The true MT resident pays MT taxes year round. The celebrities and out of state wealthy have caused a lot of ill will between true MT residents and others. Several celebrities and out of state wealthy have bought up large sections of land and pay little to no tax. I am not sure if the loophole still exists, but they would claim their land was a wildlife sanctuary, etc. This meant the tax burden for the tax paying MT resident was greater. I am sure there is not a huge surplus of state money in MT either. Yes, there is oil production; but that is not something that can always be counted on either. If the current administration puts a moratorium on drilling in MT, that revenue will be greatly reduced or stopped.

Then you have the fact that some non-resident hunters have a bad attitude acting like they own the area and talking down the people of MT. How many people do you know who have referenced to those who live in the country or a very rural state as rednecks and hicks?