Issue: Recreational Opportunity /Effect on Licensing, Regulations, and Enforcement 



Providing Hunter Opportunities—Offering some groups of hunters, such as persons with disabilities 

 and others, special types of licenses or access exemptions would continue under this alternative. 

 Complexity and number of license types, regulations and enforcement workload would would not 

 change from alternative 1 . 



Emphasizing Conservation While Providing Recreation— This alternative's proposal to continue 

 emphasizing hunting and trapping, expand educational efforts directed at nonhunters, and expand 

 efforts to recover and delist T&E species would not affect licensing but would have a small effect on 

 regulations and enforcement. An increased effort to delist T&E species could increase complexity of 

 regulations and enforcement workload from alternative 1. 



Trophy Hunting— The effect of FWP's effort to increase representation of mature males among big 

 game populations in designated geographical areas on licensing, regulations and enforcement would 

 not change from alternative 1 . Special harvest restrictions would continue to require special licenses 

 or permits. Harvest regulations intended to increase representation of mature animals, such as antler 

 point restrictions, would require redirection of enforcement work loads. Any variation over time 

 from one type of restriction to another might reduce effectiveness in deterring illegal harvest unless 

 enforcement is coordinated with I&E effort. 



Hunter Participation— Effort to reduce barriers to participation that includes an expanded hunter 

 education program would have a small impact on licensing, regulations, and enforcement. More 

 informed hunters afield might decrease an enforcement workload from alternative 1 . 



Resident Hunter Opportunity-Tins altemative's proposal to invoke statute 87-1-301 (4) (b) would 

 increase complexity of regulations while special rules were in effect. Enforcement workloads might 

 be redirected as a result. 



Issue: Species and Habitat Management /Effect on Licensing, Regulations, and Enforcement 



Wildlife Introductions— Regulations could change in response to the need for managing new or larger 

 populations. Protecting introduced T&E species might require additional regulations. T&E-related 

 enforcement workload could increase even if additional regulations are not developed. Expanded 

 efforts through hunter education programs could reduce the additional workload. 



Nongame and T&E Species— T\i\s alternative would not measurably impact licensing. Regulations 

 could increase in number and complexity over the short term as a result of increased efforts to delist 

 species currently protected by endangered species laws and prevent new species listings. 

 Enforcement would continue to support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on T&E issues and 

 workloads could increase. 



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