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Cleanup bill to allow third‑party reimbursements for 'lawfully harvested' wolves draws sharp opposition from tribes and advocates
Summary
HB 219, a sponsor‑described technical cleanup to allow third‑party reimbursements for lawfully harvested wolves, drew broad support from trapping and sporting groups and strong opposition from tribal and conservation witnesses who called it a bounty and said tribes were not consulted.
Representative Lucas Schubert presented House Bill 219 as a narrow technical correction to prior wolf‑management law, saying the bill would align statute with the original legislative intent to allow third‑party reimbursements for "lawfully harvested" wolves, including instances when landowners or agents remove wolves to protect livestock.
Proponents included trappers, outfitters and the Foundation for Wildlife Management, who said the provision corrects an oversight and facilitates reimbursements previously envisioned by legislation. Justin Webb of the Foundation for Wildlife…
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