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Bill barring permits in MO Breaks and other districts pops up
So HB 417 has officially been withdrawn. Sounds like a few hunters weighed in on this one. -
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Bill with no sporting reps, three landowners on Commission one vote from passage
Montana hunters, anglers and wildlife enthusiasts would have their voices shut out under a bill coming to the Senate Fish and Game Committee. SB 306, sponsored by Sen. Mike Lang, R-Malta, would require that four of the seven Fish and Wildlife Commissioners be landowners engaged in... -
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McKean getting pushed off FW Commission
The full state Senate rejected the McKean confirmation Friday in a party-line, 31-18 vote. He's done on the Commission. -
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McKean getting pushed off FW Commission
McKean was just rejected in a "do not pass" recommendation in a party-line 7-4 by the Senate Fish and Wildlife Commission. His confirmation now goes to the full Senate. -
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"Outfitter Unaccountability Act" would remove sportspersons from Board
We will be opposing that bill. Montana has an annual black bear harvest of roughly 1,400 bears with ethical, fair chase seasons. It's not a management issue because of a need for increased harvest. -
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"Outfitter Unaccountability Act" would remove sportspersons from Board
Here's a bill that would remove two sportspersons from the Board of Outfitters, get rid of the specific reporting of leased private acres for hunting, and give the board complete discretion over many other aspects of regulating the outfitting industry... -
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McKean getting pushed off FW Commission
Montanans know that sound wildlife management is best conducted through the Fish and Wildlife Commission and we have a solid candidate in Andrew McKean. MWF is proud to support McKean to serve on the state Fish and Wildlife Commission and we need your help to get him confirmed. Despite broad... -
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More Bad MT Elk Legislation LC2343
Join the Montana Wildlife Federation's Legislative Action Team by going here: https://montanawildlife.org/news/2021-legislation-toolkit/ -
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Bill with no sporting reps, three landowners on Commission one vote from passage
Here's another bill to restructure the makeup of the Fish and Wildlife Commission, incorporating another bill that requires one commissioner per FWP region, but also requiring that four of the seven be landowners... -
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Bill barring permits in MO Breaks and other districts pops up
Looks like the hearing scheduled for tomorrow in House FWP on HB 417 was canceled. Stay tuned for updates. -
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Permit Bill up tomorrow - Heads UP
Looks like the hearing before the House FWP committee was canceled. Maybe they were hearing from some hunters? -
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Permit Bill up tomorrow - Heads UP
HB 417, sponsored by Rep. Josh Kassmier, R-Ft. Benton, would bar Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks from using special permits for bulls and bucks in hunting districts that are over the objective population for elk, deer, and antelope. This would lead to a slaughter of bull elk in the Missouri... -
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Permit Bill up tomorrow - Heads UP
Planning on it. It's being drafted. This popped up for a hearing quickly! -
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Permit Bill up tomorrow - Heads UP
MWF will be testifying against this, and putting out an action alert this morning. We're working to get some good voices to testify against this bill. I will put up the alert shortly. -
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McKean getting pushed off FW Commission
We're hearing the committee has received a lot of support for McKean. MWF will be there today to support him for the Fish and Wildlife Commission. -
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Bill barring permits in MO Breaks and other districts pops up
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Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
I can just say there's a long, long way for this bill to go before it becomes law. Stay engaged, and voice your opinion respectfully. That's democracy in action. -
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Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
We're still working to understand the amendment, but in simple terms it appears to create a Wyoming-style two-tiered license draw system, with a higher fee for the early drawing. That would happen earlier. -
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Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
A real solution would be to put forward proposals in the interim and reach out to hunters to see what we could agree on. That requires a study bill, and a lot of hard work doing the grassroots outreach. The best bills in the Legislature are the ones in which an advocate went to their biggest... -
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Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
For those who want to watch the floor debate, go to the first link and click on "Watch and Listen," then go to the Senate floor session. And to be more engaged, here's the MWF Legislative Action Team toolkit link. https://www.leg.mt.gov/ https://montanawildlife.org/news/2021-legislation-toolkit/
