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  1. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    Yes I think Governors put thought in their appointments. I have not been surprised by any made by the last four Governors. A nonpartisan election of F&W Commissioners would probably work as well as the nonpartisan election of Public Service Commissioners: A total disaster.
  2. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    I think in the long term it’s been pretty good… that is why Montana was considered world class in terms of wildlife management… maybe there is a better way to further remove politics but I don’t think making F&W commissioner a politically elected position is the answer.
  3. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    As far a Im aware Tim Fox is not running for Governor again. He did have a full document I think he called his Promise to Montana Sportsman. It was really good in my opinion.
  4. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    I’m sorry, I’m not sure I understand your question. I don’t think you or I will ever agree 100% with a politician but need to make a choice about values when we vote. I recall Tim Fox proposing a damn fine promise to Montana sportsman. Wish I coupe find a copy of it.
  5. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    If I recall, 10% - 12% of Montana’s population purchased hunting licenses last year. 100% of the population gets a vote, including the non-hunters and anti-hunters. Imagine the nightmare of dealing with that in a politically charged election of a F&W Commissioner. Cities like Missoula would...
  6. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    Nailed it.
  7. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    You do have a say in it now when you vote for governor. The Governor has the privilege to appoint many positions. Do we make each elected by the people every time we’re unhappy with the Governors appointment? No, that would be a political nightmare. Your vote for Governor is your vote for...
  8. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    I couldn’t agree more with you Eric.
  9. John B. Sullivan III

    East Crazy Mountain Land Exchange

    Wild Montana's blog is good. I agree that lack of permanent conservation easements (on lands and wetlands) is a problem, but there are many others... Loss of historical access is problem. Significant loss of elk habitat and elk wintering grounds is problem. Loss of public fishing opportunity is...
  10. John B. Sullivan III

    East Crazy Mountain Land Exchange

    You can follow this link to read Montana BHA's Objections to the East Crazy Inspiration Divide Land Exchange: Montana BHA's Objection to Draft Decision on East Crazy Inspiration Divide Land Exchange Below is a summary of our objections/comments: A. The Forest Service fails to consider the...
  11. John B. Sullivan III

    East Crazy Mountain Land Exchange

    Maddy Munson: Latest Crazies land exchange proposal still inadequate Maddy Munson is an attorney and the Public Lands Director at Wild Montana. She nails some of the failures with the east crazies exchange. "We also have concerns about how the Forest Service has analyzed the potential...
  12. John B. Sullivan III

    East Crazy Mountain Land Exchange

    The Yellowstone Club purchase the Marlboro Ranch in the south east Crazies and they made this.... https://crazymountainranch.com/ We would be fools to think the Yellowstone Club would spend years, lots of money, hire out-of-state consultants, and a PR firm to sell this east crazies land swap to...
  13. John B. Sullivan III

    East Crazy Mountain Land Exchange

    By in large, the conservation community asked the CGNF to achieve the following in order to earn support for the land swap: 1) Preserve historic legal access on Sweet Grass Trail #122. Members of the Crazy Mountain Access Project/PCEC/YC swore up and down there would be no change to Sweet Grass...
  14. John B. Sullivan III

    SB 525–Montana Hunters First

    it will not effect resident licenses/opportunities.
  15. John B. Sullivan III

    SB 525–Montana Hunters First

    This bill (SB 525) has its first hearing tomorrow. Here is any easy tool to contact the Sen Fish & Game Committee: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/take_action_reduce_hunter_crowding#/343/
  16. John B. Sullivan III

    SB 525–Montana Hunters First

    FWP provided us with the total resident and nonresident hunter numbers from 2012 to 2022. That is how we arrived at those percentages. In fact, I made a mistake in my post above which I will correct here (below). The percent change over time is greater than I originally posted. Correction...
  17. John B. Sullivan III

    SB 525–Montana Hunters First

    Gerald - I appreciate that you'll give it a detailed look. By all means, post questions/concerns here but also feel free to call me.
  18. John B. Sullivan III

    SB 525–Montana Hunters First

    Thank you for flagging this bill @jock. The 90/10% language for limited drawings is already the law - this bill makes it more clear. It's not applied to general licenses and tags for nonresidents. We also don't expect any fiscal impact, because it allows the department to set the caps after all...
  19. John B. Sullivan III

    Non resident Landowner incentive.

    We sincerely appreciate your support and your perception is duly noted. I can tell you without doubt or hesitation Montana BHA has not put nearly as much time and energy into this as we could or did with bills like 505 or 143 from last session. For example, I'm the only MT BHA representative to...
  20. John B. Sullivan III

    Non resident Landowner incentive.

    It should be a lesson for others to learn.

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