I used to think like a lot of you, in fact i used to say that any deer here that survives and gets big does so in spite of the fwp not because of them. I grew up in ND and bowhunted there every year until 2018, so im very familiar with the quality of deer there. I also lived in Wy for 13 years...
Do you beleive that less of these young bucks will get killed in a season if the season was shorter or during a different time period? At the end of the day I think the same number of deer will be shot in a given year. Could very well be that more of the young deer are killed as hunters may not...
Just a couple of years ago mule deer in the part of region 7 that our biologist manage were at an all time high. In 2012 these numbers were very low after the bad winter. In 2020 there were 12000 additional muley doe tags issued due to the high numbers of deer. In 2021 it was less doe tags...
Allowing hound hunting for bears in the quota areas is going to close season pretty quick i would guess. I realize they close pretty quick anyway. I dont think it should be allowed in the limited areas.
This particular issue isnt about crossbow vs compound or its place in archery. It was about a person trying to get his own way through the court and fwp initially saying that it was ok for him and his buddies. Wtf is wrong with fwp and who the hell in fwp thinks they have the authority to just...
Had a good bear season. It was definitely different than last year, seen way fewer bears but were still able to connect. I really needed more bear meat in the freezer!
There's no state law against corner hopping, which means it can't be charged criminally. However it can be charged civilly and the burden of proof falls on the accusing landowner and you could be charged damages. Not sure what the going rate is for damage to the air? If you crossed public to...
An initiative needs to move forward, and needs to include keeping legislation out of wildlife management. Needs to also address controlling funding to the dept and limiting the power of the governors office over the management of fwp. It's time to let biologists do their jobs and get big time...
Had some luck last week in MT. Definitely a different hunt from last year, less snow, less green, south slopes brown in a lot of country, north slopes have the greens.
At least you guys received your tags, I purchased tags for 2 of my daughter's and myself, choose the option to have them printed and mailed to me. This was the middle of March. Still no tags for any of us. I've called them twice and was told I will have to pay the $5 for each tag if I want to...
https://www.backcountryhunters.org/oppose_public_land_closure_in_northwest_ak
Here is a link to sign a petion against this proposal. For whatever good that will do.