An apparent boost in the local cougar population €“ or at least the ones settling down with interests in the Sweet Home-Brownsville-Lebanon areas €“ has prompted Rep. Sherrie Sprenger to call a meeting Thursday to discuss the problem.
A particular hot spot has been a sheep ranch operation on Courtney Creek Drive, between Crawfordsville and Brownsville, where six cougars have been trapped since late May. In March, two adult male cougars were trapped on one…