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Committee advances measure allowing modern muzzleloader projectiles despite Fish and Game opposition
Summary
House Bill 128, which would allow saboted projectiles for muzzleloaders during muzzleloader-only seasons, was advanced to the House with a do-pass recommendation after sponsor testimony, technical answers from enforcement staff and divided public comment; the Fish and Game Commission opposed the bill pending rulemaking.
Representative Ron Mendive (District 5) presented House Bill 128 to the Resources and Conservation Committee, describing the measure as a limited change to allow saboted projectiles in muzzleloader-only hunts. Mendive framed the measure as a safety and ethics improvement: saboted projectiles, he said, provide greater accuracy and terminal performance and can reduce wounding loss in big-game hunting.
Ellery Tucker Williams, legislative and community engagement coordinator for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, testified that the Fish and Game Commission does not support House Bill 128. Williams described the department's prior rulemaking on modern muzzleloader projectiles and…
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