• Tom Kuglin
• Mar 12, 2021
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Tom Kuglin

Montana voters could be asked to enshrine in the state constitution hunting, fishing and trapping as the traditional and preferred methods of fish and wildlife management under a bill brought by a Thompson Falls lawmaker.

During a hearing marked by a number of contentious exchanges between Republicans and an opponent of trapping, the House Judiciary Committee heardHouse Bill 367brought by Republican Rep. Paul Fielder. If the bill receives support from two-thirds of the Legislature, voters in 2022 would be asked whether to amend a section of the Montana Constitution called the “Harvest Heritage” clause.

As currently written, the clause says, “The opportunity to harvest wild fish and wild game animals is a heritage that shall forever be preserved to the individual citizens…