04-15-2008, 12:11 AM
Landowner/sportsman relations were recently strengthened by volunteer efforts on a ranch along Rosebud Creek in southeastern Montana. Sportsman from Colstrip, Ashland, Forsyth and Miles City gave a day of work on the McRae's Rocker Six Ranch on Saturday, April 5, 2008.
Coordinated by the Colstrip Rod and Gun Club and the Montana Game Wardens Association, sixteen volunteers who are avid hunters and anglers congregated on the Rocker Six Ranch to fix fence and build a livestock shelter. Folks arrived by 8:00 a.m. and were organized into working teams by event organizer, Bill Dawson of Ashland, MT. All the volunteers spent the day working together in an effort to say thanks to the ranch owners for allowing the public to hunt.
Three fencing crews and one construction crew went to work for the day. Fences were fixed and a large livestock lean-to was completed. Clint McRae said, "The lean-to would have taken us two weeks to build."
According to Clint McRae, "This is the first time in 10 years we have had all our fence in good shape. It was a special day to have these folks volunteer their time to help us out on the ranch." The McRae's provided a barbecue dinner to the volunteers after a hard day of work.
The event was an effort by local sportsman to show their "thanks" to the Rocker Six Ranch for providing free public hunting access for many years. The McRae's have participated in the Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Block Management Program for many years.
Coordinated by the Colstrip Rod and Gun Club and the Montana Game Wardens Association, sixteen volunteers who are avid hunters and anglers congregated on the Rocker Six Ranch to fix fence and build a livestock shelter. Folks arrived by 8:00 a.m. and were organized into working teams by event organizer, Bill Dawson of Ashland, MT. All the volunteers spent the day working together in an effort to say thanks to the ranch owners for allowing the public to hunt.
Three fencing crews and one construction crew went to work for the day. Fences were fixed and a large livestock lean-to was completed. Clint McRae said, "The lean-to would have taken us two weeks to build."
According to Clint McRae, "This is the first time in 10 years we have had all our fence in good shape. It was a special day to have these folks volunteer their time to help us out on the ranch." The McRae's provided a barbecue dinner to the volunteers after a hard day of work.
The event was an effort by local sportsman to show their "thanks" to the Rocker Six Ranch for providing free public hunting access for many years. The McRae's have participated in the Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Block Management Program for many years.