Yes - individual conservation easements can be tailored and can prevent resource extraction when minerals and surface rights are connected. But if you own acreage and someone else holds interests in the minerals under your property, they have a right to develop them. A large portion of the...
One should recognize that on private land, surface rights and mineral rights are often separated.
Mineral rights supersede surface rights, so a conservation easement preventing subdivision on “split estate” does not prevent oil and gas development or hardrock mining. That’s why land trusts and...
I've never been collateral damage of a hatchet job before. Below is TRCP's press release on the proposal. It would enable the use of Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars for voluntary conservation easements to conserve working lands in SW Montana. Similar programs have long been in place on...
The below is from the DNRC access guide. Appears to be from 2018. http://archive-dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/trust/docs/recreational-use/montana-access-guide-to-federal-and-state-lands-2018.pdf
The leases would be available for two purposes: restoration and mitigation. Not to lease the land to prevent use.
Also, there is specific language in the rule preamble about casual use (hunting and fishing by the public are casual uses). That language is below.
The proposed rule would define...
Hi, Everyone.
For those who are interested, TRCP just released a new film in partnership with Eastmans', onX, Savage, SIG SAUER, and Kenetrek to unpack the complexity of public access. It's tied to a Wyoming pronghorn hunt and delves into access issues that haven't been previously explored on...
No reason to scout before drawing when the tag numbers are low and the draw odds terrible. I drive through that country frequently, am somewhat familiar, and live nearby. Just haven’t hunted it and am trying to shorten my learning curve.
Trying once more. I've got a call into the biologist and will spend some time in the area soon, but would greatly appreciate any pointers to help shorten my learning curve. This isn't a tag you draw every year. thanks again
Well, after changing my application strategy and building points since the great winter of 2011, I drew a MT 215 antelope buck tag. Anybody got experience with this unit? I'd greatly appreciate pointers someone might be willing to give through a PM about landowners receptive to public access and...
I think effective comments would not only focus on recommended habitat conservation and improvement, but also wildlife-dependent recreation. In order to allow hunting and fishing on a refuge, the Fish and Wildlfie Service must first determine that those activities are compatible with the...
I just took a closer look at this and amended my earlier post. This is for the following refuge units within the CMR complex, but doesn't include the CMR refuge itself.
Units Under Scoping
Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District (WMD)
The...
The US Fish and Wildlife Service just announced that they are creating a new management plan for several refuge units in eastern Montana. Seems like an important opportunity to comment to ensure that compatible wildlife dependent recreation (i.e. hunting) is maintained. Are there any closed...
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Rep. Clyde Introduces Legislation to Eliminate the Excise Tax on Firearms and Ammunition
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Washington, June 22, 2022
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I've been working on this bill since day one, and a lot of people deserve praise in getting it done. If you ever wonder why your navigation app is missing important information about individual roads, trails, and other public access features, it's likely because that information doesn't exist in...
I think it would change the age structure more than the buck/doe ratio. These units certainly wouldn't be trophy units, but they'd probably have a handful of better bucks.