1. What is your view of the 2004 Attorney General Opinion regarding access to streams from county road bridges ?
I support the Attorney General's opinion, completely.
2. In your opinion are public property rights important - often as important as private property rights?
Yes, I know too many people that depend on public property rights just to feed their own families. We cannot sell Montana's 'soul'.
3. Do you believe the state should be allowed to acquire water rights sufficient to allow major streams to function as natural aquatic systems?
Yes, of course! Streams need to run as natural as possible
4. Are you familiar with and do you support the Public Trust Doctrine?
As I understand, it protects certain resources that belong to the public in protecting our wildlife and our waters. Do I support, yes, PERIOD
5. Should we consider the sale of water in Montana’s rivers to be moved out of state?
No, we need to protect it for the use of water. We need to protect the treasures of our state...our livelihood.
6. Should the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks remain the sole decision maker for the allocation of licenses and permits that determine who may legally hunt and harvest Montana wildlife ?
Yes, the fish and wildlife belong to Montana and it's people. Landowners are just that....landowners. They do not own the wildlife, fish, streams, and rivers.
7. What should be done to reduce elk populations that exceed optimum numbers as defined in current management plans?
Elk numbers should be calculated ONLY on land available to the public.
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