<div dir="ltr"><div><span><span><span><i><b><font size="4">Traps shouldn’t shut us out! </font></b></i><br></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span>



















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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria" align="center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt">Please
Help Stop HB 552!<span></span></span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria" align="center"><span style="font-size:10pt"><a href="https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billhtml/HB0552.htm" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billhtml/HB0552.htm</a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b>HB 552 would remove
setbacks for wolf traps on roads seasonally closed by gates, cable and other
temporary structures. Wolf traps could be on roads.<span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b>HB 552 would also
eliminate FWP’s authority to restore trap setbacks along these and
decommissioned roads!<span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><i><span style="color:black">HB 552</span></i></b><i><span style="color:black"> has one last vote in the full House of
Representatives.</span></i><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria">Big reasons why HB 552 is bad for Montana:<span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><b>Wolf traps
threaten the safety of anyone hiking or skiing these gated and closed roads. </b>Large,
hard-to-open wolf traps would be obscured and set anywhere on and off the roads,
and seriously injure adults, children and dogs. <span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><b>Trappers
already have more than 21,000 miles</b> <b>of
decommissioned (permanently closed) roads </b>they can use to set traps for
wolves with no setbacks required! This bill would eliminate FWP’s authority to
install setbacks on these roads.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b>•<span>    </span>If
HB 522 becomes law, Fish, Wildlife and Parks will not be able to create
setbacks on seasonally gated roads and decommissioned roads.<span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b>•<span>    
</span>Traps are indiscriminate. All creatures are at risk. In winter, animals
use roads to expend less energy in deep snow. </b><span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14pt">Please ask House Representatives
to <span style="background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%">VOTE NO ON HB 552!</span>
<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><i><span style="font-size:14pt">Here’s how to do it:<span></span></span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria">Find your Representative and let her/him know you are in
her/his voting district and you want her/him to vote NO on HB 552. Please
follow up with a call to your Representative.<span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><a href="https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-lookup/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-lookup/</a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="color:black">Then,
please write a letter with your concerns to ALL House Members. <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><u><span style="color:black">Instructions for Contacting
ALL Members of the House of Representatives</span></u></b><span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><u><span><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif""><u>Send an email to each of five important House committees</u>.
(Every member of the House is on of these committees, which meet each morning,
so messages to all 5 committees will reach ALL HOUSE MEMBERS.)<span>  </span><span style="color:blue">The committees are
House Appropriations, House Business and Labor, House Judiciary, House State
Administration, and House Taxation. Here are the instructions for how to do
this:</span><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif""><span style="color:black">1. </span><a href="https://leg.mt.gov/web-messaging/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://leg.mt.gov/web-messaging/</a><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif"">2. Below the form, you'll see the option for
"legislators" or "committees”; Select<u> "committees."</u><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif"">3. A list of committees --House (H) first and then
Senate(S) will appear, alphabetically. <u>Select your first committee, let's
say "H Appropriations."</u><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif"">4. Next, you'll be asked which bill you want to speak to: <u>under
"bill type," select HR from the menu; under "Number", type
in the number <b>552.</b></u><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif"">5. Below number, <u>select radio button labeled
"for."</u><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif"">6. Write your brief message in the open dialogue. Your
message should be brief and to the point, since House members don't have a lot
of time. <u>Right-click in the dialogue box and choose “copy”</u> to save your
message to the clip-board so you can paste it in your subsequent messages.<span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif"">7. <u>Select "send message,"</u> and you will
get a prompt that your message is winging its way to the members/committee you
indicated. <span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation Serif","serif""><span style="color:black">8. Go back to the message page,
repeat the process with Business and Labor. When you get to the "message
box" after filling-in the personal info and your committee and bill and
position, just put the <u>cursor in the message box and right-click "paste</u>,"
and your message will appear.</span><span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><i><span style="color:black">As extra insurance, Please also urge Governor
Bullock to veto it if it passes the House.</span></i></b><i><span style="color:black"> </span></i><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:governor@mt.gov" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">governor@mt.gov</a><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14pt">Thank you for your help
stopping HB 552. We <u>all</u> have a right to enjoy roads on our public lands without
fear.<span>  </span>Traps can’t shut us out! <span> </span>Don’t forget ~ public lands and wildlife belong
to us all.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14pt"><span> </span>For the animals,<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:14pt">Footloose Montana</span><span></span></p>

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