FERGUS COUNTY — If you drive north from Winifred on Stafford Ferry Road, by the time you reach the Missouri River, you’ll be on public land, owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. But on the 16-mile trip into the Missouri Breaks, you’ll also pass through a lot of private land. Currently, the state of Montana is looking at making an agreement to keep more than 1,000 of those privately-owned acres available for hunting, recreation and wildlife habitat.

“It's a very, very important piece of property for a conservation easement,” said Jason Rhoten, supervisor for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Region 4, which covers much of north-central Montana.

(Watch the video for more on what's next for the Stafford Ferry area and the statewide Habitat Montana program.) Montana FWP ready for

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