SEATTLE (AP) — State wildlife researchers have stepped up efforts to protect the safety of animals they study after a Redmond man killed a cougar in a trap and tried to pass it off as a legitimate hunt.
The Seattle Times reports Ronald Dean Wentz shot and killed the animal last year while it was in a trap set by researchers who were monitoring cougar activity in the Snoqualmie Forest...
CENTRALIA (AP) — A McCleary man faces a felony charge of first-degree unlawful hunting of big game in the death of a cougar.
The Chronicle reports authorities suspect the 30-year-old man killed the cougar the day before purchasing a hunting license...