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With financial assistance from RSA, Kevin Koss
was able to move an old, poorly placed barbed wire
fence to a more logical location and improve the
fence structure to be less restrictive to wildlife, for
example by raising the bottom wire. “Everybody
is paying more attention to the parameters of the
wire,” Koss explained at a new fence line on his
ranch. “So, we try to get the bottom wire as high off
the ground as we can, and the top wire as low as
we can to allow ease of the wildlife passing under
or over. If wildlife can get through without knocking
it down, it’s good for them and us.”

Ranchers Benefit from Fencing Projects with RSA

By Kayla Walker for
Ranchers Stewardship Alliance
There’s been entire books
written on the history of fencing in
the West. The evolution of barbed
wire, the impact fences had on the
landscapes, and the range wars that when those same fences that made
ensued when fences first went up history are still standing today,
are all remarkable and fascinating plans to upgrade have likely been
stories that will forever stand in discussed.
the history of the American West Modern day ranchers,
and the ranching industry. But continued on page 2
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Fencing project continued
however, know the harsh reality of the distance
between discussing a new fence line and paying for
the removal of the old and construction of the new.
It’s a project so costly that, often, it simply doesn’t get
done. That’s why fencing projects are one of the many
the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance (RSA), a nonprofit
based in Malta, Montana, help cost share with ranchers
in the area.
“It’s very expensive to build new fence and we
have a lot of miles of it,” Kevin Koss, a rancher south
of Malta, said. “I think I calculated it up at one time,
and we have about 98 miles of fence on the ranch and
and it’s $15,000, give or take, per mile to construct new
fence and take out the old fence.”
In an ongoing project with RSA, Koss is removing
a stretch of old fence he estimated to be about 70 years
old and building 4 miles of relocated, wildlife-friendly
fencing. The old fence did tell of some history, Koss
predicting it was built by homesteaders as close to the
boundary line as possible. But that exact location wasn’t
the most efficient or logical place for the fence today.
“It was put in a in a poor spot to begin with,
probably trying to follow the property line as close as
possible, but it wasn’t good for maintenance or wildlife
passage, either one,” he said. “It went zigzagging down
the bottom of a coulee, which presented possible erosion
problems from livestock and wildlife trailing the fence
and disturbing the vegetation. It was in the brush,
through trees, and it was very bad for snow drifting –
it’d pile on the fence and break it down. The wildlife
couldn’t see it either, so there was more of a tendency to
run through it than actually see it and go under or over
it.”
A healthy elk population resides on Koss’ ranch
and the fence in the bottom of the coulee was not only
dangerous for elk travelling through, but it’s location
caused extra maintenance to repair when elk did tear
through sections of it. In construction of the new fence,
not only was a better location for visibility chosen, but
guidelines to make passage through the fence line were
implemented.
“Everybody used to build fences differently,” Koss
said. “Now everybody is paying more attention to the
parameters of the wire. So, we try to get the bottom wire
as high off the ground as we can, and the top wire as low
as we can to allow ease of the wildlife passing under or
over. If wildlife can get through without knocking it
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When the railroad came through Northern Montana in migration funding came available, RSA worked with
1927, woven wire sheep fence was built on both sides AJ Watkins to remove four of the eight miles of woven
of the tracks – and it still stands for miles today, with wire on his ranch so far, in addition to taking on a water
eight miles of it on AJ Watkins’ ranch. When big game project which was Watkins’ top priority.
Fencing project continued Pheasants Forever, Montana Fish, were on their list anyways – maybe
down, it’s good for them and us.” Wildlife and Parks, and a slew of they’ve gotten old and outdated or
By improving wildlife partners putting together gigantic they’re hard to maintain,” Townsend
migration barriers, RSA can secure projects that are now in the order explained. “Then we can help
funding for projects like these from of millions of dollars of project them replace those to new wildlife
conservation partners with the help available for producers across friendly standards and we reduce
goal of preserving and maintaining central Montana through NRCS to thousands of barriers for migrating
wildlife habitat. do migration work.” big game that travel from Canada
“RSA’s work, with support of While the project on Koss’ nearly to Billings.”
our partners with the Department of ranch was geared heavily toward elk, One of the first collaborations
Interior, BLM, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Townsend said the majority of the within the migration fencing project
Service, and Montana Fish, Wildlife fencing projects RSA is partnering was with AJ Watkins, a rancher near
and Parks, through a Department of on with northern Montana ranchers Turner, Montana. When the railroad
Interior Secretarial Order, basically are aimed at improving migration came through in 1927, woven wire
forced all those groups to focus for Pronghorn antelope. sheep fence was built on both sides
on big game and RSA was able to “Ninety-nine percent of the of the tracks – and it still stands for
take part in that as a partner,” RSA time antelope prefer to go under miles today, with eight miles of it on
Conservation Coordinator Martin fencing. So, if we can identify fences Watkins’ ranch.
Townsend said. “That partnership that are restrictive either with low “It was good in its day, but
has started with a few projects, that’s bottom wires or maybe they’re woven now it trains cows to crawl fence
led to a few more, that’s led to a wire sheep fence, we can then try to and deters antelope from going
few initiatives, that has now led to help ranchers identify fences that through,” Watkins said.
When big game migration funding came available, RSA
worked with AJ Watkins to remove four of the eight miles
While Watkins has been
working to remove sections of the
fence on his own, he said he couldn’t
complete the project in its entirety
due to cost concerns. Initially,
Watkins attempted to secure project
funding through Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) for
a winter stock water project but
was unsuccessful. Townsend met
Watkins and learned of his project
during his prior career with NRCS.
“It was a project I kind of
carried with me from when I was at
NRCS. He was unable to get funding
through NRCS for what he wanted
to do. When we had identified and
inventoried his project, we noticed
he had a few miles of woven wire
sheep fence that didn’t really look
like he used it and we asked about
it,” Townsend said. “He said, ‘well,
the day I can get rid of it, I will, it’s
of woven wire on his ranch so far, in addition to taking
on a water project which was Watkin’s top priority.
just it’s not in my way at this point,
so it’s not a concern right now.”
So, when the big game migration
funding came available, RSA
worked with Watkins to remove
four of the eight miles on his ranch
so far, in addition to taking on the
water project which was Watkin’s
top priority.
This method of prioritizing fencing
improvements in high habitat value
areas while also addressing stock
water issues led to the creation of
an NRCS Targeted Implementation
Plan called “Hydration for
Migration,” which has helped to
reduce barriers to funding for
ranchers willing to take on fencing
projects for wildlife as a part of stock
water improvement projects.
Both Watkins and Koss noted how
beneficial the partnership with RSA
has been in accomplishing fencing
projects that otherwise would have
had to be done in smaller phases or
perhaps couldn’t have taken place at
all. Both ranchers are implementing
other projects on their operations
through their RSA partnerships,
like tackling conifer encroachment
and water infrastructure, all with
the goal of not only improving
the landscape for livestock but the
wildlife they share it with as well.
“Working with RSA and their
partners has made all the difference
in the world,” Koss said. “We, just
as individual ranchers, don’t have
much of a voice and we don’t have
the resources to go out and gather
partners, whether it’s for funding
or just for scientific data. And since
we’ve been involved with these other
groups, we’ve just had all kinds of
data and funding at our fingertips,
so it’s been very, very beneficial.”
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Bounty Hunter Reform to Protect the Public
An Opinion Editorial by
Commissioner Troy Downing
Bail bonds are integral to the criminal justice
system – they allow those charged with crimes freedom
to work on their defense and deal with their personal
lives and obligations prior to trial. Bail bond agents are
responsible for ensuring a person shows up to court.
If the person out on bond does not fulfill their
obligations, the bond agent will arrest or cause the arrest
of that person. The person making the arrest may be the
bondsman or they may use a fugitive recovery agent,
commonly referred to as a bounty hunter.
House Bill 62, requested by our agency and
sponsored by Representative Bill Mercer, protects
the public and defendants out on bond by posting
reasonable sideboards that agents must follow when
arresting a fugitive. The CSI is the primary regulator
of bail bondsmen, or surety producers. In response to
numerous cases of abuse, House Bill 62 closes a literal
void in the law to protect the public from bad actors.
Two days prior to introducing this bill, a Great Falls
bounty hunter turned himself in to law enforcement
charged with multiple felonies, including assault with a
weapon. The bond agent allegedly drove into oncoming
traffic ramming a defendant’s vehicle before shooting
the man with non-lethal bullets and then tasing him.
Clearly, this was a threat to public safety. This act
was not an outlier, but an abuse we continue to see,
including unlicensed bail bondsmen unlawfully forcing
entry into third-party homes – one high-profile case
ended up with a person, not the fugitive, murdered in
his own home.
Prior to House Bill 62, bounty hunters were not
required to be licensed under Montana law. Basically
anyone, including felons, could hunt down and arrest
defendants. House Bill 62 solves this problem by
requiring bounty hunters hold a license − the same
license bondsmen must hold. This allows our agency to
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• not be a felon
• reach the age of 21 years old
• hold a high school or equivalent diploma
• complete a training course approved by our agency
• notify law enforcement before making an arrest
• report arrests
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and licensed.
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defendant. Under the new law, bondsmen are required
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While most members of the bail bond industry
abide by the law, a few bad actors abuse their position.
Defendants on bond should always read their
contract with the bail company, confirm the bondsman
is licensed, and understand what bondsmen legally can
and cannot do. If Montanans believe a bail bondsman
is abusing their authority or not following the law, they
can contact our agency by going to CSIMT.gov.
Thank you to the Montana Legislature for your
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