The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is charged 

 with the responsibility of managing Montana's fish, wildlife and 

 recreational resources and with providing optimum outdoor 

 recreational opportunities for Montanans and their guests. 



Montanans have always enjoyed abundant and high quality hunting, 

 fishing and other forms of outdoor recreation. This has been due 

 partly to the state's geography, but it has also required 

 aggressive fish, wildlife and parks management and good 

 stewardship of our basic resources — land and water. 



As the demands upon land and water become greater, the job of 

 providing optimum outdoor recreational opportunities is 

 compounded. But we are determined to meet this challenge through 

 more refined and innovative management and through enhanced 

 public information and education efforts. 





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