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Editor, On the 2016 ballot, Initiative 177 appears for a yes or no vote. The people who voted absentee have already decided and chose either yes or no. There are still those who will be voting on Nov. 8. Initiative 177 will be affecting every person and animal if passed. This initiative will ban trapping on public land using foothold traps and snares. This has proven to be an effective wildlife management tool used by trappers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Fish, Wildlife and Parks. If these tools cannot be used to...
I want to urge Montana residents to refrain from supporting Initiative 169, an effort to strip away the right to trap in our state. This misguided effort is based on the inaccurate perception being spread by animal rights activists that trapping has — in their words — “decimated” animal species in Montana and is a danger to the public. There is no shred of truth to either of these statements and the public should challenge signature-gatherers to prove these lies. The truth is regulated trapping is vital to maintai...
Editor: This is in response to comments made by Hill County Park Board member Renelle Braaten, Oct. 14, concerning her opposition to trapping. As an appointee by the Hill County Commissioners to the Hill County Park Board it is her fiduciary duty to make decisions concerning the care, upkeep and management of all parks in Hill County without interjection of her own personal opinions or objectives. Her statement against trapping, which is a necessary management tool of renewable resources, is her personal opinion, which is...