A bobcat surveys its new surroundings after being released into a pen at the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources' State Fair exhibit in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, July 31, 1997. Several wild animals in cluding a badger, bald eagle and a coyote were brought to the fairgrounds to be displayed for the 17-day run of fair. (AP Photo/Chris Kasson)
A bobcat surveys its new surroundings after being released into a pen at the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources' State Fair exhibit in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, July 31, 1997. Several wild animals in cluding a badger, bald eagle and a coyote were brought to the fairgrounds to be displayed for the 17-day run of fair. (AP Photo/Chris Kasson)

Concord — The N.H. Fish and Game Department announced today that it has withdrawn a proposal to allow bobcat hunting in the state.

The state Fish and Game Commission previously voted to open a bobcat season for the first time since 1989, but the move was met by protests from conservationists and some recreational hunters who worried about the bobcat population’s ability to sustain itself.

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Find a full report in Thursday’s Valley News.