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Montana River Action's mission is to protect and restore rivers, streams and other water bodies. [10] Montana Wildlife Federation - Dedicated to conservation and preservation of Montana's wildlife, lands, waters and Montana fair-chase hunting and fishing heritage; Prioritizing public access to public wildlife and public lands. [11]
This includes 140,552 deeded acres and 386,516 leased acres from public land. [1] The organization hopes to expand it greatly through a combination of both private and public lands. The foundation allows public access to the land for outdoor recreation activities such as hiking, mountain biking, hunting, and fishing.
The Montana State Legislature established the state Fish and Game Board in 1895. [6] Governor John E. Rickards appointed the first Fish and Game Commissioners on March 4, 1895. [5] The Fish and Game Board hired its first state game warden, R.A. Wagner, in July 1898. [5] Hunting and fishing licenses were imposed on out-of-state residents in 1901.
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is a non-profit sportsmen's organization that is based in Montana, USA. [1] [2] The group looks to preserve North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing through public education and advocacy. [1]
Their efforts were successful. On September 8, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Hunting Wild Horses and Burros on Public Lands Act (Public Law 86- 234, also known as the "Wild Horse Annie Act"), which banned the hunting of feral horses on federal land from aircraft or motorized vehicles. [12]
The Snowcrest Range, el. 10,581 feet (3,225 m), [1] is a small mountain range southeast of Dillon, Montana in Madison County, Montana. The Snowcrest and adjacent Gravelly Range is one of Montana's most popular hunting grounds. [2] The two mountain ranges are home to nearly 10,000 elk and a growing population of grizzly bears. [2]
The first season of "On Your Own Adventures" was filmed in 2008 and aired starting July, 2009. All episodes are based in the United States, with most of them on public lands in the Western United States. The first season has 12 episodes, in locations including Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, and Iowa.
As of September 2010, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge contained 915,814 acres (3,706.17 km 2) of land. 739,097 acres (2,991.02 km 2) of land within the refuge were withdrawn from settlement, mineral exploration, grazing, and other uses under federal government's general public land laws. 358,196 acres (1,449.57 km 2) of the ...