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Through special subcommittee and committee. Hopefully up for floor vote in the next couple days.

The bill made the senate agenda for the return to session. Fingers crossed.

I just got word that the legislature will be recessed for 30 days due to coronavirus.

Passed the house with the amendment to remove tracking hours restrictions!! Fingers crossed for smooth sailing from here!! We will have a booth at the deer classic if anyone wants to meet a trained tracking dog or speak with anyone about tracking.

You’re faster than the lobbyists... thanks for the update.

You bet. With all the coyote dog guys making everyone nervous I understand most folks want details, but we just can’t get everyone to agree, and of course we get to write what was introduced but have very little (less than I imagined anyway) influence on the language when legislators want to...

We tried that when it came to certification. That wasn’t acceptable so we had to burst their bubble by having the only blood tracking judge in Iowa tell them he wasn’t interested in getting any busier. So this is the “compromise” of the pencil pushers.

We are assuming training can be done at home, just like the majority of hunting dogs are trained. A bunch of guys worried about non-issues, but despite 40 states without problems we can’t seem to convince certain key players. It’s more an enforcement issue than a tracking issue, so I am ok...

Updated Language in new bill HF 2455. Lots of new language. Certification is gone but dogs are still required to be trained. Restrictions on tracking hours on public land, no restrictions on private. Ok to carry weapons during hunting hours...

HF 657 is out of Committee. New language restricts tracking hours on public land only. No certification required. Still waiting for new bill number and exact language, but this is worth being excited about and we’re really hoping to get things through this year.

I was pretty torn, then started reading how these guys feel and quickly got angry. I don’t care how many times I get arrested, I’m gonna run my dogs where I want. Those dang trail cameras, nobody knew we were running dogs through their properties before they had cameras. As a landowner...

For the time being. It’s sad to see how little these guys appreciate what they have. I can’t walk the ditch and let my bird dogs run through private property. I don’t think the bill did anything to make them worried, so I expect the bill will be back next year.

Lobbyist told me they (Ourth) added an amendment last minute, with no time for review so Natural Resources Committee has to review again. Still waiting on the amendment language, but basically restricting hours that dogs can be used. Certification is gone.

With a bipartisan warning to clean up the issues or a similar bill next year will get serious consideration.

Anyone hear anything about the committee meeting?

On the schedule for Monday, February 10.

What’s the point of passing legislation that can’t be used for 3-5 years, or more?? It takes 8+ years to be a JGHV judge, we test 3-8 dogs through VGPa year. UBT is a little easier, but you have to be actively tracking deer and attend their national conference for an apprenticeship. We might...

The actions of the bill sponsors were reversed. HF657 is now the active bill, and it’s the one with a certification requirement. We worked hard, with multiple people driving 2 hours each way to attend, to educate the subcommittee today. Any changes need to be made by the Natural Resources...

Gotcha. Subcommittee was very successful and maybe if it’s fresh they will actually remove certification. Last years Natural Resources Committee was such a surprise I’m not holding my breath.

Lobbyist says it’s only the fur dog bill today.