Time to get rid of federal wardens?

The National Wildlife Refuge system has apparently fallen on hard times. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to cut staff and programs at refuges in Montana and seven other states.

According to the Ravalli Republic, wildlife refuges would also be lumped together in districts with shared staff.

There would be three districts in Montana.

• The Benton Lake district in western Montana.

• The Charles M. Russell district made up of the CMR, Hailstone, Grass Lake, Lake Mason, Warhorse and UL Bend.

• The Northern Great Plains district comprised of Bowdoin and Medicine Lake refuges.

No doub...