Lots of (ahem) howling about wolves in this year’s session of the Montana legislature . . .
As the Montana Legislature moves into the second half of the session the gray wolf is proving to be one creature with few friends in the Capitol.
Lawmakers are advancing a slate of bills that call for decreasing protections for wolves, while Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer encouraged killing the animals last month in defiance of the federal Endangered Species Act.
From this week’s Hungry Horse News . . .
Hunters just might be able to use a spear next season if a law that makes them legal holds up. The Senate passed a bill by a 27-21 vote in January that would make a spear a legal weapon.
Senate Bill 112, sponsored by Sanders County Republican Greg Hinkle, is now being considered by the House. It’s just one of the many fish and game laws that are under consideration by the Legislature this year.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer has openly made fun of the bill and has promised he’ll veto it.
But spear chucking isn’t the only thing in lawmakers sights. They’d also like to nullify the Endangered Species Act. . .