

4600 Giant Springs Road 

 Great Falls, Montana 59405 



June 28, 1999 



To Whom It May Concern, 



The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Department (MFWP) is proposing a fee title 

 purchase of a tract of land from the Hughes Livestock Company for $1 ,137,660.90. 

 The Dipping Vat Coulee tract is 2,143 acres in size. The property is located about 10 

 miles southwest of Utica and is an inholding on the eastern edge of the Judith River 

 Wildlife Management Area. 



This acquisition is being proposed to protect key wintering habitat for elk, mule deer, 

 and other v^ldlife. The acquisition will allow the property to be managed for wildlife in 

 perpetuity. 



Enclosed is an Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Management Plan, Socio- 

 Economic Report, and other related information for your review. The comment period 

 will be open through July 29, 1999. 



Please send any written comments to the follov^ng address: 



Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 



Attn: Hughes Livestock Company Land Acquisition 



4600 Giant Springs Road 



Great Falls, Montana 59405 



A public hearing on this proposed acquisition will be held at City Hall in Stanford, 

 Montana on 22 July 1999 at 7 p.m. 



Sincerely, 



Mike Aderhold 



R4 Regional Supervisor 



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