February 13, 2013
We would like to thank Governor Steve Bullock, the Montana Legislature and Montana FWP for their support and enactment of HB 73. We were informed that Governor Steve Bullock signed the bill in a 9:30 am ceremony this morning. A special thank you to Kelley Flynn and Ted Washburn for sponsoring HB 73, Senator John Brendon for carrying the bill on the Senate floor and Senate President Jeff Essman for signing the bill without hesitation. This is a step in the right direction to facilitate recovery of impacted moose, elk and deer populations in the state of Montana.
Citizens for Balanced Use, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife Montana, Montana Guides and Outfitters and Big Game Forever would especially like to thank Montana’s Sportsmen and Livestock producers for your efforts in support of HB 73. The emails and phone calls to the Governor’s office and Legislature provided vital support for passage of the bill. We are encouraged by the strong support for HB 73. The bill passed with significant bi-partisan support; 96-3 in the Montana House and 45-4 in the Montana Senate.
We encourage Montana Sportsmen and Livestock producers to take a few minutes and send a thank you message to Governor Bullock, the Montana Legislature and Montana FWP for their support of HB 73.
Here are email addresses and phone numbers to convey a message directly:
Governor Steve Bullock
Phone: (406) 444-3111
email: governor@mt.gov
Montana Legislature
Phone: (406) 444-4819
Contact Form: online message form
Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks
Phone: (406) 444-2535
Email: fwpgen@mt.gov
Thank you for your ongoing support of wildlife conservation in Montana.
Warm Regards,
Ryan Benson
Big Game Forever