Editing Bison (section)

===Restrictions===
Throughout most of their historical range, landowners have sought restrictions on free-ranging bison. Herds on private land are required to be fenced in.<ref name=NYT4113>{{cite news |last=Robbins |first=Jim |title=On the Montana Range, Efforts to Restore Bison Meet Resistance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/us/efforts-to-restore-bison-on-the-montana-range-resisted.html |access-date=2013-04-02 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2013-04-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402163559/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/us/efforts-to-restore-bison-on-the-montana-range-resisted.html |archive-date=2013-04-02 }}</ref>

In the state of [[Montana]], free-ranging bison on public land are legally shot, due to transmission of disease to cattle and damage to public property.<ref name=ICT41713>{{cite news |last=Jawort |first=Adrian|title=Shot, Left to Rot: Montana Officials Kill Bison Bull Wandering Outside Yellowstone National Park |url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/04/17/shot-left-rot-montana-officials-kill-bison-bull-wandering-outside-yellowstone-national |access-date=18 April 2013|newspaper=Indian Country Today |date=2013-04-17 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418005235/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/04/17/shot-left-rot-montana-officials-kill-bison-bull-wandering-outside-yellowstone-national|archive-date=2013-04-18 }}</ref>

In 2013, Montana legislative measures concerning the bison were proposed and passed, but opposed by Native American tribes as they impinged on sovereign tribal rights. Three such bills were vetoed by [[Steve Bullock (American politician)|Steve Bullock]], the governor of Montana. The bison's circumstances remain an issue of contention between Native American tribes and private landowners.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/05/12/montana-governor-vetoes-three-anti-bison-bills-lets-hunt-stand-149320 | title=Montana Governor Vetoes Three Anti-Bison Bills, Lets the Hunt Stand | publisher=[[Indian Country Today]] Media Network | access-date=2013-06-17 |date=2013-05-12 |first=Terri |last=Hansen | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522195247/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/05/12/montana-governor-vetoes-three-anti-bison-bills-lets-hunt-stand-149320 | archive-date=2013-05-22 }}</ref>