For those who think the Nature Conservancy is anti-hunting

Irrelevant · Feb 23, 2017

Try this on for size:

http://blog.nature.org/science/2017...=cgs&utm_medium=archive&utm_campaign=Wildlife

The Cool Green Science blog (the official blog of the Nature Conservancy) is pretty interesting to follow.

TheTone · Feb 23, 2017

The second turkey I killed was on TNC property while accompanied by a couple of TNC employees that also killed turkeys on that property. That said, not all nature conservancy properties allow hunting and I'm sure they employ people that are not pro hunting.

hank4elk · Feb 23, 2017

Not a big fan but, have worked with them on several issues.
They are co-protestants in our fight against the Augustine Plains Water Grab.

...as long as they don't fill the air with patuli oil too much.I'm cool.

Northwoods Labs · Feb 23, 2017

That was a great article. Thanks for sharing. I have fished on Nature Conservancy lands in Michigan's UP. Appreciate the work they do

Big Fin · Feb 23, 2017

TNC has done some amazing work in Montana. Big landscape level projects are hard to complete and they've done some really good ones.

BigHornRam · Feb 23, 2017

They have absolutely done great things in Montana.

JM77 · Feb 23, 2017

Our family ranch borders TNC property here in Wyoming. They like working with neighbors and are concerned with maintaining habitat for the wildlife. They are not anti-hunting, but they can be bound by details of the easement agreement.

F250 · Feb 24, 2017

TNC has deep pockets and can often purchase a property quickly, and hold it while a state arranges for funding to be organized.

Gellar · Feb 24, 2017

I had to take an extra year of college because of TNC. They only allowed duck hunting during the week at Emiquon Preserve and I made sure to be there! Pressure was low and there was lots of area for waterfowl, we got a lot of ducks!

Nameless Range · Feb 24, 2017

In Montana, I would say that The Nature Conservancy is the most gracious "private" landowner in the state when it comes to hunting.

406LIFE · Feb 24, 2017

Nameless Range said:
In Montana, I would say that The Nature Conservancy is the most gracious "private" landowner in the state when it comes to hunting.

I'd agree with this. They do have some areas (Chotea) that they are kind of stingy on, but otherwise any TNC land I've seen, I've been able to hunt it.

buckbull · Feb 24, 2017

Gellar said:
I had to take an extra year of college because of TNC. They only allowed duck hunting during the week at Emiquon Preserve and I made sure to be there! Pressure was low and there was lots of area for waterfowl, we got a lot of ducks!

Very good fishing too. Has the Corps ruined it yet with river access?

airlocksniffer · Feb 24, 2017

406LIFE said:
I'd agree with this. They do have some areas (Chotea) that they are kind of stingy on, but otherwise any TNC land I've seen, I've been able to hunt it.

I think the Pine Butte Swamp preserve is a bit more difficult to access as it's one of the only prairie habitat in the country with a native griz population. I did chat with a guy a few years ago who worked up there and he said elk hunting was allowed in fairly limited numbers. I never followed up on gaining access.

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiative...placesweprotect/pine-butte-swamp-preserve.xml

Ben Lamb · Feb 24, 2017

Pine Butte is on a lottery system for deer & elk. Great spot with stellar hunting. I believe that the Matador is on the same system.

Gellar · Feb 24, 2017

buckbull said:
Very good fishing too. Has the Corps ruined it yet with river access?

I have not been there since 2011, but the Emiquon preserves goal was to bring water in from the Illinois River into their wetland to help depollute some of the water.

MTGomer · Feb 24, 2017

I shot this bull on TNC land a few years ago.

Poor picture. I was alone and it was steeeeeeeep

BigHornRam · Feb 24, 2017

Nameless Range said:
In Montana, I would say that The Nature Conservancy is the most gracious "private" landowner in the state when it comes to hunting.

There are a number of private landowners equally gracious with access. Stoltze is one that comes to mind.

Nameless Range · Feb 24, 2017

BigHornRam said:
There are a number of private landowners equally gracious with access. Stoltze is one that comes to mind.

That's a good point.

Ben Lamb · Feb 24, 2017

BigHornRam said:
There are a number of private landowners equally gracious with access. Stoltze is one that comes to mind.

At one time, Plumb Creek had roughly 1 million acres enrolled in block management. Good neighbors.

There are some combined TNC/FWP easements that are great elk hunting west of Helena as well.

Irrelevant · Feb 24, 2017

I am pleasantly surprised by the response here. This is not what I hear when the topic is broached locally with hunters. TNC owns a large swath of shrub-steppe that they used to allow hunting on, but have closed do to concerns of hunters shooting sage grouse (state listed species). But it's only made the State land around it even better.

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