Deadline for access tax credit program extended until May 1

Press release

Landowners will now have until May 1 to submit applications to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks for enrollment in the Unlocking Public Lands Program.

Through this program, landowners who agree to allow access, for a majority of the year — at least six months and one day — are entitled to receive a $750 annual tax credit per contract. Landowners may have a maximum of four contracts per year or up to $3,000 in tax credits. Public recreational access across private land to reach a parcel of otherwise inaccessible state — DNRC — or federal Bureau of Land Management or United States F...