American Prairie Reserve Purchases 14,000 Acre Ranch

[Ben Lamb]

9600 deeded acres & 4400 leased acres now owned by the Conservation outfit. The property won't be open for hunting this season, but looks like it will on a limited basis in the future.

American Prairie Reserve purchases 14,000-acre Phillips County ranch

In its 29th land acquisition, the American Prairie Reserve purchased the 14,000 acre Blue Ridge ranch.

www.greatfallstribune.com

This ranch previously didn't allow much public access until the owner participated in the 454 program in 2018, IIRC, which gives landowners permits & licenses for allowing some public hunting (The family couldn't hunt from 2010 - 2013 due to the terms of their sentence).

 

[Straight Arrow]

"Previous owners were recently." ???

 

[Ben Lamb]

"Previous owners were recently." ???

Poor editing on my part. Apologies.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Were previous owners in legal trouble recently? Is that why "(The family couldn't hunt from 2010 - 2013 due to the terms of their sentence)"?

 

[Ben Lamb]

Yes.

Minnesota family racks up $50,000 in Montana hunting violations

Ron Selden, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks information officer in Glasgow, reported on rather complicated wildlife bust in southern Phillips County that resulted in $50,000 in fines and restitution against

billingsgazette.com

 

[Sawtooth]

You got to watch out for those Minnesota guys. They are definitely of questionable character.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Yes.

Minnesota family racks up $50,000 in Montana hunting violations

Ron Selden, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks information officer in Glasgow, reported on rather complicated wildlife bust in southern Phillips County that resulted in $50,000 in fines and restitution against

billingsgazette.com

Now there's an upstanding ranch family who the "Don't Buffalo Me" UPOM central Montana APR naysayers can take real pride in!

 

[Ben Lamb]

According to the story, the owners only approached APR to purchase the property, and didn't list it anywhere. I don't think they were a part of the UPOM crowd.

 

[MTGomer]

tHe amEriCan coWbOy- ThE reAl emDamgEreD sPeciEs

 

[BigHornRam]

Part of me thinks the APR should have let this fine family lose their property first before buying the property.

 

[BrentD]

tHe amEriCan coWbOy- ThE reAl emDamgEreD sPeciEs

Did he ever really exist, or what he just a chimera out in the hot sun on the playa?

 

[Straight Arrow]

Did he ever really exist, or what he just a chimera out in the hot sun on the playa?

Yep and he be the Marlboro man ... typically moving to Montana from New Jersey, purchasing a large wide brimmed western hat, a worn set of chaps, a secondhand saddle, then getting a job on one of the big "outfits" to qualify.

 

[Gila]

The word: RESERVE is not very hunter friendly.

Are they another arm of the Nature Conservancy?

Edit: I found hunting support in their mission statement. The WMA where the Chama elk herd is located was purchased with funding from The Nature Conservancy.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Are they another arm of the Nature Conservancy?

Nope, they are their own deal, separate and distinct from other organizations.

 

[bigsky2]

The word: RESERVE is not very hunter friendly.

Are they another arm of the Nature Conservancy?

Edit: I found hunting support in their mission statement. The WMA where the Chama elk herd is located was purchased with funding from The Nature Conservancy.

Is the Nature Conservancy typically not hunter friendly? My only experience with TNC was on a January OTC deer hunt in AZ. They allowed hunting and I found more game on their property than anywhere else.

 

[MikeMaland]

The Nature Conservancy leases to a few deer and duck clubs in Delaware. So i don't think they're anti hunting

https://blog.nature.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Hunt1.pdf

 

[Gila]

9600 deeded acres & 4400 leased acres now owned by the Conservation outfit. The property won't be open for hunting this season, but looks like it will on a limited basis in the future.

American Prairie Reserve purchases 14,000-acre Phillips County ranch

In its 29th land acquisition, the American Prairie Reserve purchased the 14,000 acre Blue Ridge ranch.

www.greatfallstribune.com

This ranch previously didn't allow much public access until the owner participated in the 454 program in 2018, IIRC, which gives landowners permits & licenses for allowing some public hunting (The family couldn't hunt from 2010 - 2013 due to the terms of their sentence).

It's a shame the MT state wildlife couldn`t purchase the land with donated funding. APR doesn't promote hunting opportunity. I don't agree with their agenda or their approach to habitat management.

Is the Nature Conservancy typically not hunter friendly? My only experience with TNC was on a January OTC deer hunt in AZ. They allowed hunting and I found more game on their property than anywhere else.

They only allow hunting for unique instances of over populated game species.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

APR doesn't promote hunting opportunity

They don't?

 

[Oak]

Is the Nature Conservancy typically not hunter friendly?

I killed an elk on TNC property.

 

[Trial153]

When the state didnt renew our permit to hold a field trial I was able to use a section of TNC land till we secured a permanent location.
I have also seen where TNC has allowed hunting..

The APR is really cool conception. I am very interested in seeing where it goes in the future.