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Northeast RAC backs revised outfitter, guide and spotter rules after public concern over fees and limits
Summary
The Northeast Region Regional Advisory Council approved amendments to the outfitter, guide and spotter rule with two agency-focused changes after lengthy public comment about licensing fees, compensated helpers and enforcement.
The Northeast Region Regional Advisory Council on Wednesday approved amendments to the outfitter, guide and spotter rule, adopting changes that remove the requirement to include federal land permits in initial state application materials while still requiring applicable federal permits to be obtained and carried in the field.
The move followed extended discussion and public comment from outfitters and council members who raised concerns about new fees and limits introduced by recent state law. Dax Mingus, filling in for Coby Jones, summarized the proposal to shorten season dates for conservation-permit bighorn sheep hunts and adjustments related to Antelope Island State Park before the larger guide-and-spotter discussion shifted to compliance details.
Outfitter Rusty Farnsworth told the council the new law…
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