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Originally Posted by puffnstuff
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Hunting with hounds is the only effective way to hunt and manage cougar populations.. as odd as it seems relying on trappers numbers is our most effective way to understand and monitor populations of fur bearing animals. You can't sit out and watch for them by eye so keeping track of how's successful trap lines are is the best method. Trappers tend to move sets around not to overtake in one particular area every year so it gives the most accurate assessment of what's going on... No one else is crazy enough to be out there in the weather they are anyway.