Recent content by John B. Sullivan III
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Montana 2025 Legislative Session
Below is the current language in the law not affected by HB 139: Fixing of seasons and bag and possession limits. (1) Subject to the provisions of 87-5302 and subsections (7) through (9) (10) of this section, the commission may: fix seasons, bag limits, possession limits, and season limits...- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana 2025 Legislative Session
Noted... cgasner1 is not into levity- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana 2025 Legislative Session
A little levity seemed necessary...- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana 2025 Legislative Session
I have no clue about deals with legislators but your inclusion of BHA into this slanderous post is undeserved and shameful. As one organization who cares deeply about protecting mule deer while still maintaining as much OTC hunting opportunity for Montana residents as is possible without harming...- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
Goddammit Hedgehog, you don't need to use the quotations around Chair.- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
I appreciate the gesture. I'm not opposed to making necessary changes, however some of the proposals thrown out feel like nuclear options to me. In my opinion there are less extreme options to try at first. I agree 100% that we need better data. I'd hate to see us make large scale statewide...- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
Let's see, their proposal shortens and moves archery and general season. That is a limitation from the current season structure. Less time too kill elk/less ideal time to kill elk = less elk killed. Killing fewer elk in my area could further harm mule deer population. Isn't your goal to address...- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
I hunt where elk have outcompeted MD. We had way more MD 20 years ago and not nearly as many elk. Now it's the opposite. Your MD proposal would limit elk opportunity and may make the MD situation worse.... so if I want to hunt MD I'll be heading to R6/7 :)- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
Or legislation that requires FWP to hold to mandated caps, eliminate carve outs, and set caps on NR unlimited opportunities :unsure: R6 reports show resident hunter numbers have remained relatively steady since 2013, while NR numbers have doubled over that time period. I'm suspect this is...- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
Have you spoken to anyone in the former 900-20 archery district / Central MT about pick your district? My data is in no way scientific, just anecdotal. The many folks I know there and used to hunt with are not happy. It certainly didn't help that the FW Commission added 1500 more tags in those...- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
I am also the one who wrote this... "I'm not in favor of a free for all. I'm in favor of strategically moderating pressure. Off the top of my head we can start by eliminating the shoulder seasons, stop selling 3 cow tags over the counter to R's and NR's in LE districts, hold to the 17,000 cap of...- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
You're making wild assumptions about how I "seem to think" and jumping to incorrect conclusions. Yikes. This is why Hunt Talk can be such a disappointing place.- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
That's great, we agree. I don't think anyone said limiting NRs is the only solution to all our problems... but the ever-growing NR pressure is real (see R6 & R7) and it would be silly to ignore it.- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
Montana Chapter of BHA has no position. We've not seen an official proposal from FW Commission to review. The org is very unlikely to weigh in on specific details of MD management like tag allocation unless there is a major violation of the NAMWM. Org participation in MD management would likely...- John B. Sullivan III
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Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement
Haha, gotcha. Well, I enjoyed the late night discussion while I was sipping bourbon. You know my thoughts... Im not opposed to changes but I'd prefer to begin by reducing pressure by limiting NRs, implementing incremental changes to residents, collect good data, test and evaluate to make best...- John B. Sullivan III
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