because in this post you sound like a twit.

I have hunted the Florida Everglades for years. We have cougar here, only thing is we call them panthers. Same animal. They require vast areas to hunt and their number is constantly being diminished by development encroaching on their range.

I have never heard of anyone having their "throat ripped out." This irrational fear of nature probably explains your expressed hostility towards the natural environment.

In years of hunting, I have only seen two panther in the wild--very rare sight and I felt honored to see them. Should they be slaughtered for no reason I would feel part of the general loss. They are a part of my world and I would prefer they survive--not to mention they help keep the exploding deer population from getting totally out of balance.

Publius