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Northern RAC unanimously adopts 2026 deer permit recommendations amid localized CWD and Camas concerns
Summary
The Northern Regional Advisory Council unanimously approved the Division of Wildlife Resources' 2026 deer permit recommendations April 15, citing strong overwinter survival statewide but localized issues in the Camas unit and rising CWD detections in the East Canyon area.
The Northern Regional Advisory Council voted unanimously April 15 to accept the Division of Wildlife Resources' deer permit recommendations for 2026 after hearing biologists outline unit-specific trends and disease concerns.
Mike Wardle, a DWR staff presenter, told the council that informational permit changes stayed below the 20% threshold in the statewide mule deer plan and therefore were brought as informational items rather than action items. Wardle said overall overwinter survival was high this season after a light winter, but stressed uncertainty about spring moisture and the effect of a potentially harsher winter on fall body-condition scores.
Jim Christiansen, Northern Region wildlife manager, told the RAC the Camas unit…
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