The Wyoming MAGA contingent that now controls the full legislature introduced House Bill 0286, a proposed bill that would strip critical protections for cougars in Wyoming.
HB 0286 proposes the following changes:
- Elimination of hunting zones and geographic boundaries for cougars.
- Removal of statewide and local mortality limits, allowing unrestricted killing of cougars at any time, by any means.
- Authorization of cougar trapping and snaring, practices that are neither selective nor humane.
- Remove existing revenue stream from Wyoming Game & Fish Department with broad allowances for hunting cougars with other game licenses, such as antelope, deer, or elk licenses, bypassing the requirement for a dedicated cougar license.
This same MAGA contingent has proposed in House Bill 0286 giving every hunter a stamp to kill as many grizzly bears as they wish outside the Yellowstone recovery area.
This article by Jonathan Ratner was first published by The Wildlife News on 4 February 2025.
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