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Senate rejects motion to remove Antelope Island hunting language after heated debate
Summary
Lawmakers debated language permitting limited hunts on Antelope Island (proceeds for park), with local senators and parks officials split; a motion to strike the hunt provisions failed and the language stayed in the bill.
Senators argued at length over lines in the appropriation bill authorizing proceeds from organized hunts on Antelope Island to be used for park management. Senator Jerry Stevenson proposed striking lines that would let proceeds from certain big-game hunts (bison, deer and bighorn sheep) up to $200,000 be used at Antelope Island State Park; he said many constituents prefer…
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