"...I also have a problem with hunting seasons..."

That's interesting, may I ask why???

Most will claim that PANTHER is by far better than COUGAR. Some think the lowly MOUNTAIN LION has too much of a musky smell over the PUMA.

For several reasons, I would recommend that you not go.

Gotta add some tabasco I guess...

Wow dude. You appear to have a fairly strong opinion on this one!! Just keep in mind that not all of us who enjoy hunting are beer swilling, overweight trigger happy red necks that kill everything that moves with reckless abandon. There are a few of us out there that respect nature to the fullest. We just really like to hunt.

I'm with you there.
Hunt it to eat it - you should be stuffed by IT, not the other way.

I thank the creatures I kill and eat for giving me life.

I don't hunt though I do fish. Many fisherman keep their limit regardless. I don't keep a fish unless I have explicit plans to eat it the same day.

When I'm camping I feel incredibly satisfied if I'm able to walk out to a nearby river or lake and catch dinner...it just doesn't get any better IMO.

People who hunt just to kill, and leave the carcass to rot or only take trophies actually scare me- there is something very unnatural to that, and the only one I met had a weird "vibe". The kind of vibe that in high school I got off the skinheads; not making a judgment, just an observation that may or may not be free of subconscious bias.

But if I intentionally kill something, it is for one of three reasons: defense (of self, property or domestic animals), kindness (still breathing roadkill, etc), or to eat. And if I eat it, I use just about everything or pass it on to someone who can, down to the bones, and I also thank it and wish it's spirit a swift passage into the next life. What I can't use, I return to the earth.

And if I get eaten by a catamount or wolf, the joke will be doubly on me- one becuase I got eaten, and two becuase I've said for years I don't think they are back in this area. :P

EDIT: Oddly enough, I never felt a thing when I was working on a farm and several of the cows where culled. Then again, I never did figure out which one had an itchy side while I was between it and the wall and a couple of my ribs got broken in the process. No, I don't hold a grudge or anything.

It is the hunting seasons on predators that I have the problen with .
The reasons I don't like the hunting of predators :
1. It's said that some game animals must be hunted to manage the population . This might be true in some cases like where areas are more thickly settled with humans . But in areas where there is enough space for predators , if the population needs to be thinned out to keep it healthy , why not let the predators do it naturally ? Why thin the population of predators ? Like ArtinFl said , you don't have hunters going after the sick , injured and starving game . Most hunters will try to get the biggest and healthiest animals .
2. Hunting wolves , coyotes , bobcats etc. is not hunting for food . It is trophy hunting .
3. Unless a predator is sick , injured or has become a danger to humans or livestock , I see no reason to hunt them .
4. I just don't like the idea of shooting dogs or cats - domesticated or wild - unless it is absolutely necassary .

I'd like to thank the people who took the time to respond with insightful , well thought out replys .
Personally , I hate typing , I'm not very good at it .