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>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Powlesland <powlesla@acs.ucalgary.ca> writes:
In article <4k19bb$1eis@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca> powlesla@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jim Powlesland) writes:

    Jim> In article <MLORTON.96Apr3201245@buzz.eshop.com>, Michael
    Jim> Lorton <mlorton@eshop.com> wrote:

    Michael> death even if his activities were legalized.  On the
    Michael> other hand, poachers are certainly less likely to use
    Michael> dogs.

    Jim> Why? Poachers will use any method that suits the purpose be
    Jim> it dogs, airplanes, boats, snares, traps, etc., etc. They
    Jim> could care less.

    Jim> And some forms of hunting are impossible without dogs. Such
    Jim> as cougar hunting. Ask any cougar biologist. They use dogs
    Jim> themselves.


I am not a cougar biologist (they must be rare -- most cougars don't
even study biology in school, and those that do are usually pre-med),
but it seems to me that using dogs increases your chances of getting
caught (unlike snares and poison), and unlike boats and airplanes, do
not help you get away.

If that is the only way to hunt cougars, then I guess the poachers
will do what they have to.

M.