So just saw this bill draft, which would bar limited permits in any hunting district with an over-objective elk population. Looks like this is targeting the Missouri River Breaks, and all of eastern Montana...
MWF email:
The Senate Fish and Game Committee ignored the will of Montana hunters and voters and passed SB 143, a bill sponsored by Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, that creates guaranteed big game hunting licenses for outfitter-sponsored clients.
Montanans made their voices very clear...
SB 143, sponsored by Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, passed the Senate Fish and Game committee on Thursday in a 7 to 4 vote. Senators Hertz, Keenan, Howard, Hinebauch, Blasdel and Brown joined Ellsworth in voting for the bill. It was amended to take the outfitter-sponsored tags to 39 percent.
https://billingsgazette.com/outdoors/cow-elk-season-reopened-until-feb-15-along-east-side-of-crazy-mountains/article_4005a77e-b754-5747-a469-3ce18dea9768.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
This appears to be where Montana elk hunting is going. It's especially concerning in an area with...
Andrew McKean wasn't even invited to speak before the Senate Fish and Game committee to introduce himself, and now it's clear that he will be voted down as a commissioner. Just check here:
http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_DFT_NO5=LC3197&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211
New Mexico Wildlife Federation is bringing a bill to get rid of the set asides there:
New Mexico Wildlife Heritage Act Modernizes State Wildlife Management and Increases Resident Hunting Opportunities
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Jesse Deubel - 505.440.2621 - [email protected]
SANTA FE...
SB 143 would create outfitter-sponsored and landowner big game licenses. It would add more non-resident licenses to the Montana cap on those, and allocate the majority of those for hunters who are outfitter sponsored.
It would harm hunters who want to come to Montana for a do-it-yourself...
SB 115, requiring state land board approval for Habitat MT conservation easements, is up today. Consider this and weigh in:
PLEASE WRITE YOUR OWN MESSAGE, but hit these points:
Habitat Montana benefits working farmers and ranchers with working capital to expand their operations, and they...
We'll be engaged every day to monitor bills and testify on them. We have to see language first, but it does look like there are some pretty bad ones based on the short title. Things will get interesting very quickly.
A bill to mandate in state law a muzzleloader season is in the draft stage. LC 1512, sponsored by Rep. Caleb Hinkle, R-Belgrade, calls for a "muzzleloader heritage hunt." This looks to be the first of many bills to micro-manage Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and put into statute things that...
The Montana Wildlife Federation has four staff committed to tracking bills, monitoring their progress, lobbying bills and keeping hunters and anglers informed. First off, please join our Legislative Action Team by going here: https://bit.ly/3mIIH4J
We will have a weekly Zoom call for LAT...
Fellow Montana elk hunters, please take the time to fill out this survey on what you'd like to see in elk management in Montana. We're going into the review of the shoulder seasons after three full years of data, and we want to have strong input from dedicated elk hunters. You can go to...