I’d take that bet. The reason region 3 is so popular with NR hunters is the amount of available public land to hunt that holds relatively good numbers of elk.
Clearly the answer to all of our problems regarding balancing supply and demand with over exploitation of the resource is to allow OTC tags for both R and NR throughout the state but only allow for 1/10of them to be used. The other 9/10 of the tags would be simulation tags where folks can...
Said in my best Donald Trump voice. “ Because we have some of the finest forked horn mule deer in the world. There’s a lot of people who like our forked horns and they are very very happy with the best forked horns that have ever been seen.”
At least we have the assurance that they care and are exercising exploration of the potential that issues do exist that might be causing a decline in mule deer in Montana and there might be factors why Montana hunters are questioning their official position that current mule deer management...
They spent at least four sessions discussing what potential issues mule deer face might be. FWP didn’t want them to offer solutions. FWP wanted to be the solution generator. *
*The aforementioned synopsis is my official opinion only and doesn’t represent our groups’ position.
@Ben Lamb, I should probably know this but does the deer tag from a B-10 elk/deer combo get cut out and sold as a B-11 when folks apply for the B-10 as an elk only combo? Or, do the deer portion remain unsold? If memory serves me correctly, there are a couple thousand B-10’s that can be...
For the sake of argument it’s impossible for NR’s to be screwed. NR’s hunt as a privilege at the discretion of the residents of the state they wish to hunt. Cost of tags and amount of tags that resident mangers decide NR’s may purchase is residents’ prerogative.
Residents are weighing...