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Committee hears mixed views on HB1237 to create optional nonresident full‑season upland license
Summary
Representative Twythe proposed an optional season‑long nonresident upland and small‑game license; Game and Fish and several conservation groups warned the bill would reduce license revenue and intensify pressure on resident hunters and habitat programs
The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on House Bill 1237, which would create an optional nonresident upland and small‑game season license for repeat nonresident hunters, absentee landowners and family members.
Representative Twythe, the bill sponsor, said the provision is intended as a convenience and not a replacement for existing 14‑day nonresident licenses. He proposed amendments to make the option explicitly “optional” and to leave fee levels to the department; Twythe…
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