Hunter encounters cougars near Mount Hood

Billy Nylund says in about 12 years of living and hunting near Mount Hood, he's seen a lot of things. But up until last weekend, he had never run into a trio of cougars.

[@codiehill8555]

Thank you for helping our deer and elk population. 👍👍

[@Hazeey223]

Cougars are the ones that about to go extinct not deer and elk

[@UnwisePoppy]

@@Hazeey223cougars are doing amazing in the west. Hunting for them is more heavily regulated and monitored than deer. The numbers are growing in almost every Oregon management area

[@edd13ramosz33]

That fool is so stupid for killing an innocent animal they probably got scare of him

[@donnab6995]

Yeah. Like the cougar was bothering you. A hole. Nature nurtures. Was your life threatened. No it was not.