New
Rules Are In Effect for Hunters Reporting
Deer,
elk, black bear and turkeyhunters who do not report harvest
by January 31, 2006 willbe required to pay $10 extra fortheir
2006 hunting licenses. Thechange was passed by the 2005Legislature
and enacted by theFish and Wildlife commissionlast August.
Reporting rates haddeclined to less than 65 percentby the
deadline and this fine isdesigned to increase reportingrates.
Wildlife managers rely on accurate harvest information fordeveloping
permit levels and todetermine the impacts of huntingseason
changes. Successfulhunterswho report within 10days of harvest
and un-successfulhunters who report by January10 will be entered
into a drawingfor nine special permit hunts for 2006.
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