There is a meeting scheduled for Wednesday January 30 at the Red Lion in Kalispell that anyone in the area who is concerned about the decimation of our elk, deer and moose herds should attend. It will begin at 6:30 pm and speakers will include:
Justin Webb, from the Foundation for Wildlife Management
https://www.foundationforwildlifemanagement.org/
https://www.foundationforwildlifemanagement.org/what-we-do
An unnamed representative from the Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife
http://www.mt-sfw.org/
An unnamed representative from the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
Possibly others, including (hopefully, but not confirmed) Representative Bob Brown from Thompson Falls
Among the topics to be discussed will be an overview of the F4WM Wolf Harvest Reimbursement Program as a potential way to help with the growing wolf problem.
We need to get any and all sportsmen who hunt Montana deer or elk to get behind a couple of bills that were introduced by Rep Brown that would make the reimbursement legal in Montana.
F4WM has been successfully running that same program in Idaho for some time now, and it is estimated that they have helped to save 50,000 elk, moose, and deer with their efforts.
For anyone in Northwest Montana, it would help greatly for you to attend this meeting to show FWP how serious we sportsmen are about saving our dwindling herds from an overpopulation of wolves.
For those of us who live too far away to attend, please click on the links provided to join up and to donate to these very worthwhile organizations!
It is not an exaggeration to say that the future of our herds depends on it!!!
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has given F4WM a $25,000 grant to help with this important mission, so obviously it is a very worthwhile organization.
We all know that the wolf issue is a hot button issue on both sides of the aisle and is watched closely and attended by many with a video camera in their pocket- and they are not necessarily all on our side. When attending this meeting, please be aware that all eyes are on us and any disrespectful actions will likely be smeared and spread on the internet.
Justin Webb, from the Foundation for Wildlife Management
https://www.foundationforwildlifemanagement.org/
https://www.foundationforwildlifemanagement.org/what-we-do
An unnamed representative from the Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife
http://www.mt-sfw.org/
An unnamed representative from the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
Possibly others, including (hopefully, but not confirmed) Representative Bob Brown from Thompson Falls
Among the topics to be discussed will be an overview of the F4WM Wolf Harvest Reimbursement Program as a potential way to help with the growing wolf problem.
We need to get any and all sportsmen who hunt Montana deer or elk to get behind a couple of bills that were introduced by Rep Brown that would make the reimbursement legal in Montana.
F4WM has been successfully running that same program in Idaho for some time now, and it is estimated that they have helped to save 50,000 elk, moose, and deer with their efforts.
For anyone in Northwest Montana, it would help greatly for you to attend this meeting to show FWP how serious we sportsmen are about saving our dwindling herds from an overpopulation of wolves.
For those of us who live too far away to attend, please click on the links provided to join up and to donate to these very worthwhile organizations!
It is not an exaggeration to say that the future of our herds depends on it!!!
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has given F4WM a $25,000 grant to help with this important mission, so obviously it is a very worthwhile organization.
We all know that the wolf issue is a hot button issue on both sides of the aisle and is watched closely and attended by many with a video camera in their pocket- and they are not necessarily all on our side. When attending this meeting, please be aware that all eyes are on us and any disrespectful actions will likely be smeared and spread on the internet.
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