FWP chief of operations pleads not guilty to hunting without landowner permission

The chief of operations for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks pleaded not guilty last week to failing to obtain a landowner’s permission for hunting in Lewis and Clark County.

Mike Volesky, the FWP chief of operations, is next due in Lewis and Clark County Justice Court Nov. 21 for a pre-trial hearing, according to court records. He remains on administrative leave, an FWP spokesperson said Wednesday.

Volesky was cited on Oct. 10 by FWP’s Chief of Enforcement Ron Howell, a copy of the citation shows. Volesky was cited for his first offense of failure to obtain landowner permission for hunting in a violation that happened shortly before 4 p.m. on Sept. 29, according to the ticket