Montana gains second U.S. House seat
- Tom Kuglin
- Apr 23, 2021UpdatedApr 24, 2021
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Aproposed referendum asking Montana voters to enshrine hunting, fishing and trappingin the Montana Constitution came three votes shy of passing the Legislature on Friday.
House Bill 367, brought by Rep. Paul Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, would have asked voters to amend the “Harvest Heritage” clause of the Montana Constitution.
The clause states the opportunity to harvest wild fish and game animals is preserved to individual citizens of the state.
HB 367 proposed spelling out methods of harvest as hunting, fishing and trapping and stating that those are the preferred but not only methods of wildlife management. Fielder noted that several other states had made similar amendments to their constitutions.
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