Can I shoot a cougar on my property in Oregon?

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asked Jan 5, 2022 in Cats by Hiphopharry (2,210 points)
Can I shoot a cougar on my property in Oregon?

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answered Jan 5, 2022 by Adf289 (58,200 points)
You can legally shoot a cougar on your property in Oregon if the Cougar is damaging property or Livestock or is a threat to you or your family.

Cougars don't usually have much preying on them but a bear or even a wolf could kill a cougar and eat them.

Mountain lion enemies don't threaten the cougar via predation; cougars have no natural predators.

They do, however, compete with gray wolves and grizzly bears for resources and can come into conflict with these animals as a result.

The greatest enemy and one of the only true cougar predators is humankind.

Cougars mostly prey on deer although they also prey on other animals such as raccoons, porcupines and coyotes.

There are cougars in New Brunswick.

The Eastern Cougar is a source of mystique and controversy in New Brunswick.

There exists little concrete proof that it is a permanent resident of the province, even though there are often reports of sightings.

Cougars are protected from hunting and killing in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario.

Despite this, their population does not seem to have increased.

The deer population in New Brunswick is high enough to support 140-250 Cougars.

It's estimated that in America there are at least 30,000 cougars.

The report reveals the five states with the highest numbers of mountain lions killed by trophy hunters are, in ranking order: Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah and Arizona.

Today viable, breeding cougar populations are found in just the sixteen states of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, and Florida.

The cougar's total breeding population is estimated at less than 50,000 by the IUCN, with a declining trend. U.S. state-level statistics are often more optimistic, suggesting cougar populations have rebounded.

Cougars and bobcats are most easily distinguished by their size.

Cougars are considered large cats, with bodies 5 to 6 feet in length including their long tails.

Bobcats are mid-sized cats measuring just 2 to 3.5 feet long and weighing up to 40 pounds, about twice the size of a domestic cat.

The cougar is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae.

Native to the Americas, its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere.

Cougars are dangerous to humans and pose a risk to those living or recreating in rural areas.

Cougars are the most elusive and least aggressive of the world's large cats.

They are afraid of people and do not recognize or seek us out as prey.

They want to avoid you and not be seen.

The cougar scream is linked to mating activities.

In female cougars, it often is believed to be an indication of the heat cycle.

Heat in cougars takes place at many points during the span of a year.

When male cougar screams, it often is due to the rivalry for the attention of females.

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