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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 36 i 



SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS iii 



INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY RESOLUTION ISSUES .... 1 



WILDLIFE DAMAGE IN MONTANA 5 



I. Legal Aspects of Wildlife Damage .... 5 



II. Wildlife Damage Activities 9 



III. Wildlife Damage Laws and Policies of 



Western States and Canadian Provinces . . 17 



Reference Notes 27 



SUBCOMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS 29 



APPENDIX A - Wildlife Damage Statutes 



APPENDIX B - Guidelines for Department of Fish, 

 Wildlife, and Parks Big Game Damage 

 Procedures 



APPENDIX C - Legal Considerations of Block 



Hunting on Private Property for 

 a Fee 



