Don’t blame cougars for the fact that deer are losing habitat to humans.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A female mountain lion after being captured by scientists in the Oquirrh Mountains in 2011.

By Kirk Robinson | Special to The Tribune

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/03/06/kirk-robinson-bill-allow-more/

| March 6, 2023, 5:00 a.m.

Comment

Utah state Rep. Casey Snider and state Sen. Scott Sandall sponsored a bill this legislative session with the innocuous-sounding title “Wildlife Related Amendments.”HB469is 20 pages long. Sneakily buried within it is a single line that turns the bill into a Trojan Horse.

Underthe provisions of this bill, a resident who is 12 years or older would be able to buy a license authorizing him or her, subject to rules and regulations established by the Wildlife Board, to “hunt or trap cougar during a period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31″

This differs…