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Sides respond to MT stream access bill being tabled Play Video
March 24, 2011 12:01 PM
The Montana Senate Agriculture Committee tabled a bill defining irrigation ditches on Tuesday, sidelining House Bill 309 on an 8-3 vote. Those who had been opposed to the measure have called it an assault on Montana's Stream Access Law, while supporters say it prohibits recreating in ditches with irrigation... more » -
MT Senate committee kills stream access bill Play Video
March 22, 2011 10:10 PM
HELENA- Members of the Senate Agriculture committee killed a bill which fisherman have been calling an assault on Montana's Stream Access Law. A few weeks back hundreds of anglers and recreationists filled the Capitol opposing a bill defining ditches. Supporters of the bill say it prohibits recreating in... more » -
Bill defining ditches packs out Montana's Capitol Play Video
March 9, 2011 8:39 AM
HELENA- Over 300 people traveled from all over Montana on Tuesday to testify on a bill defining ditches. "This is one of the most impressive things I've seen in the legislature," Montana Senator Kendall Van Dyk (D-Billings) told his fellow anglers. Anglers and outdoorsmen came to Helena to... more » -
Montana stream access again stirring emotions Play Video
March 8, 2011 9:05 AM
MISSOULA- Private ditches and public access; the Montana House already has approved a bill that defines what irrigation ditches are and prohibits access to them. The Senate is now about to take up that same issue, one that splits the opinions and livelihoods of long-time Montanans. "This bill is... more » -
Stream access law stirs debate in Helena Play Video
February 9, 2011 6:57 PM
HELENA - Senator Kendall Van Dyk (D-Billings) is calling it the biggest assault on Montana's Stream Access Law in years while Representative Jeff Welborn (R-Dillon) calls it a clarification bill. In the simplest of terms, House Bill 309, carried by Welborn, defines a ditch as any body of water... more » -
Mitchell Slough ruling spurs public access debate
January 10, 2011 5:58 PM
HELENA - Some Montana agricultural groups want lawmakers to clarify what makes an irrigation ditch and how that relates to Montana's stream access law. The Great Falls Tribune reports the Montana Rural Family Irrigators (MRFI) coalition is seeking the clarification in response to the 2008 Montana Supreme Court decision... more » -
FWP: Mitchell Slough open for duck hunting Play Video
January 6, 2010 8:10 PM
The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission hasdenied a petition to close part of Mitchell Slough to duck hunting. Landowners John and Kathy Lewis submitted the petition to close waterfowl hunting along their land in the Bitterroot Valley. But commissioners instead accepted a recommendation by Region 2 Supervisor... more »
