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A package of bills in Helena is aimed at improving elk management in Montana. The six bills are bipartisan efforts from lawmakers, hunters and outfitters, and all have survived the Legislature's transmittal deadline outside their house of origin. One is House Bill 635, which would set aside up to 15% of non-resident big game licenses for non-resident landowners so they can hunt on their own property. ...

Coalition: Bipartisan elk legislation advances

Senate Bill 388 would reduce the amount of time a minority of nonresident bird hunters could spend in the state.

The measure would also allow landowners an additional bonus point to increase their odds of drawing a hunting tag if they participated previously in a state public access program.

Montana conservation groups, outfitters and guides have joined in support of a bill to modify a piece of legislation nicknamed “bulls for billionaires.”