Show DEAD DEER AT COUGARS DEN deputy game ward warden reports on peninsula frequented by does with young portland or ore e twenty three deer carcasses were f found near the den ot of a female cougar in the tillamook country by tho deputy garrie game wardens during a hunt made at the instance ot of game warden finley deputy warden stryker said the two cubs ot of the old cougar were killed hilled but the mother did not show up attesting the prowess of the giant cat caf the ground about the den was wa strewn with bones nearly all these were of 0 deer which seemed to be the most adall blo prey when the hungry mother went hunting to feed her litter A veritable charnel house bouse was discovered with one pair of cubs cuba slaughtering deer at this rate and considering that many cougars are to be found in the coast range mountains where herbage Is dense and the deer are easily caught it Js Is clear that the greatest menace to Or egons deer is a not th the e biped with hla his rifle it Is believed a stronger inducement tor for the killing of cougar will have to be made there la Is a peninsula in the tillamook country which the game wardens force says Is extensively used by does doea about fawning time it to Is the pi purpose to have this set aside ultimately ik 61 a reserve reseal where the female deer may be given protection |