Montana FWP to reconsider trailing domestic sheep across wildlife area
Although domestic sheep are not allowed to graze the Robb-Ledford Wildlife Management Area in SW Montana, they are permitted to spend a couple days “trailing across” it to summer pasture. This may be enough to pollute the area with sheep diseases that kill bighorn.
Thankfully, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, at the request of Western Watersheds Project and other conservation groups, is looking into whether this dangerous practice should continue.
Montana FWP to reconsider sheep’s place on wildlife management area. By Daniel Person. Bozeman Chronicle Staff Writer

Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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Brian.. or anyone from WWP be willing to post a copy of the agreement to not allow reintroduced bighorns to affect land management in Montana? Also, the “new rules governing how people can use FWP land for commercial purposes”
jerry,
i’ll see if i can get the letter and post it when i get it.
The letter WWP sent to FWP regarding the trailing can be found here :
Click here for letter
Thanks Brian……will be interesting to see the “new rules governing how people can use FWP land for commercial purposes” that Flowers spoke about.