Dear Editor: Montana FWP Needs a Name Change to Reflect Its Real Mission

Dear Editor,

Montana FWP needs a name change to reflect its real mission.

It's early February, and Montana hunters are still pursuing heavily pregnant cow elk throughout many private ranchlands around the state at a time when the animals are just trying to make it through winter. Even in a relatively mild winter like this one, it's a sign of failed wildlife management that animals must be hunted for half the year, while many other states have reasonable fall seasons that respect big game as valued native wildlife.

In Montana, our seasons are tailored for one purpose: to allow outfitters who ha...