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In a historic vote, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved rules for hunting and trapping mountain lions in the state. The unanimous vote by the 11 commissioners banned canned hunts and set a 36-hour limit for checking traps for live mountain lions. Until now, there was no requirement for ...
Texas sets first-ever rules for hunting and trapping mountain lions. “Canned hunts” are now illegal and traps must be checked for cats at least every 36 hours. Texas Parks and Wildlife ...
The second action point being proposed would require trappers to ensure that mountain lions are not kept alive in traps or snares for more than 36 hours. Texas does not presently have trap check requirements for mountain lions, which leaves animals potentially trapped for days or weeks until they succumb to dehydration or exposure.
Update, May 24, 2024: In a May 23 vote, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved two new protections for mountain lions: a ban on “canned” hunts (in which animals are kept in...
05/25/2024. You can certainly see the elk in the photo below, but can you spot the mountain lion? That’s right—somewhere in this photo, there’s a mountain lion stalking the elk that’s hunched over in the foreground. The cougar is so camouflaged that it’s nearly impossible to spot until you really look for it. (Zooming up on the photo ...
The trap check proposal would only apply to mountain lions and would not prevent landowners from trapping for predator management, as long as they comply with the 36-hour track check...
The cougar arrived in the heart of the city after an improbable 50-mile journey that took him across two major freeways, which have increasingly become death traps for his species.
