Can we all work together to stop I-177?

Dear Editor,

Public Access is not a Sportsman versus Landowner political issue. However, out of state activists like Sierra Club, ASPCA, Defenders of Wildlife, etc. are trying to make it one. Anti-hunting groups are attempting to increase their influence by pouring political action cash (PAC Money) into Montana’s state wide elections.

The cause of newly blocked sportsman access is not landowners. The federal government is gating roads and abandoning trails. Federal overreach is impacting the jobs and recreational opportunities of both landowners and sportsmen. Federal agencies invit...