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Picking up the tab

by Wayne Mumford April 20, 2009

Taking a page out of the city street sweepers book, proponents of SB 425 (the Fort Peck Hatchery funding bill) did a little behind the scenes cleanup while no one was around and slipped their bill back in while everyone was snoozing, otherwise known as a “blast motion”. It of course passed in committee with [...]

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Walleye Unlimited Montana kills SB 425

by Wayne Mumford April 10, 2009

Kudos to Walleye Unlimited Montana for killing SB 425 and giving Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks a well deserved smack down . Initially I was a little dubious about the WU angle on this thing but in the end the real hammer blow falls on MFWP.
Although this bill did not get WUM what they wanted [...]

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More on Walleye and SB 425

by Wayne Mumford March 23, 2009

A reader from eastern Montana recently sent me some interesting information from the Montana Walleye Unlimited site about the Fort Peck Hatchery, it’s conception, who was involved; more insight on why the fishing community could get hosed on licensing fees.
In my previous rants:
SB 425
SB 425 moving forward
WU’s version of the Fort Peck Hatchery issue helps [...]

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Montana SB 425, Fort Peck Hatchery funding bill passes

by Wayne Mumford February 23, 2009

While the details are of course vague in the bills official description, one thing is now certain; funding shortfalls for the Fort Peck Walleye Hatchery are now secured by “REVENUE IN THE GENERAL LICENSE ACCOUNT OR any FEDERAL funding available to the department”.
And how do you interpret that? I think I hear the cash registers [...]

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More bills for Montana water lovers

by Wayne Mumford February 16, 2009

This week we have two legislative bills of interest to sportsmen/women. First we have the ongoing warm water hatchery issue at Fort Peck. The demise of the four Walleye bills from Don Steinbesser, Sydney has apparently motivated Senator Keith Bales of Otter, to put new paint on the same ol’ fence so to speak.

Bales SB [...]

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