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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
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.
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Releasing limited tags is specifically designed to control population. A perfect example is last year on CFB Suffield they released 500 elk tags to reduce the population. They wanted to reduce the population because they were becoming a nuisance and if their population wasn't controlled they would eventually eat themselves short of food.
Whether the number of grizzly tags is designed to maintain or to slowly increase population I'm not sure. That doesn't change the fact that they release tags to keep grizzlies at a manageable level. Managing grizzlies isn't just about grizzlies. It has effects on other predators such as wolves who are competing for much of the same prey.