The state of Montana is trading Holsteins for hens at Montana State Prison, hopeful that a new pheasant rearing and release program will help recruit hunters and provide inmates continued work opportunities.
House Bill 637, a wide-ranging and hotly debated bill brought by Joliet Republican Rep. Seth Berglee, includes $1 million in funding for a new pheasant program at the Montana State Prison. Plans call for the birds to be released on state wildlife management areas ahead of youth hunting seasons â the first time in nearly four decades the state will be raising and stocking pheasants.
Recruitment, retention and reactivation, commonly called the âThree Rsâ of hunting, is part of a national push to bolster hunter numbers. Recognizing that hunting is not only about shooting a bird, FWP sees the pheasant releases as an opportunity for early success, especially as young people try hunting, said Quentin Kujala, FWPâs chief of staff.
For Immediate Release, May 20, 2021
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Wolf-Killing Could Disqualify Montana for $24 Million in Federal Funding, State Warned
Montana Joins Idaho in Passing Extreme Wolf-Killing Legislation
BOZEMAN,
Mont. The Center for Biological Diversity called today for the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission to show restraint in implementing new legislation that could lead to the slaughter of more than 80% of the state’s wolves.
The Center warned that if the commission carries out Senate Bill 314’s recommendations to allow widespread and aggressive killing of wolves, the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may disqualify Montana from receiving about $25 million a year in federal funding under the Pittman-Robertson Act.
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For Immediate Release, May 3, 2021
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Andrea Zaccardi, (303) 854-7748, azaccardi@biologicaldiversity.org
Federal Officials Urged to End Idaho’s Wildlife Management Funding in Response to Extreme Wolf-Killing Legislation
Idaho Risks Losing $18 Million in Annual Federal Funds
BOISE,
Idaho In response to legislation recently approved by Idaho lawmakers that could lead to the slaughter of up to 90% of the state’s wolves, the Center for Biological Diversity today asked the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to disqualify Idaho from receiving federal funding under the Pittman-Robertson Act.
“We won’t stand idly by while federal taxpayers are forced to fund Idaho’s wolf-slaughter program,” said Andrea Zaccardi, a senior attorney at the Center. “Idaho is entrusted with protecting its wildlife for all Americans, and its failure to do so should be met with serious repercussions, including the loss of feder