Mudhen: I predicted this very thing would happen back when the Montana Department of Fish and Game BECAME the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and PARKS!
Indeed the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and PARKS has become a greenassed entity of which I don't have a fraction of the respect I used to have for that governmental agency.
They could care less about fish and game and maintaining healthy poupulations of such - they are now a money collecting and money stirring agency - nothing more, nothing less!
And thats a shame!
Sad.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy