The master list for the elk hunting access agreements is out and it looks like we got about a week to go over the 50 applications before they are approved by the commission on Thursday. I scanned over few of them and I was surprised at how many go to out of state landowners. #14 on the list must have multiple part owners of the ranch. The applicants all list a local address but a little google searching and they don't look so local.
#19 on the list applied to get (2) of the either sex permits. One would go to the owner and the other will go to a James Alexander Settle. On the application it says that he is a "full time employee" for the ranch, however a little googling and you will see he's also a Power Company Lineman who lives in Tennessee. Seems like it might be difficult to be a full time employee on a ranch in Montana and also a Lineman in Tennessee. I guess if you count the hours spent for a few trips out to hunt on the ranch every year maybe then you can be considered a "full-time employee". I don't know..... maybe everything is legit, but I hope FWP is doing a little checking into the application and not just rubber stamping every application.
#19 on the list applied to get (2) of the either sex permits. One would go to the owner and the other will go to a James Alexander Settle. On the application it says that he is a "full time employee" for the ranch, however a little googling and you will see he's also a Power Company Lineman who lives in Tennessee. Seems like it might be difficult to be a full time employee on a ranch in Montana and also a Lineman in Tennessee. I guess if you count the hours spent for a few trips out to hunt on the ranch every year maybe then you can be considered a "full-time employee". I don't know..... maybe everything is legit, but I hope FWP is doing a little checking into the application and not just rubber stamping every application.