The Salt Lake Tribune

Legislature passes bill to allow year-round cougar hunting by any hunter

With virtually no discussion, the Utah Legislature on Wednesday passed a bill that would radically alter the rules around cougar hunting. If Gov. Spencer Cox signs HB469 into law, it will be open ...
Yahoo

Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado ...

Over the Fourth of July weekend, as Coloradans gather at rodeos, county fairs, and demolition derbies, signature-gatherers with sturdy clipboards and tethered pens will be as ubiquitous as cotton ...
Yahoo

As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the state’s Department of Wildlife Conservation to issue up to five mountain lion hunting permits through a lottery system. Introduced by ...
KRQE Blogs

Groups call State’s cougar cam ‘ironic’ in light of expanding trapping

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Some animal protection groups are calling the New Mexico Tourism Department’s ‘cougar cam’ in Edgewood ‘ironic’ and ‘hypocritical’ with changes ahead, voted on by the state’s Game ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Cougar hunting permits to increase in Utah over the objections of wildlife advocates

Cougar hunting permits will increase under a controversial measure the Utah Wildlife Board unanimously approved on Thursday. The number of permits will rise from 531 to 581, a move applauded by ...