Action Alert: FWP Commission Meeting/Montana Legislative Committee for 1/13/11
Several issues are coming up quickly, and your voice is critical to ensure:
That the future of wildlife management stay within the proper channel of the FWP Commission, and
That the establishment of conservation herds of bison outside of Yellowstone National Park in socially acceptable areas is considered through a public process.
What:
FWP Commission Hearing, Thursday, January 12, 2011: FWP will be hearing a proposal from the Wildlife Division to start looking for places where bison may be placed to ensure that a genetically viable bison population remains under the auspices of the North American Model of Fish and Wildlife Conservation. Your comments supporting FWP’s public process efforts to try and find a socially acceptable place to put bison are desperately needed TODAY!
Call (406) 444-7826 and leave a comment or email fwpcomm@mt.gov
Legislation in need of Sportsmen Comments
What:
Senate Fish and Game - House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committees meet TOMMORROW January 13
Tomorrow, Senate Fish and Game hears testimony on several bills that would negatively impact the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission’s authority to set seasons, scientifically manage wildlife, and would increase ORV abuses on public lands.
Senate Fish and Game: Senate Fish and Game Committee Page
SB 83: FWP to bear costs of removing road kill from highways – MWF OPPOSED.
This effort to have FWP to pay for the removal of road kill from our highways is a direct diversion of funds from wildlife management, and therefore would eliminate over $20 million dollars of Pittman-Roberts/Dingell Johnson funds from FWP’s budget. The sponsors’ rebuttal to the fiscal note submitted by FWP reads as follows: “Two employees to take an hour to put dead game in a truck – I can easily do that in a few minutes.”
MWF strongly urges you to contact Senate Fish and Game members and tell them that this bill is a bad idea, and needs to go no further than this committee meeting.
Contact SENATE Fish and Game Committee Members:
Chairman, John Brenden (R) Scobey senatorbrenden@gmail.com
Joe Balyeat (R) Bozeman joebalyeat@yahoo.com
Debby Barrett (R) Dillon grt3177@smtel.com
Tom Facey (D) Missoula facey_tom@hotmail.com
Steve Gallus (D) Butte steve.gallus@gmail.com
Bradley Maxon Hamlett (D) Great Falls wranglergallery@hotmail.com
Jim Shockley (R) Stevensville no email; use link below
Art Wittich (R) Bozeman senatorwittich@montana.com
All members can be contacted by the Legislative Comment Service as well: http://leg.mt.gov/css/sessions/62nd/legwebmessage.asp
House Fish, Wildlife and Parks:
House Fish, Wildlife and Parks
HB 144: Revise FWP licensing laws related to large predators
HB 151: Revise laws related to special elk permits
HB 172: Revise laws related to hunting of grizzly bears
All three bills coming up tomorrow in the House Fish, Wildlife and Parks committee would undermine Hunter/Angler input in how wildlife populations are managed, while taking authority away from the FWP Commission to scientifically manage wildlife for increased hunter opportunity. While the sponsor is well intentioned, these bills have the negative effect of statutorily dictating both types of licenses offered, and eliminates the thoughtful, public process involved in setting hunting seasons, licenses and reaching management objectives. MWF is opposed to this trio of bills, and urges you to contact committee members voicing your support of the FWP Commission, the role of the hunter conservationist in maintaining hunter opportunity, and opposing these bills.
Contact HOUSE FWP Committee Members:
Chairman: Ted Washburn (R) Bozeman ted@tedwashburn.com
Jeffrey Welborn (R) Dillon use legislative comment link
Cydnie (Carlie) Boland (D) Great Falls cboland@mt.gov
Virginia Court (D) Billings vjchd52@yahoo.com
Pat Connell (R) Butte connell4HD87@yahoo.com
Robyn Driscoll (D) Billings rdriscoll@peoplepc.com
Kelly Flynn (R) Townsend hideaway@mt.net
Bill Harris (R) Roundup bharris@midrivers.com
Doug Kary (R) Billings dougkary.hd48@gmail.com
Dan Kennedy (R) Laurel dan@votedankennedy.com
Austin Knudsen (R) Culbertson austinforhouse@yahoo.com
Cleve Loney (R) Great Falls cloney@q.com
Mike Miller (R) Helmville mike4hd84@blackfoot.net
Jesse O’Hara (R) Great Falls jesse59404@yahoo.com
Ken Peterson (R) Billings kenneth59@bresnan.net
Mike Phillips (D) Bozeman mikephillips@montana.net
Jean Price (D) Great Falls jl_price@bresnan.net
Dan Skattum (R) Livingston skattumd@wispwest.net
Franke Wilmer (D) Bozeman franke.wilmer@gmail.com
Max Yates (R) Butte max.yates.hd74@gmail.com
All members can be contacted by the Legislative Comment Service as well
http://leg.mt.gov/css/sessions/62nd/legwebmessage.asp
Several issues are coming up quickly, and your voice is critical to ensure:
That the future of wildlife management stay within the proper channel of the FWP Commission, and
That the establishment of conservation herds of bison outside of Yellowstone National Park in socially acceptable areas is considered through a public process.
What:
FWP Commission Hearing, Thursday, January 12, 2011: FWP will be hearing a proposal from the Wildlife Division to start looking for places where bison may be placed to ensure that a genetically viable bison population remains under the auspices of the North American Model of Fish and Wildlife Conservation. Your comments supporting FWP’s public process efforts to try and find a socially acceptable place to put bison are desperately needed TODAY!
Call (406) 444-7826 and leave a comment or email fwpcomm@mt.gov
Legislation in need of Sportsmen Comments
What:
Senate Fish and Game - House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committees meet TOMMORROW January 13
Tomorrow, Senate Fish and Game hears testimony on several bills that would negatively impact the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission’s authority to set seasons, scientifically manage wildlife, and would increase ORV abuses on public lands.
Senate Fish and Game: Senate Fish and Game Committee Page
SB 83: FWP to bear costs of removing road kill from highways – MWF OPPOSED.
This effort to have FWP to pay for the removal of road kill from our highways is a direct diversion of funds from wildlife management, and therefore would eliminate over $20 million dollars of Pittman-Roberts/Dingell Johnson funds from FWP’s budget. The sponsors’ rebuttal to the fiscal note submitted by FWP reads as follows: “Two employees to take an hour to put dead game in a truck – I can easily do that in a few minutes.”
MWF strongly urges you to contact Senate Fish and Game members and tell them that this bill is a bad idea, and needs to go no further than this committee meeting.
Contact SENATE Fish and Game Committee Members:
Chairman, John Brenden (R) Scobey senatorbrenden@gmail.com
Joe Balyeat (R) Bozeman joebalyeat@yahoo.com
Debby Barrett (R) Dillon grt3177@smtel.com
Tom Facey (D) Missoula facey_tom@hotmail.com
Steve Gallus (D) Butte steve.gallus@gmail.com
Bradley Maxon Hamlett (D) Great Falls wranglergallery@hotmail.com
Jim Shockley (R) Stevensville no email; use link below
Art Wittich (R) Bozeman senatorwittich@montana.com
All members can be contacted by the Legislative Comment Service as well: http://leg.mt.gov/css/sessions/62nd/legwebmessage.asp
House Fish, Wildlife and Parks:
House Fish, Wildlife and Parks
HB 144: Revise FWP licensing laws related to large predators
HB 151: Revise laws related to special elk permits
HB 172: Revise laws related to hunting of grizzly bears
All three bills coming up tomorrow in the House Fish, Wildlife and Parks committee would undermine Hunter/Angler input in how wildlife populations are managed, while taking authority away from the FWP Commission to scientifically manage wildlife for increased hunter opportunity. While the sponsor is well intentioned, these bills have the negative effect of statutorily dictating both types of licenses offered, and eliminates the thoughtful, public process involved in setting hunting seasons, licenses and reaching management objectives. MWF is opposed to this trio of bills, and urges you to contact committee members voicing your support of the FWP Commission, the role of the hunter conservationist in maintaining hunter opportunity, and opposing these bills.
Contact HOUSE FWP Committee Members:
Chairman: Ted Washburn (R) Bozeman ted@tedwashburn.com
Jeffrey Welborn (R) Dillon use legislative comment link
Cydnie (Carlie) Boland (D) Great Falls cboland@mt.gov
Virginia Court (D) Billings vjchd52@yahoo.com
Pat Connell (R) Butte connell4HD87@yahoo.com
Robyn Driscoll (D) Billings rdriscoll@peoplepc.com
Kelly Flynn (R) Townsend hideaway@mt.net
Bill Harris (R) Roundup bharris@midrivers.com
Doug Kary (R) Billings dougkary.hd48@gmail.com
Dan Kennedy (R) Laurel dan@votedankennedy.com
Austin Knudsen (R) Culbertson austinforhouse@yahoo.com
Cleve Loney (R) Great Falls cloney@q.com
Mike Miller (R) Helmville mike4hd84@blackfoot.net
Jesse O’Hara (R) Great Falls jesse59404@yahoo.com
Ken Peterson (R) Billings kenneth59@bresnan.net
Mike Phillips (D) Bozeman mikephillips@montana.net
Jean Price (D) Great Falls jl_price@bresnan.net
Dan Skattum (R) Livingston skattumd@wispwest.net
Franke Wilmer (D) Bozeman franke.wilmer@gmail.com
Max Yates (R) Butte max.yates.hd74@gmail.com
All members can be contacted by the Legislative Comment Service as well
http://leg.mt.gov/css/sessions/62nd/legwebmessage.asp
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