Former Fish and Game commissioners challenge state lawmaker
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- An ongoing dispute over Idaho Legislature tinkering with hunting-related issues has prompted 14 former Idaho Fish and Game commissioners to send a letter today to Idaho legislative leaders asking that Sen. Steve Bair, R-Blackfoot, be replaced as chairman of the Senate Resources Committee.
S-R Boise reporter Betsy Russell writes that a dispute over reappointment of commissioners, "efforts to change the method of allocating controlled hunt permits,” differences over handling of a fee increase proposal and related issues prompted the former commissioners' request.