My biggest concern with OTC licenses for NR is for black bear. They can definitely be over harvested contrary to sentiment of some hunters that there are too many.
I’m not at all concerned about the number of wolf tags sold. Very, very few NR are specifically targeting wolves and the rarity...
I think this might be the report you’re referring to?
https://fwp.mt.gov/binaries/content/assets/fwp/buyandapply/license-reports/2024-hb-593-report.pdf
It’s found under the licensing tab on FWP’s website. Under license sales report
Odds of them happening are going to be directly correlated to the feedback that hunters give to the Commission when they are considering changes for the 26/27 seasons. FWP is going to be continuing the messaging that everything is great and they’re doing a good job, it’s just a normal dip in...
More discussion regarding our proposal here for folks interested in hearing it….
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hunt-talk-radio/id1012713381?i=1000673839709
As an open forum request for the moderators, why is @DFS being restricted? There’s plenty of folks with confrontational views and opinions who get to post freely. @DFS has been probably one of the most outspoken critics of me and my hunt with @Big Fin and @JohnCushman but I don’t remember him...
Ed and I spent three consecutive nights sleeping 150 yards from this dead elk that a sow and cub grizzly were feeding on. She was a good bear and didn’t bother us. Even so, we abandoned that spot immediately upon discovering that elk.
Reading this, I would rather camp beside the dead elk.
This is creepy. My boss, a co-worker and I were shooting our rifles right at that intersection on Sunday. A couple of sheriffs deputies rolled by and stopped up the road a couple hundred yards right as we started shooting. I walked over to check in with them to make sure we weren’t going to...
You’re not officially a “resident” until you start complaining about the %^+%# Californians moving here and ruining our state. 😂
That’s usually around the five year mark. By the 10-20 year mark you get perspective and realize everyone is a transplant at some point.