I believe it was during the 2009 legislative session there was a Bill to ban baiting. It went down in flames. The people have already spoken on this issue.
The people created the North Dakota Game and Fish Department to manage this States wildlife. The people through representative government set the bag limits rules and regs.
There is going to be a Bill to take away authority of the Game and Fish to ban baiting. Legislators can and will ask NDGF...
My position has not changed. Have always said some money for research. No money for management and surveillance. Why? Because if the above web-links are the template or recipe how State and federal agencies are going to waste taxpayer money who can support that? The ND game and Fish wrote and...
CWD update:
Every year Congress appropriates about $10 million to fight CWD. State and federal agencies submit plans to get grant money. On October 22nd USDA announced $9.4 million.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2022/cwd-funding
Half goes to wild...
The Bison in Yellowstone National Park have Brucellosis and are not vaccinated. It is the very last remaining reservoir of this disease in all of North America.
Bob Kellam years ago on nodakouthouse used to debate it is not the fault of the Bison, white man brought Brucellosis over from...