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Antelope Island hunting permits draw sharp divide on Senate floor
Summary
A proposal to allow limited special hunting permits on Antelope Island provoked sustained debate about wildlife management, park mission and revenue; opponents including DNR and local officials opposed the bill, while supporters emphasized herd management and revenue generation; bill advanced toward third reading.
Senators debated First Substitute Senate Bill 187, a measure to allow a limited set of special hunting permits on Antelope Island for a small number of species and a tightly constrained number of permittees.
Sponsor Sen. Hickman said the measure permits only a handful of special permits annually and that rules would be set by Parks and Recreation and the Division of Wildlife…
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