think hunting is sooo bad! do you know were the word vegetarian derived from? it's a native Indian word for BAD HUNTER!
Reply:you shouldnt hunt at all. Killing animals just for a hobby is abuse!
Reply:bad because the other animals can hear them.
Reply:i would have to say if it's a necessity, like getting rid of nuisance animals, then i'm ok with it...but to me, it just doesn't seem very sporting to let the dogs hunt and then ride up on a 4 wheeler or a horse and shoot a bayed animal...racoons and bobcats are different though because they climb trees better than bears and cougars
Reply:HAHAHA!!! hunting is CRUEL AND MEAN!!!!!!! yes i am against ALL HUNTING!!!!!! and sometimes it is cruel to the animals!!!!!!
Reply:Hey all you anti hunters out there you suck! if it wasn't for hunting you would not be alive because your ancestors survived on hunting.if you get beef in the store how they kill the cow is they hang the cow by the two back feet while it's still alive slit the cows neck and the cows alive while the heart pumps all the blood out of the cow through the neck. tell me a quick and clean kill with a gun in not cruel!
Reply:I'm all for the use of hunting with hounds. Especially when it concerns animals like cougar and bear. While hunting either of these animals, it is easy to become the hunted instead. They are predators. I have been stalked by Mt lions. while out hiking and even called in a Mt lion while calling coyotes. Made my hair stand on end.





Using hounds will put more pressure on the target animal, and instead of them hunting you they will be pursued and end result being treed.





I would prefer that hounds be used against cougar and bear as opposed to coons and bobcats. More people eat those two than they would a coon or bobcat. Coon and bobcats are good for their hides. Mt lion and bear the meat!! :)
Reply:hunting with dogs is cheting and if you dont whant to go get your own kill, dont hunt at all...