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Butte Skyline Sportsman Association writes, "Just as hunter frustration with nonresidents had exceeded a breaking point, so had our frustration with the laborious process of securing accurate nonresident hunting license information."

A Montana court has reaffirmed that landowners can’t automatically kill wildlife just because their property is damaged

Manning Rushton writes, "When it comes to hunter crowding and the state of mule deer, non-resident hunting pressure and harvests aren’t the only culprits, but mounting evidence shows they’re a big one."

Mike Bader writes, "The political override of state biologists is affecting Montana’s wildlife heritage from elk on down the line."

Montana Backcountry Horsemen and Anglers writes, "It would be unwise to unnecessarily eliminate some of the reassurances black bear hunters provide the general public that we’re doing it right."

Shelly Fyant writes, "Don't be duped into signing this ballot Initiative that didn't pass in the Environmental Quality Council oversight committee."

After suing to force the state of Montana to allow the disabled to use crossbows during bowhunting season, the plaintiffs have withdrawn their case. But according to one, their fight isn’t over.

The chief of operations for the Montana FWP was put on administrative leave this week after he was cited for hunting without permission in Lewis and Clark County.

Sen. Jon Tester writes, "The Biden Administration and folks in Washington who don’t understand our Montana values decided to block funding for these important gun safety programs. Let me be clear: I think that’s a poor decision that will hurt thousands of students who benefit from these resources every year."

After two years of wolf population declines, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has lowered kill quotas for Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping season. But allowing early wolf trapping in more areas may threaten some grizzly bears.