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Senate committee backs bill allowing separate management of mule deer and whitetail seasons
Summary
Senate File 3 would allow Game and Fish to treat mule deer and whitetail deer separately in statute — including separate license types, fees and quotas — giving the agency an additional management tool; the Committee of the Whole reported the bill favorably after extended debate on hunter impacts and wildlife science.
Senator Driscoll presented Senate File 3, a bill to separate mule deer and whitetail deer in statute so the Wyoming Game and Fish Department can manage the species with distinct licenses, fees and quota tools. Driscoll said the measure responds to declining mule deer herds and the need to provide Game and Fish with additional, science‑based management options.
Driscoll explained the bill "merely separates in statute species of mule deer and white veil deer," and emphasized it does not "force" management changes but provides the department a statutory…
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