APT Requests Documents for Biden Nominee Regarding Troubling Connections June 17, 2021 Today, APT filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Montana Governor’s Office and related agencies regarding Tracy Stone-Manning, who has been nominated as the Director of the Bureau of Land Management under the Department of the Interior. APT has requested records for her past roles in Montana state government over selling political access and her associations with extremist groups. Given the significant authority she would be given at the Bureau of Land Management, it is critical that the American public have confidence in her ability to lead this agency. In this role, Stone-Manning would be granted extensive authority over federal lands. Yet, as recent reporting shows, there are some concerning questions regarding her past. In one instance, Stone-Manning received a personal loan from a political donor, with interest rates below market value. This loan was given at the time she worked for Senator Jon Tester and would have been subject to certain Senate gift rules. No records have been produce to indicate that she complied with such rules. Additionally, news outlets have reported that Stone-Manning was part of a federal criminal investigation for eco-terrorism activities and involved with a radical environmental group.
great nominee Buzz. selling our public lands so we have no access. What does BHA do again?
Originally Posted by BuzzH
Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER
How many elk have you lost, Buzz? Ever witnessed any problems with a 243?
As most everyone knows........you have to buy a doe tag when drawing an Iowa buck tag.
Sometimes........when a hunter fills the buck tag......they will go back out with the doe tag......and maybe a video camera.
Get a little excited when I'm trailing a boogered doe (after proper waiting)........and the hunter says something like: "Screw it.......it's not like it's a 150 inch buck......let's call it."
The biggest surprise of IRO was the wound rates. Everyone is an expert before and when they arrive.
When they want to poke the bales after a morning hunt........go check the stand location for blood (hint).
Last November.....saw an old fat man shoot a cow elk in the lower front leg (3rd shot)......100 yards from his truck. The leg was swinging. Any guesses how far he tracked it? 30-06, looked like a 721 with a steel tube Weaver.
Kinda now convinced.........it's the norm.
After all, it's only a 'lowly' doe or cow.
Originally Posted by BuzzH
Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER
Buzz,
Why the obvious disdain for public land?
Originally Posted by BuzzH
Most all the GF guys/gals know who I am in this part of the world, including the Director, assistant directors, commission, biologists, wardens. I've worked with a lot of them for a long time.
Why would I give a chit who outfits Cow creek? Most of its public anyway.
What disdain for public lands?...you sound confused.
BTW, did you actually read the elk regulations yet? Probably still confused about those as well....
You're all over the map...I can't help you with your choice of friends or who you guide on your place. Maybe pick better friends or better clients...not my pig, not my farm.
Same with the elk that you saw wounded...not sure what that has to do with anything, but OK.
I lost one elk with a rifle, that I eventually found. A spike bull that I just flat made a bad shot on at about 80 yards with a .338 and 250 grain partitions. Shot 17 other elk with that rifle as well as numerous deer, a dall sheep, black bears, shiras moose, etc. and it worked fine, not much different than the other rifles I've shot big-game with. Still have it but the last time I shot it was at a muskox in AK several years ago.
No, never witnessed any problems with a .243 on deer, elk, pronghorn, bears, bighorn sheep, and watched a friend kill a moose with one in Montana as well with a 100 grain sierra...one shot and that was that. The folks I hunt with are top shelf and know how to hunt, shoot, etc.
