Registration deadline to comment during August commission meeting is August 15

HELENA – The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Aug. 16 at 8:30 a.m. at Montana WILD and via Zoom. The deadline to submit written comments on most agenda items was July 25. However, public comment will be taken during the meeting; those wishing to make a comment must register at fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/commission/august-2024-meeting. Registration deadline is Aug. 15 at noon.

Agenda items for the Aug. 16 commission meeting are:

• Resident SuperTag Administrative Rule

• Selection of Organizations to Auction 2025 Shiras Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat, Mule Deer and Elk Licenses 

• Future Fisheries Improvement Program Projects, Summer 2024 Funding Cycle

• 2024–2027 Highland Mountains Management Removal of Diseased Bighorn Sheep 

• Nongame Wildlife Account Annual Workplan

• Fall 2024–Winter 2025 Furbearer and Wolf Trapping and Hunting Seasons and Quotas 

• 2024 Public Use Rules Deviations

• Montana Great Outdoors Conservation Easement – Phase 1, Region 1

• Parsons Slough and Willow Spring Creek Water Management and Lease Agreement, Region 3

• Amendment to Wolf Regulations, Commissioner Brooke

• 2025 Proposed Budget for Fish, Wildlife & Parks – written comment on this item will be accepted through Aug. 7. To comment, go to fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/commission/august-2024-meeting.

For more information about agenda items for the Aug. 16 commission meeting, click here.

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