As a NR hunter, I agree with the residents; "If you want to reduce the herd size on your ranch, allow hunters to hunt them until they leave."
I also see the Landowner idea and potential approach, Bob the neighboring rancher gets $10-15k per bull hunt. But the elk have to be there to hunt. So...
I would recommend sending the original person who wrote this post a PM. This thread is over a decade old and the data while useful, may not be relevant anymore.
my wife and I got very lucky this year. Drew both General Type 1 bull and AND a unit cow tag. We were not guaranteed on either (with less than 30% chance) and we drew all of them. My trick is to always make my wife the party leader and me as the second person. For some reason she is very lucky...
Those aren't Tennesseans, those are all the transplants we have acquired in the past three years since COVID started. Real Tennesseans will move over and nod or give you a pleasant wave as you go by on the Interstate.
Those are the entitled folks who moved in because TN is "cheaper living" and...
I have hunted this general area for many, many years. 90% of the pronghorn will be on private in this area. They have better feed, water, and protection staying on private land in the areas around Craig.
You will see a very large herd just west of town walking around the "hotel district" all...