The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources shared this week that a few changes are being proposed for the 2021-22 cougar and bobcat hunting seasons and they want to hear from the public about the recommendations. “Our goal is to maintain a healthy cougar population within the current distribution of the species across Utah, while also considering human and livestock safety, and declines in populations of big game species that cougars prey on,” DWR Game Mammals Coordinator Darren DeBloois said. “As part of this, we factor in a proportion of older animals, breeding females and healthy cougars in the population.” The public comment period opened on July 13th for the Regional Advisory Council meetings and for the Utah Wildlife Board meeting. The Northeastern Utah RAC meeting will be August 5th at 6:30pm.
