I think the weirdness on APR is the response to concerns about loss of revenue if hunters choose to only buy the single tag.Sure seems silly to me that the combo tag is unrestricted but single is APR for better age class. The loss of the January dates suck because that is when scheduling retail workers frees up. Great time to get in the woods for does without all the other hunters crowding it up. Overall perhaps a step in the right direction but seems to be a big compromise to not offend some too much and satisfy others some.
Not sure how binding this is with a 2027 start date, but if these changes do occur for 2027 I'll be buying the single tag in hopes of sending a message to the DNR that they will/did lose revenue buy taking away our opportunity.