JOSEPH MTN NEWS.
>> LANDOWNERS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELK HUNTING ACCESS AGREEMENT OR II PROGRAM. LET'S APPLY TO MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS BY MAY. FIRST IN
EXCHANGE FOR FREE PUBLIC HUNTING ACCESS. THE LANDOWNER WILL RECEIVE AN ELK TAG. THE TAGS CAN BE DESIGNATED TO A FAMILY MEMBER OR UNAUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE
LANDOWNER. BUT THEY ARE ONLY VALID ON THE LANDOWNER'S PROPERTY OR LAND THAT THEY HAVE LEASED FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES LANDOWNERS CAN SELECT UP TO ONE-THIRD OF THE HUNTERS
WITH FWP RANDOMLY SELECTING THE OTHER TWO-THIRDS.
>> THE LANDOWNER MUST INFORM FWP OF THEIR SELECTIONS NO LATER THAN 3 WEEKS BEFORE THEY AGREED UPON START DATE. IF NO HUNTER SELECTIONS ARE MADE WITHIN THAT TIMEFRAME FWP WILL
FILL THE SPOTS THIS YEAR.
LANDOWNERS MUST OWN AT LEAST 6 140 ACRES OF OCCUPIED HELP HABITAT. THEY CAN ROLL PRIVATE LAND LEASED FROM ANOTHER LAND OWNER FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. EVERY TAG ISSUED
WILL COME WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO SELECTED HUNTER WHO HOLDS THE EQUIVALENT TAG. THE PUBLIC WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH MY FWP FROM JULY 1ST THROUGH
THE 15TH PUBLIC HUNTERS HAVE 72 HOURS