I have been discussing this issue with a number of folks-- Wildlife professionals and big Game hunters-- The question is--
Should the split units, ones that have Limited Entry hunting to start then transition to Harvest Objective stay open to cougar harvest until or if, the harvest objective is met ? Currently on split units the HO portion of the season ends on a definite date whether or not the actual harvest meets the objective. Would you support leaving the season open until the harvest objective is met. What this could mean is that you could purchase an HO cougar tag when the LE season is over and might possibly be able to legally harvest a cougar while you were elk hunting or deer hunting in the fall because the harvest objective had not been met yet. Some of the units in the southern part of the state are HO units and basically stay open year round. do you think it would benefit survival and growth of mule deer numbers?
Should the split units, ones that have Limited Entry hunting to start then transition to Harvest Objective stay open to cougar harvest until or if, the harvest objective is met ? Currently on split units the HO portion of the season ends on a definite date whether or not the actual harvest meets the objective. Would you support leaving the season open until the harvest objective is met. What this could mean is that you could purchase an HO cougar tag when the LE season is over and might possibly be able to legally harvest a cougar while you were elk hunting or deer hunting in the fall because the harvest objective had not been met yet. Some of the units in the southern part of the state are HO units and basically stay open year round. do you think it would benefit survival and growth of mule deer numbers?