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It's wierd they do this but stop the lion hunters in San Juan, book cliffs, and la sal in the spring unless you drew a spring bear tag. I hunt the Utah Colorado border a bunch but at the end of this month my Utah pursuit tag is no good. Only way I can hunt my hounds close to home after March is guiding a client with a bear tag in his pocket.
Quote from: Houndhunter on March 15, 2023, 08:04:59 AMIt's wierd they do this but stop the lion hunters in San Juan, book cliffs, and la sal in the spring unless you drew a spring bear tag. I hunt the Utah Colorado border a bunch but at the end of this month my Utah pursuit tag is no good. Only way I can hunt my hounds close to home after March is guiding a client with a bear tag in his pocket.Are you sure it's still that way if the governor signs this bill?
Appears to be some controversy over the measure:https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/utah-bill-unlimited-mountain-lion-hunting/
Quote from: elkboy on March 15, 2023, 08:09:42 AMAppears to be some controversy over the measure:https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/utah-bill-unlimited-mountain-lion-hunting/Lots of controversy, ranchers want it, lots of deer and elk hunters want it, hound hunters are mostly adamantly opposed, anti-hunters opposed, DWR probably doesn't like it, will be interesting to see if the governor signs it!
Quote from: bearpaw on March 15, 2023, 08:16:22 AMQuote from: elkboy on March 15, 2023, 08:09:42 AMAppears to be some controversy over the measure:https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/utah-bill-unlimited-mountain-lion-hunting/Lots of controversy, ranchers want it, lots of deer and elk hunters want it, hound hunters are mostly adamantly opposed, anti-hunters opposed, DWR probably doesn't like it, will be interesting to see if the governor signs it!Thanks for the insight, Bearpaw. What's your take? Doesn't your company guide for deer, elk, and cougar down there?I have no dog in the fight; I guess my reaction is that I have the same issue with this as with Prop 117 in CA back in the 90s, which did the opposite (make cougar a "specially protected species"). It's wildlife management via legislation, instead of letting the state wildlife agency do its job. They didn't even consult UDWR, from what the article was saying.
We need this in WA at least until we see a rebound in herds, then reaccess
Quote from: KFhunter on March 16, 2023, 02:05:45 PMWe need this in WA at least until we see a rebound in herds, then reaccessFirst off it could be done on the west side with cage traps. We never meet the insainly low harvest quoatas currently, and I could do a bunch of neighbors a favor by trapping them around homes where they should not be anyway. The quickest way to solve this problem is go around the state politics by raising funds to reimburse/pay tribal members to focus on cats. They could do it with hounds or traps.