Senate committee debates Fish and Game rules limiting advanced hunting technology

Mar 4, 2026

Fish and Game presented docket 1301082401, which includes proposed prohibitions on thermal/IR optics, night vision, transmitting trail cameras and drone aircraft during parts of the season; the hearing generated extensive testimony both supporting and opposing the restrictions and legal questions about wolves and enforcement.

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Department staff and members of the hunting-and-advanced-technology (HAT) working group presented proposed rule changes in docket 1301082401 that would restrict certain advanced technologies during specified time windows and expand or clarify other take rules.

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