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When: Thursday, June 19 at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Montana WILD Auditorium and virtually via Zoom
Public comments were accepted on the June agenda topics through May 27, 2025 with final action to be taken at the June 19 meeting. The comment period is now closed.
Comment at meeting
Public comment can still be offered during the meeting both in-person and via Zoom. In-person comments can be made at the meeting venue or at any FWP Regional Office throughout the state.
Registration for Zoom comment will close on June 18 at noon.
Amendments
An amendment to the 2025 Mountain Lion Quotas was proposed by Commissioner Susan Kirby Brooke, Region 3. Public comment on this amendment ONLY will run through June 12.
If you would like to comment on Commissioner Brooke's amendment, please find the separate survey for this amendment below under "2025-2026 Mountain Lion Quotas".
The public comment period on the following proposal ran through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Emergency Regulation Change - Red Rock Creek Grayling
Public Comment (PDF) *NEW*
The public comment period on the following proposal ran through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting. Comments on the amendment proposed by Commissioner Brooke will run through June 12. See the survey below to comment on the amendment ONLY.
2025-2026 Mountain Lion Quotas
Public Comment - Main Agenda Item (PDF) *NEW*
AMENDMENT - Proposed by Commissioner Brooke (PDF) (scroll down for public comment opportunity)
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Required Upland Game Bird Free Permit for Sage Grouse Hunting
Public Comment (PDF) *NEW*
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Ray Kuhns WMA Forest Habitat Improvement and Fuels Reduction Project
Environmental Assessment (PDF)
Decision Notice (PDF)
Comments Summary (PDF)
Public Comment (PDF) *NEW*
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Additions to the list of approved Grizzly Bear Release Sites
Public Comment (PDF)
Release Sites - MAPS (PDF) *NEW*
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Elk Hunting Access (EHA) Agreements
Evaluation Report Draft (PDF)
Public Comment (PDF)
EHA Master List (PDF) *NEW*
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Biennial Rule - Recreation Management Areas (RMA)
AVISTA
Rule Renewal (PDF)
Landowner Agreement (PDF)
Clark Fork River RMA Map (PDF)
STIMSON
Rule Renewal (PDF)
Landowner Agreement (PDF)
Stimson RMA Map (PDF)
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Rule Renewal (PDF)
Landowner Agreement (PDF)
TNC Area Map (PDF)
Public Comment (PDF) *NEW*
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Construction Closure - Big Rock Fishing Access Site (FAS)
Public Comment (PDF) *NEW*
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Beaverhead River Closure
Public Comment (PDF) *NEW*
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
The department has removed this agenda item from the June 19 agenda. We apologize for any inconvenience. Public comments received to this point will be saved and added to the next public comment period, if and when the topic returns.
Blackfoot River Closure
Proposal and Information Sheet (PDF)
Citizen Petition - Motorized Watercraft on the Bull River
NOTE: The MAPA process, which the Commission voted to initiate at its February 13 meeting, will conclude on May 1. All oral and written comments received through that process are included in the official record and will be provided to the Commission for its review, consideration, and action at its June meeting.
As this matter involves a MAPA rulemaking process with its own written comment and public hearing process, no written comments on this matter will be solicited by the commission prior to the June 19th meeting.
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Private Land Access Agreements - Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) Rulemaking
Adoption Notice (PDF)
Public Comment (PDF) *NEW*
NOTICE:
The public will have a chance to submit oral and written comments on the draft rule language once the draft rules are published in the Montana Administrative Register (MAR), consistent with the Montana Administrative Procedure Act (MAPA) Rulemaking process and the Secretary of State's (SOS) rulemaking procedure.
FWP will send out a notice and press release when the draft rules are published in the MAR and the written public comment period opens. FWP will also give specific instructions on how to submit the written comments and the date and location of the public hearing for oral comments on the proposed draft rules/amendments. Written and oral comments submitted during the MAPA/SOS rulemaking process become part of the official record of rulemaking, and are considered by the Commission prior to any action (including adoption/amendment) on the draft rules.
FWP will collect all of those written and oral public comments submitted through that MAPA/SOS process and put them in front of the Commission for consideration and discussion before the Commission takes any final action on the proposed adoption/amendment of the rules. People may be allowed short oral comments on this agenda item at this Commission meeting, but any such comments during the meeting will not become part of the rulemaking record (as that is governed by the MAPA and SOS process) and will not be put in front of the Commission with the other comments submitted as part of the rulemaking record.
Any oral or written public comments given at this meeting must be limited to the decision before the Commission at this time, which is: Should these draft rules and amendments go through the formal MAPA/SOS rulemaking process (which will include an additional public comment period)?
The public comment period on the following proposal will run through May 27, 2025, with final action at the June 19 commission meeting.
Amend fall 2025 turkey regulations in Regions 4, 5, and 7 to address game damage concerns
Public Comment (PDF) *NEW*
The commission may take action on all matters specifically noticed on any agenda.
Extensive opportunity is provided for public comment on hunting, fishing and trapping regulations. As a matter of equity for citizens who cannot attend commission meetings, when making final decisions on these regulations, the commission will not open public comment unless a significant amendment to the tentative proposal is brought forth by the commission or department. Comments will be limited to the amendment only. Time for comment may be limited at the Chair's discretion.
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