Advocates believe that using hounds would increase the success rate of hunts and help manage the mountain lion population more effectively. Critics argue that hounding mountain lions makes the sport too easy for the hunter and commercializes the activity.
Commissioner’s deny use of more dogs on mountain lions hunts, wants more research
PIERRE, S.D. — After receiving hundreds of written public comments, the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission denied a proposal Thursday that would have allowed the use of dogs to hunt mountain lions in a broader area of the Black Hills. However, the commission directed the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to reassess its mountain […]