Representative Marilyn Marler's (D-Missoula) HB 243 (I love this bill number, btw) is up on the House floor this coming Tuesday (at the earliest). The bill is cosponsored by Representative Neil Durham (R-Libby).
The bill came out of committee strong, on a 17-2 vote and added a delayed effective date so FWP can spool the program back up again. This is a great bill and part of the Elk Coalition & MOGA's legislative package.
We need folks to contact their House member and ask that they support HB 243. You can find their contact informatin here: https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/
You can also call the Legislature hotline starting on Monday morning: 406-444-4800 and leave a message for your specific legislator.
Be polite and simply ask that your legislator support HB 243 on second reading. In person field days are a tradition and important part of becoming an ethical and sound hunter. Montana went away from those during COVID, and the ease of securing new hunters via online courses made returning to those field days less attractive for the agency, especially since a number of Hunter Ed instructors have quit over the last few years.
If you need help finding your legislator, hit me up via PM and I'll walk you through the process. It's so easy, even I can do it!
The bill came out of committee strong, on a 17-2 vote and added a delayed effective date so FWP can spool the program back up again. This is a great bill and part of the Elk Coalition & MOGA's legislative package.
We need folks to contact their House member and ask that they support HB 243. You can find their contact informatin here: https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/
You can also call the Legislature hotline starting on Monday morning: 406-444-4800 and leave a message for your specific legislator.
Be polite and simply ask that your legislator support HB 243 on second reading. In person field days are a tradition and important part of becoming an ethical and sound hunter. Montana went away from those during COVID, and the ease of securing new hunters via online courses made returning to those field days less attractive for the agency, especially since a number of Hunter Ed instructors have quit over the last few years.
If you need help finding your legislator, hit me up via PM and I'll walk you through the process. It's so easy, even I can do it!