Cougars and bears are no longer hunted using hounds in Oregon, thanks to 1994’s Measure 18, but the sides disagree on the law’s success [snip] A decade after Oregon voters told Blascka and other houndsmen to stop chasing cougars and bears with their dogs, the debate still rages whether Measure 18, which went into effect Dec. 8, 1994, has caused more harm than good for Oregon’s wildlife and people. The measure’s chief backers contend that the ban did exactly what it was intended to do. It stopped the chasing and treeing of bears and cougars for sport and the use...