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Bill would limit release of precise wildlife GPS data for one year to protect fair chase and research integrity
Summary
Representative Jonathan Karlen proposed a one-year delay on public release of precise wildlife location data collected for research to protect fair chase, research integrity and landowner trust, with exceptions for environmental permitting and designated project partners.
Representative Jonathan Karlen opened a hearing on House Bill 264, describing a proposal to protect precise wildlife location data — for example, GPS coordinates from collared deer, elk or pronghorn — by placing a one-year buffer before the department can release exact locations in response to public records requests. Karlen said the bill preserves access to generalized or spatially buffered data within the one-year window and allows full data release after one year, with specific exceptions for environmental permitting and the state library’s existing data flows.
Karlen and multiple proponents argued the measure addresses growing concerns that…
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