A closely watched registration measure cleared its first floor test this week and now heads to a Senate committee where the margin is expected to tighten.
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A closely watched registration measure cleared its first floor test this week and now heads to a Senate committee where the margin is expected to tighten.
Lawmakers approved an expansion of permitless carry boundaries in a lopsided vote, sending the measure to the Senate with weeks left in the session.
Wildlife officials outlined a tiered fee proposal they say will stabilise funding, while hunters warned the changes could shrink resident participation.
A draft rule would create seasonal restrictions near migration routes, reopening a long-running debate between conservation staff and rural landowners.
Biologists reported healthy herd numbers and steady opening-weekend success as hunters spread out across the eastern prairie units.
More than two hundred competitors registered for this year's event, the largest field in the championship's history and a sign of the sport's regional growth.
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