Wednesday is the last day to comment on Iowa DNR's proposed BOBCAT 
FURHARVEST SEASON.

Comments should be sent to:
Wildlife Bureau Chief  [log in to unmask]

What you should know:

1. Bobcats were ENDANGERED in Iowa 6 years ago.
2. The "Bowhunter Observation Survey" is the data that the DNR is using to 
justify this season.  The Margin of Errors are GREATER THAN the NUMBER OF 
OBSERVATIONS in many cases!!  JUNK SCIENCE!!!
3. The Iowa DNR spent $375,000 on a Bobcat Study with the apparent intent 
of having a Bobcat FURHARVEST Season.

Mary Ann Hynes
Rural Warren County, Iowa


Public Meeting to Discuss Proposed Changes to Furbearer Seasons 
Posted: May 15, 2007 

DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host a public 
meeting to accept comments on an amended rule that would, in part, allow 
for a limited bobcat hunting and trapping season. A copy of the proposed 
changes is available online at www.iowadnr.com/nrc/07apr/11.pdf. 

The proposal would open a season in the following counties: Adams, 
Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Fremont, Henry, Jefferson, 
Lee, Lucas, Mills, Monroe, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Van 
Buren, Wapello and Wayne. The quota for the total bobcat harvest is 150 
from the above counties. The daily bag and season possession limit is one 
[1] bobcat per hunter/trapper. 

The proposed season would be from Nov. 3 through Jan. 31, or until the 
quota is reached. 

The formal public hearing on the amended furbearer rule is scheduled from 
10 a.m. to noon, May 30, in the fourth floor conference room west, Wallace 
State Office Bldg., in Des Moines. The other major change includes closing 
the beaver trapping season on April 1, instead of April 15. 

The DNR will also accept written comments on the proposal. Written 
comments may be sent through the mail to Wildlife Bureau Chief, Iowa 
Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office Bldg., 502 E. 9th 
Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. Comments must be submitted on or before 
May 30, 2007. 


 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to:
[log in to unmask]

Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information:
http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp

To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see:
 http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp