neighbor attracted and protected a large herd of 

 elk that often wander onto the rancher's land. 



4. Mons Teigan, Montana Stockgrowers ' Association, 

 informed the Subcommittee of his group's 

 landowner-recreationist study committee. He 

 stressed that recreation and tourism are important 

 industries in Montana and the private landowner 

 does a great deal to preserve the resources that 

 contribute to that part of the economy. 



5. Senator Larry Tveit, (R-Fairview) , and 

 Representative Ed Grady, (R-Helena) , spoke of the 

 increased burden on landowners to provide 

 recreational opportunities and the need to somehow 

 compensate for the effort, especially in this time 

 of a failing agricultural economy. 



Third Meeting — May 9, 1986 — Kalispell, Montana 



1. Staff presented a survey of the wildlife damage 

 laws and policies of western states and Canadian 

 provinces. See pages 17 to 25 of this report. 



Staff also provided a recent NCSL report on 

 "Potential Private Revenue and Public Benefits 

 from Alternative Agriculture" (See Reference No. 

 15, page 28.) The study discussed recreation and 

 access fees on private land in other states and 

 liability issues associated with recreational 

 access . 



2. The Subcommittee discussed the costs involved in 

 the direct damage compensation programs of other 

 states. In Wyoming and Colorado, yearly costs are 

 over $1,000,000. In 1985, Montana (the 



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