Tag Archives: conservation

A new public access hunting program offers landowners more money to enroll their acreage into public access land. The program aims to open 10,000 acres a year for public hunting access. It’s called PATH, which stands for public access to habitat. The effort is led by Pheasants Forever in partnership with South Dakota Tourism, onX Hunt, and others. The program …

Laura Lundquist (Missoula Current) A sportsmen’s group is questioning Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ interpretation of its recent elk hunting poll, particularly claims that most resident hunters are satisfied with current elk management. Last week, Montana Backcountry Hunters and Anglers posted its analysis of FWP’s elk management survey and found flaws in a number of FWP’s conclusions, including that “73% of the …