I heard about this on the radio yesterday:
TPWD to create a work group to create a plan to manage Texas mountain lions. This was from the August 25, 2022 hearing.
I know many may think I'm overreacting, but these work groups tend to lead to more and more regulations and eventually outlawing the activity. It happened in several western states. Be diligent. Watch this group closely.
TPWD to create a work group to create a plan to manage Texas mountain lions. This was from the August 25, 2022 hearing.
On June 13, 2022, TPWD received a petition for rulemaking from the Texans for Mountain Lions Coalition. Mountain lions in Texas are classified as a nongame species under Parks and Wildlife Code, chapter 67 and TPWD does not regulate their take. The petition requested that TPWD promulgate the following specific regulations:
1) a requirement that mountain lions intentionally taken for any reason be presented to the department within 48 hours of take,
2) a 36-hour trap check requirement,
3) a regional bag limit of five mountain lions per year in South Texas, and
4) prohibition of “canned hunting” of mountain lions.
The petition also requested that TPWD:
1) initiate a statewide study to identify the abundance, status, and distribution of the mountain lion populations in Texas, and
2) form an ad hoc stakeholder advisory group composed of representatives from hunting organizations, livestock organizations, wildlife conservation organizations (non-hunting), outdoor recreation organizations (non-hunting), animal welfare organizations, independent mountain lion biologists, TPWD biologists, and TPWD policy managers to collaborate with TPWD to write a mountain lion management plan for Texas.
1) a requirement that mountain lions intentionally taken for any reason be presented to the department within 48 hours of take,
2) a 36-hour trap check requirement,
3) a regional bag limit of five mountain lions per year in South Texas, and
4) prohibition of “canned hunting” of mountain lions.
The petition also requested that TPWD:
1) initiate a statewide study to identify the abundance, status, and distribution of the mountain lion populations in Texas, and
2) form an ad hoc stakeholder advisory group composed of representatives from hunting organizations, livestock organizations, wildlife conservation organizations (non-hunting), outdoor recreation organizations (non-hunting), animal welfare organizations, independent mountain lion biologists, TPWD biologists, and TPWD policy managers to collaborate with TPWD to write a mountain lion management plan for Texas.
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