[Bootpathguy]

Redmond man shoots and kills a study cougar. I bet this is so frustrating for the WDFW biologist. Studying this young male and it's sibling since it was a cub. Was studying his mother until it was shot.

[RumiDude]

Here's the real tragedy: "King County District Court records show Wentz was charged with interfering with fishing or hunting gear, a gross misdemeanor, in August 2016. He pleaded guilty in December, was fined $1,300 and sentenced to probation and two days on a community work crew." That is way too lenient of a sentence for this. Rumi

[Backpacker Joe]

[Malachai Constant]

Wow, what a manly man.

[Just_Some_Hiker]

Hunting for "sport" is lame enough, but this is beyond pathetic.

[Mikey]

Possibly Ronald Dean Wentz did not receive a stiffer penalty for illegally killing the cougar inside the WDFW live trap because he had no previous hunting convictions. In Feb 2016 Ronald Dean Wentz illegally killed a young male cougar which was inside a WDFW live trap. King County District Court records show Wentz was charged with interfering with fishing or hunting gear, a gross misdemeanor, in August 2016. Wentz pleaded guilty in December 2016, was fined $1,300 and sentenced to probation and two days on a community work crew. Probably the Washington State Revised Code of Washington (RCW) needs to be revised to make such an offense a felony. Below is the Revised Code of Washington showing hunting privileges can be suspended for 10 years. RCW 77.15.410 Unlawful hunting of big game—Penalty (b) Unlawful hunting of big game in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke all of the person's hunting licenses or tags and order the person's hunting privileges suspended for 10 years. Cody Young of McCleary Washington plead not guilty to a felony illegal big game hunting charge. Cody Young was accused of obtaining a cougar hunting permit hours after he killed a cougar with an arrow in Lewis County in September 2016. Young faces a felony charge because he has a 2012 conviction for killing an elk without a proper license. In addition to prison time, if convicted, Cody Young could lose hunting privileges for 10 years.

[moonspots]

[Ski]

[NacMacFeegle]

What a moral-less and cowardly individual this jerk must be. Wildlife crime penalties need to be strengthened significantly, his sentence was no better than a slap on the wrist.

[DigitalJanitor]

Good grief.... he should at minimum have his license to hunt in this state pulled FOREVER IMO. And personally I'd like to see his ability to legally own a firearm rescinded as well, since he obviously can't use one in a most basic safe and ethical manner, although I know that would make some folks froth at the mouth.

[Humptulips]

[Ringangleclaw]

[drm]

As bad or worse: poachers breaking into a locked zoo in Paris, France to kill a white rhino (4 year old Vince) and take it's horn, worth tens of thousands of dollars.