A California bow hunter claims he shot a mountain lion in self defense in the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County, but state Fish and Game wardens didn't buy his story and cited him for illegally killing it.
Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:15 am | Updated: 12:25 am, Thu Feb 2, 2012. Deer and elk numbers are meeting management objectives in most parts of the state, but some hunter numbers are down slightly, Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials told the IDFG Commission on Jan. 26.
Bow hunter Bruce Rucker of El Centro said he was hunting deer in the Laguna Mountains from a makeshift ground blind during the archery-only season when a mountain lion closed to within 20 feet of him.