First it was the Alaska Director of Fish & Wildlife in bed with SFW and has to resign due to multiple wildlife violations as well as him being a supporter of Ranching for Wildlife and now is it possible that the Utah Director of Fish & Wildlife might be doing SFW's bidding as well???? Time for...
Every concerned Montana hunter/angler should send a letter and stop by their nearest Wholesale Sports store and tell them they will not shop in their store again until they stop supporting SFW. If you need further information on SFW go to www.montanasportsmenalliance.com under news. There is...
I agree with everything Randy has said. I also worry what impact the exchange will have on the election. IMO the timing of this exchange bill could not be worse and will be used against Senator Testor by his opposition.
Randy & Ben-Is there any chance that the Senator would consider pulling...
Montana primary voting takes place next Tuesday June 5th for those who have not voted by absentee ballot. Depending on the outcome of the election, the next legislative session could be worse for the sportsmen of Montana than the last.
Here are some of the bills rumored to be brought forward...
Billy Banger
Have you ever heard of DU, RMEF, TU, Pheasants Forever, Wild Sheep Foundation, etc.?? Have you ever donated your time to any of these organizations? My question is what have you done for the resource? By the way, are you an outfitter??
I-161 created a much fairer system where...
Landowners also stopped the sheep transplant in the Lewis & Clark cavern area and the east side of the Madison Valley. Legislator Murphy already has a place holder in to draft a bill revising the criteria for sheep transplants. He is also the individual that shut down the transplant in Lewis &...
For those of you who would rather email the Governor, Director Maurier and Dave Risley, below are pasted their email comment addresses off their respective websites:
http://governor.mt.gov/contact/commentsform.asp this is for the Governor...
Make no mistake-the FWP dept. is totally paralyzed due to it's leadership at the top. Ever wonder why Regional Wildlife Managers are no longer at the FWP Commission meetings?? From what I have heard, the Director will not allow them to attend even though they are the most knowledgeable on...
billy banger:
MSA has never taken any position on the Bison issue. Try to get your facts straight. MSA had not even been formed during the last legislative session so, as a group, was not involved in the testimony on HB 361 dealing with the Missouri Breaks archery tags. We were involved with...
Very interesting comments. First, with regards to the "meeting" between MOGA and FWP, can anyone tell me the last time a meeting was held with one special group where all the Regional Supervisors and Bureau chiefs were REQUIRED to attend by Dave Risley or anyone else in FWP leadership? Second...
Thanks for the information. Very much appreciated. Do you know how close the fires are to 16C? Have you hunted 16C for rifle in the last couple of years?
Thought this might be of interest for all Montana Hunters.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 18, 2012
Tester statement on being named firearms industry’s Legislator of the Year
(U.S. SENATE) – Senator Jon Tester, chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, today released the...
you have been and will continue to be a tremendous asset for the sportsmen of Montana and around the country. Keep up the good work and look forward to working with you in the future.
SB 400, the bill to add 2000 nonresident big game combination licenses to be used in wilderness areas, which was tabled in the House Fish, Wildlife & Parks Committee on a 10-10 vote, was brought to the House floor yesterday in an attempt to "blast" it out of committee. It failed by a very small...
SB 255 passed,as amended to include "fish", in the Senate today on a 26-23 vote. This is the bill that could cost the FWP between [B][U]3.5-3.9 million dollars per year!! It would require the FWP to follow a new set of procedures in the season setting/regulation process. A VERY BAD BILL...
SB 255 has passed in the House with Amendments and has now been sent back to the Senate Floor to vote on the new amendments which add "fish" back into the bill. This bill has an estimated cost to the FWP of between 3.5 million to 3.9 million dollars each year. It establishes new criteria that...