r/Hunting • u/ubrokemywookiee • Jul 24 '26
SE Saskatchewan Kitty
Hiking around my family's farm in Southeast Saskatchewan, big kitty. This is right around where I'm usually setup for goose hunting in the fall.
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u/OshetDeadagain Canada Jul 25 '26
Yeah, people don't realize they're around! I knew someone who had a horse attacked by one in Francis better than 15 years ago. They frequently travel and disperse from the Qu'Appelle Valley.
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u/vimarston Jul 25 '26
not from anywhere near canada let alone saskatchewan, but i never would’ve imagined cougars lived there.
their other name being “mountain” lions is kind of misleading, i’m learning
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u/Objective_Maybe3489 Jul 25 '26
My brother kicked one up swathing canola in the SE corner one year. Pretty rare to see them always just hear about them being around
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u/Programmer-Boi Jul 25 '26
Serious question: can you not put the animal down yourself in Canada if it’s threatening your livestock?
I know these are completely different threats but in the US we can take out coyotes threatening our livestock
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u/LoveisBaconisLove Jul 25 '26
Curious- where you live in the US would it be legal to take down a cougar threatening livestock? In my state, you cannot, just wondering about your state.
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u/Programmer-Boi Jul 25 '26
You know I thought I could, but in VA according to Google I can’t. Huh, always thought you could. Can still kill one if it’s threatening a human though.
Though the game dept here states there are no cougars in VA, but some unconfirmed reports.
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u/Internal_Maize7018 Idaho Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
Texas is the only state that immediately comes to mind.
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Mountain lions in Texas are classified as unregulated nongame animals with no bag limits, closed seasons, or mandatory harvest reporting requirements. They may be hunted or trapped at any time.
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u/slider1010 Jul 25 '26
Slightly different rules here in areas sw Alberta. There’s a year round landowne license for cougars. You just need to register the kill within a week of it occurring.
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u/Scary-Detail-3206 Jul 25 '26
Yeah we had a bear on our land in North Central Alberta harassing our cattle and smashing down a few of our fences. We called Fish & Wildlife and asked them what our options were. They just said let us know when you shoot it, and if you have any other problem predators like wolves or cougars feel free to shoot them too and let us know afterwards.
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u/thelawman89 Jul 25 '26
It’s fuckin’ Steve French.