Hunters show support for Fish and Game official who killed cougar
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 01:30
in Earth & Climate
At a commission meeting in Riverside, scores of hunters, anglers and gun-rights advocates express support for Daniel Richards, who killed a cougar on a trip to Idaho. Only a few animal rights supporters show up.By firing a single rifle shot at a wandering mountain lion during an Idaho hunting trip, California's top fish and game commissioner has inflamed the political divide in a state where hunters and advocates for the hunted alike feel under attack.