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Show Cougar Hunting Applications Available By October 2 SALT LAKE CITY -Applications to hunt cougars on limited entry permit areas during Utah's 2001 - 2002 season will be available by Oct. 2. A total of 258 permits will be offered. Applications will be available from hunting and fishing license agents statewide, Division of Wildlife Resources offices and hunter education centers and the Division's Internet Web site (www.wildlife.utah.gov). To be entered in the 2001 -2002 Utah Cougar Draw, permit applications must be received no later than 5 p.m., Oct. 15. Hunters who have an American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa credit card are encouraged to apply on the Division's Internet Web site. "That's the quickest and easiest way to apply," says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. Hunters who don't have one of these credit cards must mail their application in. To avoid missing the 5 p.m., Oct. 15 cut-off date, Tutorow encourages applicants to obtain an application and mail it in as soon as possible. Tutorow also reminds hunters that if they draw a permit for a limited entry cougar permit area, they may not purchase a permit to hunt on a harvest objective cougar permit area. "Before applying for a limited entry permit, hunters need to decide which hunt they want to participate in," she said. Draw results will be posted by Nov. 21 at Division of Wildlife Resources offices and hunter education centers, and the Division's Internet Web site. For more information call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office, or the Division's Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700. |