Feds May Ban Bison Grazing on BLM Land

BLM wants bison kicked out

BILLINGS — Overruling the past decisions of its own field managers and Resource Management Plan, the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to revoke the nonprofit group American Prairie's grazing privileges for bison on 63,500 acres of federal lands in…

Feds may ban bison grazing on BLM land

Overruling the past decisions of its own field managers and Resource Management Plan, the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to revoke the nonprofit group American Prairie's grazing privileges for bison on 63,500 acres of federal lands in northeastern Montana.

Farm Bureau Triumphs In Bureau Of Land Management's Public Lands Grazing Decision

The Montana Farm Bureau, along with Phillips County Farm Bureau, triumphed in a proposed decision to remand American Prairie Reserve’s grazing leases. In its verdict Jan. 16, the Bureau of Land Management reversed a 2022 decision that allowed bison to graze on seven federal land allotments leased by the American Prairie Reserve. The nexus of BLM’s decision was that APR’s bison herd was not being r...

A Win for Montana's Ranchers; BLM Cancels Bison Grazing Permits

Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) dropped a landmark decision regarding BLM’s Final Decision to allow bison grazing on seven allotments in Phillips County. DOI and BLM released a Notice of Proposed Decision to rescind the 2022 Final Decision and cancelled all associated allotments, a win for public lands ranching in Montana. Montana Stockgrowers a...