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SO WHAT DO THE BEARS AND COUGARS WEAR NOW?

February 14, 2007

Explanation to SSB 1220, proposed by the chairman of the Iowa Senate Natural Resources Committee:

This bill adds black bears and cougars to the list of fur-bearing animals.

They'll be happy to give up the polyester, no doubt.

Actually, the bill is much worse than just silly:

Currently black bears and cougars are not addressed in the Code and as such are unprotected nongame animals. As fur-bearing animals, black bears and cougars may be taken legally only during an open hunting season established by the natural resource commission.

Just what we need. It's not enough to have deer killing people; now we'll throw real predators into the mix, under the protection of the state. We'll all be jittery going outside if they control wildcat numbers as well as they've controlled deer numbers. Maybe there will be a new DNR policy: "When you shoot them, they're our cougars; when they eat you, they're your cougars."

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