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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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Or, maybe they do it for the real reason, because they want to cull (ex.) 30 bears out of a particular geographic area to prevent overpopulation.
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