Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet Sept. 24

HELENA – The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 a.m. via Zoom to approve several Contractual Public Elk Hunting Access Agreements, also know as House Bill 454 agreements.

Under these contracts, a landowner works with the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to define areas open to public elk hunting, the number of elk hunting days that will be allowed on the property, and other factors that the department and landowner consider necessary for elk management on the landowner's property.

The agreements up for approval on Friday are for the IX Ranch, the Pinwheel Ranch and the Wilks Ranch.

Public comment will be taken at this meeting prior to the final decision.  Interested members of  the public may comment during the meeting via Zoom. Details for connecting with the Zoom platform will be placed on the commission’s webpage prior to the meeting start time.  To listen to the meeting, click on the link provided on the commission webpage  https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/commission.