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Division of Wildlife asks for supplemental funding after surge in coyote‑bounty submissions
Summary
The Division of Wildlife Resources told the subcommittee that a rule change boosting payments for coyotes taken in mule‑deer habitat sharply increased participation, exhausting the current appropriation; DWR requested a one‑time supplemental and ongoing funding to sustain the Mule Deer Protection Act program.
Justin Shannon, deputy director of the Division of Wildlife Resources, and Senator Musselman presented a supplemental funding request to cover unexpected demand in the Mule Deer Protection Act (a coyote‑removal bounty program).
DWR said the program historically paid $50 per coyote statewide but raised payments to $100 for coyotes taken in mapped mule‑deer habitat (with time‑stamped, geotagged photo evidence) to target…
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