California bill would outlaw hunting of bears, bobcats with dogs
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 00:50
in Biology & Nature
SB 1221 by Sen. Ted Lieu has passed the Senate and is headed for the Assembly, but hunters say a centuries-old tradition is being threatened.YOLO COUNTY — Josh Brones trailed his three hounds as they scampered through the heavy brush of a gully, sniffing for the scent of a bobcat. The dogs have treed many a wild animal in these remote hunting grounds north of Sacramento.