Cougars can now be harvested year-round with a valid hunting or combination license. A bag limit and the requirement for a permit have been removed. You can also trap cougars now as well, following current trapping rules and guidelines. You will still need to salvage the pelt and skull of the harvested cougar and cannot allow those parts of the animal to waste. However, the code change does not change the classification of cougars as protected wildlife in Utah. Harvested cougars will still need to be checked in at a DWR office or to a DWR employee within 48 hours of harvest to report it and receive a permanent possession tag. Biologists will monitor harvest rates and determine the effects of this new hunting strategy.
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