Mountain Lion Hunting in Montana HD 261 - East Bitterroot
The 1,490-square-mile Rock Creek EMU is bounded on the north by Interstate 90 between Drummond and Missoula, on the east by Highway 1 between Drummond and Philipsburg, on the south by Highway 38 between Philipsburg and Hamilton, and on the west by High...
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Boundary Change. That portion of Ravalli County lying within the followingdescribed boundary: Beginning at Skalkaho Pass, then westerly along State Route 38 (Skalkaho Road) to its junction with the Bitterroot Irrigation District Canal (BRID, a.k.a., Big Ditch), then north along said ditch to its intersection with the Middle Burnt Fork Road, then southeast along said road to its junction with Burnt Fork Road, then southeast along said road to USFS Trail 146 (Cutoff Gulch Trail), then northeast up said trail to the BitterrootRock Creek Divide, then southerly along said divide to Skalkaho Pass, the point of beginning.
Public lands (USFS, BLM and DNRC) make up approximately 50% of this EMU. Accessibility to USFS land is good, but there is a lack of access to some BLM and DNRC lands within this EMU. Motorized trav... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!
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Public land and private land percentages can sometime be misleading. A unit may have 80% public land, but a particluar species may only occupy 20% on the entire area. And that 20% species distribution may lie 100% within private lands. Does that sound confusing? Just remember that there are always exceptions to the rule, and land ownership is just one piece of the puzzle.
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