LOL! You REALLY are on a roll now!
Oddly enough you have managed to identify one compounding factor (domestic sheep) while tossing in a complete falsehood (hunters). Not overly surprising I guess... Might be somewhat interesting though for the rest of the audience to understand that it was those damned hunters that contributed the most coin, and the most physical effort to try and bring the sheep back... And still do today. Again quite oddly, those organizations opposed to hunting the cats were dismally absent in both the funding, and actual action departments.
Hmmm...
In 1999 the California State Legislature itself recognized the serious problem of cougar depredation on the sheep (who then numbered around 100 in the Sierra's). As a consequence (based upon information provided by Science btw) they voted overwhelmingly to pursue the management of the cats through California's Fish & Wildlife Department. Although somewhat expensive (> 1/4 mill US) the project was reasonably successful, and the sheep population began to rebound.
A little background on that matter:
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/files/bighorn.pdf
Scientific references that directly dispute your erroneous claims:
http://www.hcn.org/issues/49.9/Wildlife-Services-mountain-lion-killing
https://www.researchgate.net/public...ra_Nevada_and_Granite_Mountains_of_California
https://books.google.ca/books?id=ThUyAQAAMAAJ&pg=SA4-PA57&lpg=SA4-PA57&dq=effects+of+mountain+lion+predation+on+california+bighorn+sheep&source=bl&ots=EpWar4LhzI&sig=aNbO9vuabImyW0qYNttCi8ex5jw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9m82coprYAhVExGMKHRRlDJc4ChDoAQhJMAE#v=onepage&q=effects of mountain lion predation on california bighorn sheep&f=false
There is of course more. MUCH more that is.
Usually is when facts are considered in the equation.
But that should suffice to get the gist of it.
In short, you are quite out to lunch in this regard.
And you
sir (using the term quite loosely) know nothing of what you speak.
I have killed but one grizzly - a Barren Ground Grizzly, at the direct request of both the local Inuit and the management authority. You see, he had taken a liking to creating serious problems when encountering humans, and indicated a decided preference for cubs (and occasionally their mothers) as food. It was in his own populations best interest he be removed. I found no joy in the task whatsoever, but did the job as requested.
I have never killed another, and have no desire to do so.
That said, I have seen literally hundreds, many rather close up in my career.
Have you ever laid eyes on even one outside of a zoo?
I also have no interest in wandering to California to take down any of their cougars.
The only time I ever take a cat was alongside my Grandfather (Government Trapper) in the mid-sixties.
A livestock killer that was marked for removal.
Black bears I have generally left alone.
Yes, I did take one down this year, after he destroyed hundreds of dollars of my gear, and terrorized the local ranching community. The response from the latter was great relief. The response from myself was to use every singly possible piece of that animal as I would with any other.
Trying to make this issue personal with me is a Fool's Errand.
I am not the issue under discussion.
The outright LYING by our government, and their dropping of science based management in favor of misplaced emotion is.
Try to focus if you can...
Interesting handle by the way. Rather fits IMHO.
You constantly seem to think the world revolves around you and your opinion, and no--one else's counts beyond a reference point for you to spout your own. Directly parallels with the state whose name you so gleefully share...
Care to get into the livestock issues after the cat hunts were banned in that state by any chance...
Waiting with bated breath...
Nog