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Originally Posted by byronkentgraham
The fact that its a limited draw means exactly that they are trying to control the population. If numbers were short enough that hunting would endanger the population in the long run they would eliminate hunting them all together, like they have with hawks, eagles, whooping cranes, soon trapping wolverines(if it hasn't been passed through already) and numerous other animals.
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No it doesn't actually. If they were trying to control the population, there would not be limited hunting tags at all. Permits given out through lottery in limited number are done when the population of said animal is not low enough to ban hunting entirely, but it is acknowledged that over hunting could actually damage the populations ability to survive.
Animals that require population control don't have limited number of permits assigned, hunting of these animals is simply allowed.
Thus, why grizzly bears are closer to being endangered than needing population control.