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Letter to the Editor - Buell misconstrues trapping Initiative-177

Editor,

Trapper Fran Buell’s letter wildly misconstrues Montana Trap-Free Public Lands I-177. 

If a badger digs holes in agricultural fields on public lands, damaging a crop and endangering the safety of the tractor driver, and someone actually wants to put a trap in their field, they can call Fish, Wildlife and Parks for a permit to trap that badger under I-177. I-177 allows trapping to protect property as well for safety. There is no requirement for FWP to come to the site, or to spend 30 days trying all nonlethal methods of removal. That is misinformation.   

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