We just got one on camera just North of Uvalde
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Originally posted by wtx223 View PostYou can hunt lions now. Making them a game animal with a season will not increase hunting opportunities. In fact, probably decrease opportunity because of time restraints due to “season”.
More lions=less deer, elk, aoudad, sheep etc to hunt.Originally posted by wtx223 View PostStudy could show a huge lion population and it would not matter to the people behind this petition. They have an agenda, and if tpwd does not give in to them, they will try other ways to get this passed.
Lions populations are thriving between absentee landowners, less trapping, less hound hunting, less cattle ranchers etc.
Sharing pictures with these people, not a chance. And I get a picture a week of a different lion at least.
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Im sure the Deep in The Heart Documentary that was released this summer also helped spread the propaganda of trapping/killing of mountain lions.
It was a good film about Texas and its species but they were certainly spreading an agenda.
***Edit - just realized this was covered in an earlier post**
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[quote=Hills of Texas;16430894]Originally posted by Big pig View Post
Yea really. I know more about lions in Texas than most. I’ve got some personal history with keeping up on them since I was a kid.
Could you please re-post your story.
Thanks
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It's the creation of a broad spectrum advisory committee that bothers me. This is how they all start - animal rights wackos join the committee and slowly push out the factual biologists, landowners, etc. Then they start recommending more and more restrictions on hunting certain species, then they recommend changes in the laws. Whether or not the committee goes forward, we need to be diligent in making sure our reps and TPWD KNOW where we stand on all issues.
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I don’t know anything about mountain lions.
So I’m out of this. But I don’t think there are too many in this goat/sheep area Of central Texas.
For the record, I kill every varmint, predator and fawn/turkey killer I can on our place.
Last cougar I saw was in Webb County 3 yrs ago. Really big ranch. Ranch manager was surprised and shocked as I was.
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Originally posted by Dusty Britches View PostIt's the creation of a broad spectrum advisory committee that bothers me. This is how they all start - animal rights wackos join the committee and slowly push out the factual biologists, landowners, etc. Then they start recommending more and more restrictions on hunting certain species, then they recommend changes in the laws. Whether or not the committee goes forward, we need to be diligent in making sure our reps and TPWD KNOW where we stand on all issues.
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dont cali my texas
Originally posted by Hills of Texas View PostMore lions are in Texas now that 50 years ago. They do well enough when left alone. Keep things the way they are and they will do just fine. This is California come to Texas crap.
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Originally posted by MtnMike View PostIf this is allowed, you open a Pandera's Box for other "Non-Hunter" (anti-hunter) groups to infiltrate Texas with Regulations intent on the obstruction of hunting anything. The Friends of Coyotes Coalition, Feral Hogs United, The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Racoons, etc, etc! Do not California my Texas!!!
Originally posted by donpablo View PostI totally get where you're coming from but also expect this will likely go the same way the bow fishing studies did. TPWD is know for doing a study, tossing the data in the trash and doing what they wanted to from the get-go.
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Originally posted by Dusty Britches View Post^^ *
Don't let past performance confuse future predictions. Society is in a constant state of flux and just because the laws went one way several years ago doesn't mean it will continue on the same path.
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Originally posted by donpablo View PostSpeaking of the word hope, anyone know anything about the new guy running TPWD? Is he gonna be better than the last guy? Won't take much.
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