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<title>Say no to I-161! See the Video... Helena Independent Record Opposes I-161 October. 20, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;</p> <p class="newslink">&nbsp;</p> <p class="newstitle"><br /> </p> </p> <div style="margin-toP: 5px; "align="center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Say-No-to-I-161/104954516202517?ref=sgm"><img src="http://www.stop161.org/../images/facebook_logo.png" width="30" height="28" border="0" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px;" /></a><a href="http://www.feed43.com/3777774785477704.xml" target="_blank"><img style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px;" src="http://www.stop161.org/../images/rss_logo.png" alt="Subscribe to RSS Feed" width="30" height="28" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/@stopi161"><img src="http://www.stop161.org/../images/twiter_logo.png" alt="Twitter" width="30" height="28" border="0" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px;" /></a> </div> </div> <div id="rightcolumn"><div id="sectionheader"> <img src="http://www.stop161.org/images/secpagethumb9.jpg" width="120" height="120" class="image"/> <h1>In The news...</h1> <p style="margin-bottom: 0;">Theses are recent articles and press releases that are related to I-161 the Kephart Initiative.  We have placed them here so that you can fully understand the issues, what is at stake and where individuals stand.  </p> </div> <p class="newstitle"><a href="http://www.stop161.org/video.php" target="_blank">Say No to I-161 - See the Video</a></p> <p class="newsdate">Added Oct. 26, 2010</p> <p class="newsdescription">&nbsp;</p> <p class="newstitle"><a href="http://www.stop161.org/mt_chamber.php" target="_blank">Montana Chamber of Commerce Opposes I_161</a></p> <p class="newsdate">Added Sept. 18, 2010</p> <p class="newsdescription">&quot;...On ballot initiatives, the Montana Chamber elected to oppose I-161, the initiative that would eliminate special outfitter licenses.&nbsp; The concern is that such a change would hurt an important industry in Montana....&quot;</p> <p class="newstitle"><a href="http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_f1f864d2-809f-11df-9554-001cc4c002e0.html" target="_blank">Fraudulent signatures submitted in 4 counties</a></p> <p class="newsdate">June 25, 2010</p> <p class="newsdescription">HELENA — Fraudulent signatures have been submitted to at least four counties for a ballot initiative targeting outfitter sponsored nonresident hunting licenses, county elections offices have found. Officials say the same person turned in fraudulent signatures in Cascade, Chouteau and Blaine counties, while Hill County has a petition from that person, but has not begun verifying signatures....</p> <p class="newstitle"><a href="http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_70e30538-8003-11df-b22c-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story" target="_blank">Fraudulent signature gathering suspected in I-161</a></p> <p class="newsdate">June 24, 2010</p> <p class="newsdescription">HELENA — A paid signature-gatherer apparently submitted some fraudulent signatures on petitions for Initiative 161 in Cascade County, the measure’s author said Thursday “It only takes one apple to ruin the whole barrel,” said Kurt Kephart of Billings. “I’m sick to my stomach...</p> <p class="newstitle"><a href="http://www.stop161.org/outrageous.php" target="_blank">'This is Outrageous': I-161 Signature Gatherers Come from Pre-Release Center</a></p> <p class="newsdate">June 10, 2010</p> <p class="newsdescription">HELENA, MT; Backers of I-161, who have struggled for months to create a grassroots movement of support for their failing initiative, have apparently given up their efforts to find campaign volunteers. In a shocking development, I-161 leader Kirk Kephart actually resorted to using inmates from the Butte and Billings Pre-release centers to help him gather signatures during Tuesday’s Primary Election.....</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Letter: Local legislators speak out against I-161, the hunting license initiative June 06, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-style: italic">Montana Standard - </span>Kurt Kephart, author of Initiative 161, is trying to gain enough signatures to have I-161 placed on the ballet for the November election. I-161 proposes to change the law governing non-resident outfitter- sponsored big game and deer hunting licenses....</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Dangerous Ballot Initiative, I-161, Threatens Wildlife Management and Montana’s Hunting Future! June 4, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[NRA/ILA - Educate your fellow Montanans! Paid signature gatherers are expected to be out in force on election day, Tuesday, June 8th. I-161 is a ballot initiative popularly known as the Kephart Initiative...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Madison County Sportsmen Oppose I-161 June 2, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In a recent letter Dan Crismore said that the Madison County Sportsmen stand in opposition to Kephart’s I-161. They cited the erosion of sportsmen/landowner relations the radical fee increases and the crippling effect that I-161 will have on an important sector of the Montana economy. ...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Multiple Election Law Violations Filed Against I-161 Backers June 1, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Helena, MT:  According to documents filed Wednesday with the Montana Secretary of State’s office, backers of I-161 have committed at least 34 separate violations of Montana election law.  The infractions, which have occurred in numerous areas of the state, include eight (8) counts of misleading potential signers.....</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Montanan’s for Multiple Use Opposes I-161 May 26, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In a statement issued today Fred Hodgeboom announced that the <a href="http://www.mtmultipleuse.org/" target="_blank" class="external_link"><u>Montana’s for Multiple Use</u></a> (MFMU) Board has voted to OPPOSE ballot initiative I-161.  MFMU believes that based on a review of the information voters should not sign petitions to putting I-161 on the ballot, and if I-161.....</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Hunting initiative would wound state: Targeting outfitters only hurts Montanans, not non-residents May 24, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Missoulian - It sounds so appealing, this possibility of opening up more private land to hunting. Especially when said private land is portrayed as the domain of well-heeled outsiders who pay big bucks to....</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Montana Inn Keepers Association Oppose I-161 May 24, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Last week the Montana Inn Keepers Association board of directors met and approved a resolution rejecting the use of a ballot initiative process to make laws regarding fish and wildlife issues as would be provided for in I-161. ...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Get the Facts Right May 8, 2010 by Mac Minard</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There is so much misinformation being spewed by the proponents of Kephart I 161.  In many cases I think the folks honestly do not know that they have the facts wrong.  Yet their statements might influence others who do not know differently...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>True Colors May 7, 2010 by Mac Minard</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Have you found yourself wondering what is really behind Kephart I-161?  Throughout the campaign on I-161 we have found supporters unable to concisely state what Kephart’s solution will do for the average Montana Hunter...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Looking Beyond I-161 May 2, 2010, by Dale Yonkin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I was wondering who is Mr. Kephart? Who is he working for? And were does he plan to hunt after the dust settles on I-161? ...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Lifelong Montanan Opposes I-161 April 26, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;I am a 30 year outfitter and a native Montanan. Recently an experience I had with Kurt Kephart who was gathering signature for his ballot imitative, I-161 confirmed to me firsthand the misinformation that is being disseminated to unsuspecting signers...&quot;</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Yellowstone Country Montana, Inc Opposes I-161 April 25, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;On behalf of the Yellowstone Country Montana, Inc (YCMI) tourism region Board of Directors, I submit this letter in support of the Montana Outfitters &amp; Guides Association. Yellowstone Country, one of six tourism regions in the state, ...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Press Release: Montana Stock Growers Association Statement on Ballot Initiative I-161 April 25, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The following statement was issued today by the Montana Stock Growers Association.  They are 2,000 member organization comprised of landowners.  They join a rapidly growing coalition of organizations and individuals including NRA...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Mule Deer Foundation Joins Rapidly Growing Coalition in Opposition to I-161 March 23, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF), which has 8 local Chapters in Montana, has joined the rapidly expanding coalition in opposition to I-161. In a statement denouncing the use of Ballot Initiatives like I-161, MDF stated that...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Hunting Bill Off the Mark By Parker Heinlein, Bozeman Chronicle | March 11, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kurt Kephart needs to get out more. The sponsor of Initiative 161, Kephart claims outfitters have closed off the best hunting in Montana to all but their high-paying clients...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and NRA Oppose Ballot Initiative in Montana to Eliminate Hunting License Set Aside for Mon...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I-161, a proposed ballot initiative to eliminate the assignment of hunting licenses to Montana outfitters, just got a setback when the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the NRA came out in opposition to the initiative. The process requires the sponsor of the initiative to collect 24,000 signatures...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Safari Club International Announces Its Opposition to Proposed Montana Ballot Measures I-161 and I-160 February 24, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I-161 would eliminate all “outfitter-sponsored” big game hunting licenses that are issued annually within Montana, and would instead return these tags into the pool of general non-resident licenses. All non-resident tags would then be available only via the draw system, and the cost of the deer-elk combination license would increase from $628 to $897, and the deer-only license would increase from $328 to $527. It is unfortunate that some in the hunting community feel compelled to pit hunter against hunter on ballot issues. SCI would prefer that all hunters band together to fight against common threats, of which there are many. SCI also believes that the state legislatures and their duly-empowered game management agencies are best equipped to decide resource management issues...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Montana’s Anti-Outfitter Initiative Picks up Heavy Duty Opposition By Bill Schneider | February 23, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A proposed ballot measure to eliminate guaranteed big game licenses for commercial outfitters, I-161, just picked up some serious opposition...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>RMEF Issues Statement on I-161 Press Release | February 22, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation issued a press release today condemning the use of Ballot Initiatives like Kephart I-161 as a means to craft laws relating to fish and game in Montana..<a href="http://www.stop161.org/RMEF_Press_release.php">.</a></p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Local Outfitters Fighting Ballot Initiative By Michael Stafford, Philipsburg Mail | February 19, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than wolves, lack of game or weather conditions, outfitters are concerned with a ballot initiative that could affect their business considerably. According to local outfitter Darren Dunham (of Royal Outfitters north of Maxville) a petition to place the elimination of outfitter sponsored hunting licenses on the November ballot is circulating throughout the state...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>If 161 is not about access, pray tell, what is it about?   By Eric Albus | February 23, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[We are called &quot;pimps, market hunters, greedy&quot;, and a litany of other unflattering adjectives, I have read the poems but am hoping for a song. The problem is still perception; unfortunately perception is people's reality, right or wrong...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Broadwater Rod and Gun Club States Opposition to the use of Initiatives And Rejects I 161 Press Release |  February 17, ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[At a February 9, 2010 General Membership meeting the <a href="http://www.charityblossom.org/nonprofit/broadwater-rod-and-gun-club-townsend-mt-59644-moos-financial-tax-and-escrow-inc-810445981" target="_blank" class="external_link"><u>Broadwater Rod and Gun Club</u></a> in Townsend Montana passed the following resolution..<a href="http://www.stop161.org/broadwater.php">.</a></p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Nonresident spending plummets; tough times for outfitters Greatfalls Tribune | 02.14.2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Montana's outfitters suffered through a tough third quarter in 2009: Spending by nonresidents was down by about 80 percent, according to University of Montana study.</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Letter to the Editor Billings Gazette | 02.07.2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I am very disappointed in the piece Mark Henkle wrote on I-161, Sunday, February 7, 2010 regarding the NRA’s position on this issue…</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Supporters for Preserving Montana’s Outfitting Tradition Announces Launch of New Website Press Release, 02.09.2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Supporters for Preserving Montana’s Outfitting Tradition / Against I-161 announced the launch of a new website www.stop161.org today. I-161, also referred to as the Kephart Initiative, seeks to abolish the 15 year-old outfitter sponsored license.  On the surface it appears to be a simple change but as with most ballot initiatives the real facts are glossed over and the motivations remain unclear... </p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Beware of the Kurt Kephart Rhetoric From L.S. From San Jose, California | 02.08.2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Take it from someone who knows all about smooth talk, hidden agendas, bleeding hearts and unintended consequences.  I live in California and this guy has &quot;Closet Liberal&quot; written all over him...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Outfitters and Guides Contribute Significantly to Economy The State of Montana's Montana Update | February 2010 Edition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Outfitting and guiding industry contributes over $110 million to Montana’s economy annually...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Outfitters leery of Initiative 161 provisions The Missoulian | 02.07.2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It’s a piece of paper bearing the text of Initiative 161. For folks like Jack Rich, Greg Gilchrist and Jack and Karen Hooker, who’ve spent years guiding out-of-state hunters into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, I-161 would gut-shoot their industry..</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Montana Public Radio Interviews on I 161 National Public Radio | 02.02.10</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Evening radio program discusses the ballot initiative I-161...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Hunting initiative aims for access to wildlife Great Falls Tribute | 02.01.10</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Citizen's Initiative 161, sponsored by Montana Public Wildlife, was certified by the Montana Secretary of State's Office and is out for signature gathering. If enough people sign the petition, it will be on the ballot in November...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Dangerous Ballot Initiative, I-161, Threatens Wildlife Management and Montana’s Hunting Future! NRA-ILA | 01.29.10</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I -161 is a ballot initiative popularly known as the Kephardt Initiative.&nbsp; It proposes to eliminate all outfitter-sponsored licenses currently available in Montana.&nbsp; These outfitter-sponsored licenses would be reallocated to non-residents through the general draw system and significant price increases would be imposed on all general non-resident draw tags...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Unlicensed, Illegal Outfitter ordered to pay fines, restitution Ravalli Republic | 01.22.10</title>
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<description><![CDATA[James Mockerman had lived the American dream. And then he moved to Montana where it all turned to dust...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Montana Outfitter-Sponsored Big Game Licenses in the Crosshairs NewWest.Net | 01.10.41</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There hasn’t been much news about I-161, yet, but if supporters manage to get it on the ballot, watch out. This ballot initiative could reverse the trend of declining hunting access to private land, but it also could have a profound impact on Montana’s outfitting and tourism industries...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>What readers said: Leave trapping laws alone The Montana Standard | 01.02.10</title>
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<description><![CDATA[70 percent of the 1,400-plus who voted in last week's poll do not think trapping should be banned on public lands in Montana...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Hunting revenue slumps after raising fees, Idaho sells fewer out-of-state tags The Spokesman-Review | 10.23.09</title>
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<description><![CDATA[BOISE – Instead of raising more revenue, a fee increase hitting out-of-state hunters and anglers has resulted in less money flowing to the Idaho Fish and Game Department this&nbsp;year...</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Idaho's Plan to Increase Hunting Fees Backfires NRA Hunters Rights | Friday, October 23, 2009</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When Idaho lawmakers decided to raise tag fees for non-resident hunters this season, the move was expected to net an extra $2.5 million for Idaho Fish and Game. But instead of making more money, revenue from tag sales has actually..</p><p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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