Cougar Bag Limits - Regional, Provincial and MU's - MU Clusters!

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

For some time now, I have been wondering about Cougar Bag limits. Specifically, my question has been that while clearly the BC Provincial Bag limit (as of this writing - As always, regulations are subject to change at anytime and I am posting what is valid right now as I type) is 2 and I now am living and doing most of my Hunting in Region 4 which has a Regional Bag Limit of 2. That said many MU's in this Region have a bag limit of 1.

With some help from a CO, I have discovered that there is actually a reason why MU's are clustered together in the Regulations Synopsis! Using Region 4 Cougar Hunting (not including Pursuit Only as that's not applicable here as nothing's taken - Pursuit Only is only for running the hounds on Game. Also not included are potential MU closures due to excess female harvest) as an example the clusters are -

4-1 to 4-4, 4-21 to 4-26, 4-34 t0 4-36 Bag Limit of 1. Sept 10-Jan 31
4-5, 4-20 bag limit of 1. Sept 10-Feb 28
4-6 to 4-8, 4-28 to 4-31, 4-38, 4-39 Bag Limit of 2. Sept 10-Mar 31
4-9 to 4-19, 4-27, 4-32, 4-33, 4-37, 4-40 Bag Limit of 1

My question was can I kill a Cougar in 4-20 then take another out of 4-4? The answer is yes as they are different clusters. Can I kill a Cougar in 4-33 and then another in 4-32? No, because they are the same cluster. Two cats can be killed for the entire bag limit in any of the MU's from the 2 Cougar Bag Limit.

Turns out this is why the MU's are clustered up together as they are! Anyone else know this? Thoughts, comments?

[butthead]

i don't hunt cougar the 4 legged kind any ways
so don't read those regs
don't need to clutter my scattered mind with stuff i don't need to know

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

Fair enough!

Of course, the MU clusters thing may well apply elsewhere so it could be of use sometime. In fact anytime there is multiple animals available in the regional Bag Limit, it does.

Plus ya never know, might take it up some year?

[Gateholio]

i don't hunt cougar the 4 legged kind any ways
so don't read those regs
don't need to clutter my scattered mind with stuff i don't need to know

Great input. Thanks for coming out.

[Ddog]

didn't know it,,,and don't care,,thats my thought and comment

[r106]

I didn't know that as I've never hunted cougar. is it only cougar or other species as well?

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

Alright

I tried to make "alright" my entire post... Too short, needs to be 10 characters! (this was in response to Ddog).

Never had a too short post before. Another new thing learned.

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

r106 - It applies in any instance wherein multiple animals of the same Big Game species can be harvested in the Province/Region. So let's use this example -

Region 2 Columbia Blacktail Bucks 2-5, 2-12 Sept 10-Nov 30 Bag Limit 1. Regional Bag Limit is 2. If you kill a Buck in 2-12, then it appears to be a no go for 2-5. Just like EK Cougar, I figure.

[Looking_4_Jerky]

didn't know it,,,and don't care,,thats my thought and comment

Geez. More brilliant feedback.

Here's something that might elicit some input from you:
A six-pac of no-name beer just went up in price by a nickel.

[HarryToolips]

I had no clue, I don't have hounds to hunt em, but I buy a tag anyway so if I see one I can save a lot of deer..and cougar meat balls are good tasty mmmmm....