About 300 cougars would probably be taken in Utah under the DWR's proposals for the state's 2009-10 hunting season.
That number would be similar to the past four seasons in Utah.
"About 15 years ago, the Utah Wildlife Board increased the number of cougar hunting permits a bunch," says Kevin Bunnell, mammals program coordinator for the DWR.
Biologists had two things in mind when they proposed the permit increase: They wanted to help the mule deer herds recover while making sure Utah's cougar population stayed protected. "Our main goal was to find a balance between the two species," Bunnell says.
He says it appears the effort over the past 15 years worked. Permits were increased for several years. Then, for the past four years, permit numbers have been reduced.
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