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  1. joelweb

    This doesn’t sound good!

    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...
  2. joelweb

    This doesn’t sound good!

    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...
  3. joelweb

    This doesn’t sound good!

    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...
  4. joelweb

    FWP lies about Corner Crossing

    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
  5. joelweb

    BLM proposing conservation leasing

    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...
  6. joelweb

    New Public Access Film

    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...
  7. joelweb

    Vintage Ithaca Model 37 Shotguns Engraving

    No idea, but I'm a fan of those shotguns.
  8. joelweb

    It’s a 5-point Mule Deer, change my mind

    Eye guards on deer, brow tines on elk. Just go with 4x4 if the points are above the fork. Regardless of what's scoreable, it's how we do it out west.
  9. joelweb

    Montana Corner Crossing Updated?

    The Montana access guide still states that corner crossing is "not recommended" http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/trust/docs/mt-access-guide
  10. joelweb

    215 MT Antelope Buck Draw

    Thanks. I’ll get it done. Appreciate the thoughtful post.
  11. joelweb

    215 MT Antelope Buck Draw

    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.
  12. joelweb

    215 MT Antelope Buck Draw

    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
  13. joelweb

    215 MT Antelope Buck Draw

    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...
  14. joelweb

    Charles M. Russell Complex Management Plan Revision

    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...
  15. joelweb

    Charles M. Russell Complex Management Plan Revision

    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...
  16. joelweb

    Charles M. Russell Complex Management Plan Revision

    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...
  17. joelweb

    Rep. Clyde Introduces Legislation to Eliminate the Excise Tax on Firearms and Ammunition

    Still a frightening number of cosponsors. Why would anyone support this?
  18. joelweb

    Rep. Clyde Introduces Legislation to Eliminate the Excise Tax on Firearms and Ammunition

    Press Releases Rep. Clyde Introduces Legislation to Eliminate the Excise Tax on Firearms and Ammunition Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Print this Page Share by Email Washington, June 22, 2022 Tags...
  19. joelweb

    Senate Vote Sends MAPLand Act to the President’s Desk

    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...
  20. joelweb

    3 Week season for Mule Deer

    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.
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