WY Mule Deer Initiative Meetings
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high_country_hunter
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I attended the meeting in Afton the other night. I didn't know what to expect when I arrived but I have to say I was quite impressed at how it went. The meeting was the first of 3 meetings they are going to do for the Wyoming Range Mule Deer Herd. The purpose of this first meeting was to get the public (range residents, residents, outfitters and non-residents) to let the WFGD know what they think are the major issues affecting the Wyoming Range Mule Deer. We actually got to break up into smaller groups and put the ideas down on paper. Some of the major issues were the condition of the winter range, too much hunting pressure, oil/gas exploration and destruction of the winter range, too many different opening and closing dates on the units in Region G, and the abuse of OHVs.
The WFGD is going to take these ideas, do some research and then come back for the second round of meetings in late August to discuss the data they have collected. I guess the main goal is to come up with a publicly supported mule deer plan
I think it is great that something has got started. I think folks are starting to recognize that something is broken and needs to be fixed.
The WFGD is going to take these ideas, do some research and then come back for the second round of meetings in late August to discuss the data they have collected. I guess the main goal is to come up with a publicly supported mule deer plan
I think it is great that something has got started. I think folks are starting to recognize that something is broken and needs to be fixed.
nontypical
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I also attended in Green River.I was impressed with the format as well.Seems as though G&F are actually interested in what we have to say;which is something different.We'll see what happens!I'm fairly excited about this.ICMDEER-I asked about submitting comments,and Bill Rudd(I believe he is Asst Director)said if you want to submit comments,submit them locally and they will get to the Initiative.
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Actually,there was quite a bit of agreement on several issues in GR.G&F is not really considering any changes right now;these meetings are in the info gathering stages-they(G&F) want to know what changes we would like to see.Different,huh?One key issue brought up was the desire to see a change in the opener.Rather than have several different opening days,have one common opener in most or all of region G.I'm sure you could get more info from the local office there.Lots of talk about range improvements,predator control,etc.
