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Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
The Ruby Mountains provide the perfect example for the problems facing public land. Most of the northern half of the Rubies is a dense, homogenous Douglas fir forest now that provides very poor habitat for deer and elk. Most of the Ruby elk herd (roughly 500 elk) sits in the timber on the... -
Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
The real issue facing the outfitting industry in MT now isn’t the tag allocation. The problem is that their traditional value proposition has been undercut by the rise of the hunting media that shows how attainable a DIY western hunt can be for the average hunter. Randy and those who have... -
Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
I wanted to add some fact checking on Senator Ellsworth here for folks to think about/respond to: 1: Ellsworth stated that BMA acreage had declined from 8.2 to 7.2 million acres over the last 10 years but neglected to give any reason for that. Since BMA funding is tied to non-resident tag fees... -
Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
Thank you for imparting some wisdom and common sense. This is the first time I have directly participated in a legislative process beyond signing petitions, writing emails and calling my reps. It won’t be the last. It is easy to lose the forest from the trees when you are fighting one fight. I... -
Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
Bottom line is that none of the republicans on the committee care about NR draw odds. If we are going to win this fight it has to be about Montana residents and Montana businesses that are losing out. Montana outfitters bring in a lot of money to the state. The 5 or 7x multiplier is BS. That... -
Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
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Non-resident outfitter license (MT) Bill is up for hearing 2/2/2021 (SB 143)
I testified and stumbled as I tried to condense my prepared remarks down to 2 minutes. Posewitz was exceptional. It would have been helpful if more residents had testified in opposition. MOGA definitely rolled down in force. There were a lot of arguments against this bill that were not...
