Maybe it isn't accurate. I've only seen the numbers through 24.the 2025 budget would kick in for fy 26 & 27, so there's also a potential that those acres enrolled weren't opened just yet but the contracts were in place.
Good catch. I'll dig around on it a bit more.
Agency was saying 6.2 million in 2025:
https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/montana-fwp-block-management-program-opens-millions-of-acres-of-private-land-for-hunters-across-the-state
Any program is going to have warts and they take constant care & watering. I can't think of another state that offers public access to damn near 7 million acres of private land though so to me, the warts are worth it.
Not sure where the growth came from. The FWP website has it broken down by region & acres enrolled. R7 continues to be the highest enrollement with almost 2 million acres. According to PLPW and FWP, the number of enrollees is going up, while the average property size enrolled is decreasing.
In 2025, MT had about 6.2 million acres enrolled in Block Mgt. In 2026, that number has grown to approximately 6.8 million. That's an impressive amount of growth for the program...
Some of yins pack heat to the ball pit at Mickey D's, don't you.
Crowds in enclosed spaces don't work for me due to tinnitus. I blame a specific Soundgarden show where we were in front of the Marshalls for the whole thing.
For those who don't know, George Daw essentially invented the center-fire cartridge. These are some of the earliest breech loaders using the modern shell. Absolute units of skill & artistry and damned fine hunting arms. Brummie made, London finished, as it should be.