Was talking to a buddy today and he had mentioned something about a new bounty being offered on cougars or lynx or bobcats or something in Southern AB. Has anyone else heard anything about this ? I am wondering if he confused that with the bounty on wild boar ?
New bounty in Alberta on cats ?
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does the same apply for bobcat or lynx (counting them as predators) ?
Sounded like something like that, that the animals were causing too much grief for farmers/ranchers...
Again, not sure if any of it is true, but it sure raised my eyebrows
What is "them" ? Cougars, lynx, bobcats, etc ? Is it generally varmint hunting or can you only hunt any/all of them when they are actively destroying property or threatening livestock or ?
Bobcats and lynx can be a real problem for farmers as they will decimate the mouse herd and also prey on rabbits. I can see why they might want to get rid of them.
Had a neighbor drop by one day and tell me he was cleaning up on the skunk population on his place.
"Really?", says I.
"Yep. I go out into the hayfied at night with a shotgun and flashlight. There's skunks all over the field eating grasshoppers."
"Good thing you're getting trhem now", I told him. "If not, your grasshopper crop wouldn't be worth a damn and you'd end up with way too much hay."
Old habits die hard though and if it isn't a cow, many ranchers can't see much reason for it's existence. Regards, Bill
Had a neighbor drop by one day and tell me he was cleaning up on the skunk population on his place.
"Really?", says I.
"Yep. I go out into the hayfied at night with a shotgun and flashlight. There's skunks all over the field eating grasshoppers."
"Good thing you're getting trhem now", I told him. "If not, your grasshopper crop wouldn't be worth a damn and you'd end up with way too much hay."
Old habits die hard though and if it isn't a cow, many ranchers can't see much reason for it's existence. Regards, Bill
Hey I dug up the page in the regs.
Looks like for cougar you have to be the owner or occupant of the land.
http://www.albertaregulations.ca/huntingregs/
Access for Control of Livestock Predation
Black Bear and Coyote*
Any person who is (a) the owner or occupant of privately owned land, or (b) authorized to keep livestock on public land, or (c) a resident authorized by a person described in (a) or a resident authorized in writing by a person described in (b) may, without a licence, hunt (but not trap) black bear or coyote on such lands, at all times of the year.
Timber Wolf*
Any person who is (a) the owner or occupant of privately owned land, or (b) authorized to keep livestock on public land, or (c) a resident authorized by a person described in (a) or a resident authorized in writing by a person described in (b) may, without a licence and at all times of the year, hunt (but not trap) timber wolf on such lands, and on any lands within 8 km (5 mi.) of the above lands, provided he or she also has the right of access to these latter lands.
* It is not legally necessary to salvage pelts of furbearing animals (includes coyote and wolf) taken in accordance with regulations authorizing control of problem wildlife. Please refer to Other Species for information about seasons for coyote and wolf.
Cougar
Any person who is the owner or occupant of privately owned land may at any time of the year, hunt (but not trap) cougar on such lands, without a licence. Hunting with dogs is prohibited under this authority. Under this authority, registration is required within one week of the kill and the skin and skull or the intact carcass must be turned in to a Fish and Wildlife District office to be retained by the Crown.
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If there's a coming problem with cougars, it's prob. around the cypress hills. A bunch of pairs were released, and from what I've heard they've all been breeding sucessfully. Maybe too sucessfully?? Take a look at the cyp. hills elk draws 07 and 08.
Then again, the griz. population has increased in the SW. Last summer a blackie was causing problems N of Leth. If the black bears are being pushed out of the hills, no reason the cougars aren't?
Beats me, but I've lived and hunted S. AB most of my life. Only bobcat I've ever seen was stuffed, and shot in the 50's.
If there's a coming problem with cougars, it's prob. around the cypress hills. A bunch of pairs were released, and from what I've heard they've all been breeding sucessfully. Maybe too sucessfully?? Take a look at the cyp. hills elk draws 07 and 08.
Then again, the griz. population has increased in the SW. Last summer a blackie was causing problems N of Leth. If the black bears are being pushed out of the hills, no reason the cougars aren't?
Beats me, but I've lived and hunted S. AB most of my life. Only bobcat I've ever seen was stuffed, and shot in the 50's.
