“Years ago, Ben killed his first bear with a pocketknife—and in the fifty years that followed, he killed several thousand more.” MANY OF MY FRIENDS had told me not to see the old man at all. “He’s ...

This submitted photo from 2018 shows a cougar. Counties could opt out of Oregon’s ban on cougar hunting with dogs under a bill that proponents claim is needed to protect livestock and wildlife. Under ...

MISSOULA Successful and surprisingly noncontroversial its first two seasons, mountain lion hunting will again be allowed in the mountains north of Missoula this winter. The state of Montana and the ...

CHADRON - Nebraska's first regulated mountain lion hunting season is on hold. State Game and Parks commissioners voted unanimously Friday - during a meeting in the heart of Nebraska's cougar country - ...

State Sen. Ernie Chambers said he is prepared to oppose any legislation involving Game and Parks until the commission rescinds the season. Nebraska's modest mountain lion population has a new defender ...

BAKER CITY (AP) - Stories of hunters being stalked by cougars in Northeastern Oregon have raised concerns that the big cats may be losing their fear of humans. Last month, Sebastian Combs, a ...