1) HB 1422 - Hunter Pressure Concept (Rep's Hanson, Porter Iverson, Boucher,
Carlson,) Would have specified no fewer than eight nonresident waterfowl hunting
zones, and the number of nonresident licenses issued in each zone would have
been set by using a formula to create equal hunting opportunities within each zone.
Failed house 44-49.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Pass
Sportsman Friendly bill
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 10 (Scale is 0 to 10)
2) SB 2256 -(Sen's Klein, Erbele, O'Connell; Rep's DeKrey,Devlin, Weisz)
Implements a statewide nonresident waterfowl hunting license for $125, with $40
of the fee to be used for the Private Land Open To Sportsmen program. Passed
senate 35-11. Passed house 53-38. Signed by governor.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Not Pass
Resident Sportsman UN-Friendly
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 10 (Scale is 0 to 10)
3) SB 2041 -(Introduced by legislative council natural resources committee) An
individual hunting with a tribal hunting license within the exterior boundaries of an
Indian reservation on Indian trust land or land owned by an Indian is not required
to possess a state license to hunt on such lands. Passed senate 40-6. Passed house
58-33. Signed by governor.
Note:
This issue was objected to because of the economic loss to the NDGF and because
there is an enforcement issue. Tribal Trust land on North Dakota Reservations is
heavily mixed with private owned land and State owned land, it is difficult to
determine what land you are hunting in areas without a GPS map.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Not Pass
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 10 (Scale is 0 to 10)
4) SB 2367 -(Sen's Lyson, Wardner Krauter, Andrist,; Rep's Nelson, Gulleson,)
Makes the nonresident small game license valid for 14 days instead of 10. Passed
senate 41-6. Passed house 68-22. Signed by governor.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Not Pass
Resident sportsman UN-Friendly
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 10 (Scale is 0 to 10)
5) HB 1339 -( Senator Lyson; Rep's DeKrey, Kerzman, Froelich) Would have
decreased the nonresident small game license fee from $85 to $6, eliminated the
nonresident small game 10-day license, and allowed nonresidents to hunt the first
week of the pheasant season on game and fish lands, including PLOTS acreage.
Failed house 24-62.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Not Pass
Resident Sportsman UN-Friendly
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 10 (Scale is 0 to 10)
6) HB 1118 -(Rep's Norland, Drovdal, S. Meyer,; Sen's Lyson, Urlacher) Would
have increased the nonresident any-deer bow licenses from 15 percent to 20
percent of the prior year's mule deer gun licenses. Failed house 1-89.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Not Pass
Resident Sportsman UN-Friendly
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 10 (Scale is 0 to 10)
7) HB 1276 -(Rep's Porter, S. Kelsh; Sen's Wardner, Freborg,) Revises hunting
guide and outfitter laws, including lands available to guide on, and requires
permission before hunting on certain lands. Passed house 86-4. Passed senate 47-0.
Signed by governor.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Pass
Resident Sportsman Friendly
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 9 (Scale is 0 to 10)
8) HB 1423 (Rep's Galvin, Carlson, DeKrey, Drovdal; Senator Wardner) - Would
have required identification by signage and publication of all grant and nongrant
lands that are open to hunting, prohibited closing of these lands to hunting, and
prohibited a guide or outfitter from operating on any lands belonging to the state.
Failed house 40-51.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Pass
Resident Sportsman Friendly
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 9 (Scale is 0 to 10)
9) HB 1393 -(Rep's D. Johnson, Carlson, S. Meyer; Sen's Krauter, Erbele,) Would
have increased the maximum number of white-tailed deer licenses available for
outfitters from 100 to 150. Failed house 21-72.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Not Pass
Resident Sportsman UN-Friendly
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 8 (Scale is 0 to 10)
10) HB 1338 -(Rep's Kerzman, Froelich, Kempenich; Senator Erbele) Would have
required hunters to seek landowner permission before hunting on private land.
Failed house 24-69.
Nodakoutdoors ETREE Position Do Not Pass
Resident Sportsman UN-Friendly
Nodakoutdoors importance weight = 8 (Scale is 0 to 10)
