Montana Wildlife Federation Takes a Stand On ORVs

The Montana Wildlife Federation ran a two part series in their last newsletters detailing how motorized use can spoil hunting opportunities and chase big game onto private land where hunters cannot follow.

In Part 1, MWF identified four categorical issues, in addition to habit damage and impacts to wildlife, that continue to be significant in Montana: user behavior; user education; the inability of agencies to enforce regulations due to the lack of manpower and funding; and the lack of regulations or laws governing ORV uses while hunting.

Part II looks more closely at possible state regulatory solutions including more involvement from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission.

You can read both these articles by following the links below: