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The Wyoming Fish and Game Department operates 22 elk feed grounds in the state, feeding as many as 17,000 elk each winter. Eight of the agency s 22 feedgrounds are on National Forest territory, and six are on BLM land.
Feedgrounds in Wyoming
For decades, the running of feedgrounds has been a source of contention. Many wildlife activists believe that feedlots are a natural vector for the transmission of diseases such as brucellosis and Chronic Wasting Disease, a prion disease related to Mad Cow Disease in cattle.
Feedgrounds are widely supported by the livestock industry because they claim they mitigate elk conflicts on hay fields. Domestic livestock use of public forage on federal lands in the summer decreases wildlife carrying ability in the winter.
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Montana Bill Would Ask Voters To Add Fishing, Hunting, Trapping To State Constitution
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Republican Rep. Paul Fielder of Thompson Falls, sponsor of HB 367, introduces the proposed legislation during during a House Judiciary Committee on March 12, 2021.
Montana legislators heard testimony Friday on a bill that, if passed, would ask voters to amend language in the state constitution related to harvesting and managing wildlife.
House Bill 367 proposes to change the state constitution’s language to explicitly say Montanans have the right to hunt, fish, trap and harvest fish and wildlife with current methods. Currently, the constitution says the opportunity for citizens to harvest fish and wild game will forever be preserved.
Republican Rep. Paul Fielder of Thompson Falls introduced his bill during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Friday.