On the Blackfeet Nation releasing bison in NW Montana:
https://www.npca.org/articles/3579-how-we-heal
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/blackfeet-buffalo-release-native-land
Certainly, CPW has to follow the law. It's just tough when voters can potentially determine the status of a legal hunting season and it potentially becomes against the law. And simply it would just be balanced, or more balanced, in my opinion, when CPW states that they will do what "...voters"...
That seems to be what mainstream media does as the norm: half truths, or worse. And it is disappointing to not see CPW make a statement that provides more information about the values of the hunting currently in place.