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House committee advances resolution urging protection of November mule deer hunt
Summary
The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee voted to advance House Resolution 6, urging Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Fish and Game Commission to preserve Montana's traditional November mule deer hunt and to use district-level management. The committee passed an amendment and advanced the resolution to the House floor on a 19-1 vote.
Representative Shannon Maness presented House Resolution 6 on behalf of sponsors, saying the measure urges the Fish and Game Commission and Fish, Wildlife and Parks to preserve Montana's traditional November mule deer hunt and to consider hunter survey results favoring rut-season opportunity.
The resolution, patterned after House Bill 139, cites Fish, Wildlife and Parks surveys from 2011 and 2022 showing that most Montana hunters support current November mule deer season dates and hunting during the rut. In his opening, Maness said the resolution would urge the commission to "preserve the long held traditions of November mule deer hunt and to resist any pressure to move mule…
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