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Record Number Of People Enter American Prairie Reserve's Bison Harvest Drawing

By • Aug 23, 2019

A record number of people entered a drawing to harvest a bison from a private herd in northeastern Montana this year.

Gardiner Residents Ask For New Restrictions On Bison Hunting Near Yellowstone

By • Aug 2, 2019

A group of Gardiner residents are pushing for new restrictions to the annual bison hunt near Yellowstone National Park’s north entrance. But at a recent interagency meeting, tribal representatives say some of these changes would violate their treaty rights.

Nine-Year-Old Injured By Bison At Yellowstone National Park

By • Jul 23, 2019
Park regulations require people stay at least 25 yards from all wildlife including bison, elk and deer and at least 100 yards from wolves and bears. Disregarding those simple rules can lead to to fines, serious injury or death.
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A nine-year-old girl was injured by a bison Monday in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone officials say about 50 people were within 10 feet of the bison near Observation Point Trail in the Old Faithful Geyser area for at least 20 minutes before it charged the group. 

Judge Sides With Bullock In Veto Dispute

By • Jun 5, 2019
Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton (left) and Governor Steve Bullock (right).

A Helena judge says Montana's secretary of state does not have the authority to unilaterally override Gov. Steve Bullock's veto of a bison bill.

District Judge Mike McMahon Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking Secretary of State Corey Stapleton from beginning the process of publishing the vetoed bill in state law.

Stapleton Files Response To Lawsuit Over Disputed Veto

By • Jun 4, 2019
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Montana’s Secretary of State Corey Stapleton Tuesday filed a response to a lawsuit by Gov. Steve Bullock over whether Bullock met a veto deadline for a bill passed by the Legislature this year.

Stapleton’s chief legal counsel says Bullock made a mistake and that the law is clear about the outcome of House Bill 132.

Judge Upholds Contested Bullock Veto

By • May 31, 2019
Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton (left) and Governor Steve Bullock (right).

A Montana judge has blocked Secretary of State Corey Stapleton from enrolling into state law a bison bill that Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed last month.

District Judge James Reynolds' temporary restraining order was issued Friday afternoon, two days after Stapleton declared the bill had become law because the Democratic governor missed a deadline to turn the veto in to the Republican secretary's office.

Gov, Secretary Of State Dispute Bison Bill Status

By • May 29, 2019
Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton (left) and Governor Steve Bullock (right).

Montana legislation seeking to change the definition of “wild bison” is in limbo as the governor and secretary of state disagree over whether the bill has become law.

USFWS Will Hear Public Comment On Bison Range Management This Week

By • Apr 29, 2019
A sign at the National Bison Range in northwest Montana.
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New possibilities for management of the National Bison Range north of Missoula are out, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking public comment on them at three meetings this week. 

Montana Residents Say Bison Hunts Near Yellowstone Unsafe

By Brett French - The Billings Gazette • Apr 25, 2019
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BEATTIE GULCH, Mont. (AP) — The scavenger-cleaned bison carcass scattered across the grassland provided the perfect punctuation point for Nathan Varley.

Varley was lobbying a group of officials Wednesday to modify how the winter bison hunt is conducted in the Gardiner Basin, just north of Yellowstone National Park. The hunter-killed bison bones, fur and offal emphasized his argument: hunts are being conducted close to nearby residences.

Lawmakers Consider The Future Of Bison In Montana

By & UM Legislative News Service • Mar 25, 2019
Bison in Yellowstone National Park.
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Debates are intensifying at the Montana Legislature over the state’s management of North America’s largest land mammal: The American bison.

Some argue bison are a critical cultural, spiritual and historical resource. Others argue bison pose a threat to the health and well-being of cattle. Now, legislators are considering a number of bills that would decide where bison are allowed to graze, and which government entity gets to make that decision.

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