“Maggie, you’re the only hound I ever saw who could hold up both sides of a dilemma at once,” I told her admiringly. “And it’s some dilemma,” I added to Cass, “when there’s a mountain lion on each ...

On CPW's bobcats, mountain lions and lynx FAQ, they state, “Lion hunting with hounds is far more selective of gender than other encounter methods employed in states that have banned hounds.

“And the fact that often, particularly for bear and mountain lion hunters, they use hounds that are equipped with radio collars. It gives a distinct advantage to the hunter and not the hunted.

Routine population monitoring began in 2019, when FWP developed a mountain lion monitoring and management strategy. Each winter, the hound handlers contract with FWP to use their dogs to track ...