Wildlife & Fisheries Notice Of Intent

While Im at it not a big fan of the proposed "velvet season" would much rather the extra days added to the end.

178 pages; you ban everything save the herd types might cream your Levi’s.

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not a big fan of the proposed "velvet season" would much rather the extra days added to the end

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It’s not about what anyone actually wants, it’s an excuse to raise fees to pay for state sponsored CWD testing, then when it’s found all over to ask for more funding to address it.

Not sure, but that would be wonderful.

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it’s an excuse to raise fees to pay for state sponsored CWD testing, then when it’s found all over…

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So dumb

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Can you elaborate?

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In 2022 MS established a special velvet archery season with the stipulation that reporting and CWD testing was mandatory for any buck harvested. Simultaneously, the deer permit required on top of an already expensive all-game license increased from $5 to $100, with the increase supporting the cost of CWD testing. In 2023 with data gathered from that testing, MSWFP secured federal USDA funding for CWD surveillance and continues to apply for more. There’s some $70MM up for grabs at the federal level.

Louisiana is proposing a special archery season within CWD control zones. The testing is expensive. I speculate you will pay for Louisiana’s petition for their piece of the federal pie through a quiet license fee increase of some kind.