Show Cougar and bear harvest More hunters spent more hours pursuing cougar and bear bearin in Utah this year but harvested fewer animals than In the previous season Cougar statistics are compiled compiled com com- piled from November 1 1975 to April 15 1976 Last years year's harvest figures show a total harvest of cats eats The number compares with animals taken within the same period of oC the 75 1974 season Includes depredation harvest TEAR nEAR HARVEST statistics are arc gathered from May 1 1975 to October 15 1965 1005 A total of 24 black bear were taken in Utah during the 1975 season Thirty- Thirty eight bear were harvested In 1974 Hunting pressure increased in the number of hours spent pursuing the animals by 37 S1 percent for cougar and 29 percent for bear During the regular season bear were hunted by br 19 percent more hunters and cougar were tracked by 14 percent more hunters |