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Northern RAC backs Division's first-cycle deer permit recommendations under new statewide mule deer plan
Summary
The Northern Regional Advisory Council unanimously recommended the Division of Wildlife Resources's permit recommendations for 2025, the first cycle under the new statewide mule deer management plan, following discussion over automatic permit adjustments and unit-level changes including the Beaver and Henrys units.
The Northern Regional Advisory Council unanimously recommended the Division of Wildlife Resources's deer permit recommendations for the 2025 season, the first permit cycle under the statewide mule deer management plan the wildlife board adopted last fall.
The recommendations implement an automatic adjustment rule within the plan that allows the division to change unit permit numbers by up to 20 percent without returning each small change to the board, Dax Mangus, one of the division presenters, told the council. "We're trying to follow the direction from the board and implement those changes," Mangus said, stressing the division intends to treat some adjustments as data-driven automatic actions rather than issues for board votes.
Why it matters: the new plan aims to make permit-setting more predictable by limiting…
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