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Southern Region RAC approves most deer permit increases amid drought concerns
Summary
The Southern Region RAC approved 2026 deer-permit recommendations that exceed a 20% change threshold after debate about local drought impacts, long-term tag increases on some units and landowner allocations. The motion passed 7–2 following public comment from landowners and sportsmen groups.
The Southern Region Advisory Council on wildlife management voted to approve the Division of Wildlife Resources’ 2026 deer-permit recommendations for units that exceeded a 20% change threshold, despite concerns from some RAC members and local landowners about drought and long-term permit growth.
The motion to accept the recommendations as presented was made by Trevor Barstow and seconded by Bryant Johnson; the RAC approved it 7–2. Dax Mangus, the division’s regional supervisor, and Mike Wortel, the division’s big-game program coordinator, presented the recommendations and explained the data behind permit adjustments, which rely on classification surveys (buck:doe and fawn:doe ratios), adult-doe…
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