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Lawmakers and constituents raise ethical, enforcement questions about long-range hunting technology
Summary
Representative McKay Erickson and others urged the Game and Fish Commission and Legislature to revisit how advancing hunting technologies affect fair chase and hunter ethics; lawmakers discussed limiting opportunities by weapon/special season instead of trying to police equipment.
A group of legislators and constituents asked the committee to consider policy responses to rapidly advancing long-range hunting technology, arguing the need to preserve fair chase, hunter ethics and public confidence in hunting.
Representative McKay Erickson said technology advances (long-range rifles, high-magnification optics and associated accessories) have accelerated since the last formal review in 2017 and expressed concern about impacts on fair chase, wounding rates and public…
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