>I think utah also sells a
>general season lion tag.
>It works different than the
>LE tags because the season
>is much shorter. Basically
>they sell the tags, you
>have to report in when
>you get a lion, once
>the quota is met they
>shut the hunt down.
>Oh and you have to
>call each morning before you
>go out to make sure
>the season didn't close.
>Not calling a downed animal
>in carries a pretty hefty
>fine, so they don't have
>many problems with no reports.
>
>
>They could switch to that system
>with the deer/bear & lion
>tags. Make people call
>in when they shoot a
>lion or bear instead of
>a deer.
>
>Or have them check in the
>hide at the nearest F&G
>office, no certified tag on
>the hide, no getting taxidermist
>work done. That is
>how it works in AK
>for bears and wolves.
>
>Utah could still do the LE
>tags as well. I
>mean honestly, how often do
>you see a bear, or
>a lion while hunting?
>I have seen exactly 4
>bears and 1 lion. Could
>have shot 3 of the
>bears and the lion. Oh
>yeah but the 3 bears
>I could have shot were
>coming down to feed on
>a dead cow that was
>in the area we were
>hunting. So I could have
>really only shot 1 bear.
>
>
>I think that is a good
>suggestion, really people would not
>kill that many bears and
>lions on their deer tag.
>
Thanks, how many people want a bear or a cat every year? I think let the hunters choose, i know it would help.