This week, we are discussing putting more animals on the mountain, with bighorn sheep in Montana as the main example. We will also briefly cover the following headlines.

In Kentucky, a bill has passed out of Committee and to the Senate that could have significant consequences for the Kentucky Department of Wildlife Resources and, ultimately, the hunters and anglers in the state.

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission is meeting today and potentially voting on whether or not to do away with their conservation permits.

In Wyoming, the Game and Fish Commission just voted unanimously to pursue establishing protections for a pronghorn migration corridor.

In Idaho, an effort has been made to pass a bill that would end the Open Fields Doctrine for conservation officers. This would essentially make it illegal for a game warden to check licenses or harvested animals on private land without a warrant.

In Arizona, the Nature Conservancy recently received an 11.5 million dollar grant to purchase conservation easements in the Upper Verde River Watershed and Big Chino Grasslands.

Page to look up your Kentucky Legislators
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/findyourlegislator/findyourlegislator.html

Kentucky State Senators Contact
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/smembers_county.html

Idaho Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee
https://www.billtrack50.com/committee/3566

Link to “Selfless” Film
https://youtu.be/zJa3SeEmTn0?si=s7qFVrIfYz3FQEyB