Bill to end cougar hunting in Nebraska moves ahead in Legislature

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20140214/OUTDOORS/140219256/1685#bill-to-end-cougar-hunting-in-nebraska-moves-ahead-in-legislature

By Paul Hammel

LINCOLN — Nebraska's 2014 season on cougar hunting may be its last.

A legislative committee voted 6-2 Thursday to advance a bill that would end the hunt.

State Sen. Ernie Chambers has made the legislation to halt the hunting of mountain lions his priority bill this year.

Chambers, a master of legislative rules, has pledged to block any bills involving the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in protest of the hunt. That threat comes as the state agency is seeking support for proposals this year to address a $30 million backlog of projects at state parks.

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