FWP works agreement with Blue Ridge Ranch to allow limited public elk hunting in Phillips County

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, in a written agreement approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission, worked with the Blue Ridge Ranch owner, Will Carlson, to allow limited public elk hunting on approximately 9,665 private land acres in hunting district (HD) 622 in southern Phillips Co. for the 2018 general elk season. This agreement was made possible under the 2016 House Bill 454 Hunting Access Agreement.

Under the provisions of HB 454, FWP received the authority to issue either-sex or antlerless elk permits to approved landowners in exchange for public hunting opportunity that could he...