I agree with you guys. Where I live there is a lot of forest, rivers etc. Very wild up here. The other side of WA is the BMW's that hit deer lol. Anyway, a few years back there was a vote to stop hunting cougars with dogs. Every person on this side voted no, and everyone on the Westside voted yes. There are more people on that side of the state so you know that is passed. After that, we had 2 kids packed off (just in this town), peoples animals killed, they would even come onto the porch to eat dog and cat food! There were hardly any deer...So now, you can hunt cougar with dogs, if you have a special license or someone calls you because it is killing their stock, and we do not have as big of a cougar problem anymore. There are also what we call "The Town Deer", which come so close to your porch you could pet them, they are not afraid of anything. I enjoy it because they sleep behind my house under the little patch of trees, and bring the new babies through every day and night. I LOVE BABY ANIMALS! They do eat peoples crops, but up here we just deal with it and build super tall fences to keep them out, and most people have deer feeders and salt licks. The problem we are having now is bears, but that is something else we deal with lol, and when they become a nuisance, they trap them and relocate them, instead of killing them. The last 2 years I have also been able to see turkey vultures! Which are gross looking, but I had NEVER seen one when I was a kid! I almost ran off the road when I saw 2 sitting on a fence! They are also overhauling the dam up here, which costs millions, to put 3 blades in the turbines instead of 5, so the fish have a better chance of making it thru. All in all, this is a GREAT place to live, I love it, and I do not take it for granted!