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  1. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    Mr. bigsky2, The whole thing. The gentlemen who wrote it are smart and know how to directly address herd health, but they don't. It's not well written, it's not supported by data, it's jumpy and unclear and identifies no herd health goal. The only goal and real goal I can identify is reduced...
  2. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    Mr. Shed God - Thank you. I understand limited entry that is unlimited, however I am not tracking on how that would gather a lot of info close to what is required to manage properly. Im all ears - please explain.
  3. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    Mr. Forkyfinder - I could get behind the LE for MD rut hurting, but I don't think it should be applied statewide. It should be used like a scalpel to address herd health, age class, etc. There are very few (if any) instances of reversing LE. I think we should start with limiting NRs before...
  4. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    Gerald - I'm interested in solving the perceived problem and that takes good data. In my opinion your proposal did not have a strong stated goal, it lacked the hard data to support the need for change and lacked the data to forecast positive biological outcome based on the changes. I'm all for...
  5. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    I agree. Unfortunately, I have not seen one yet.
  6. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    I'm tracking that proposal... For emphasis I added other proposals that have made in an attempt to solve the same perceived problems. Those are great questions. For a start we must work on collecting better data to use for better management. For example, FWP reported the highest MD count in 20...
  7. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    I appreciate that. I'll share it there eventually. Sometimes Hunt Talk can get off the rails and move so quickly that one thread at one time is about all I can or care to deal with 🤣
  8. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    Here is the memo referenced in the OpEd Edit: I don't want to start beating a dead horse either.
  9. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    Ah, thanks I'm following you now. The OpEd I shared was simply pointing out that FWP identified for the first time NRs killed more MD bucks than residents in Region 6. I do care. That's why I helped write SB 525 which would have required FW to put caps on NRs. Personally, I think NRs should be...
  10. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    Huh? What didn't matter 10 years ago when there wasn't a citizens proposal that I disagreed with? I honestly don't know what you're talking about. Please elaborate.
  11. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    That is a much simpler and more effective proposal than others I've seen which require resident hunters to be locked into one HD, give up weeks during archery, give weeks of hunting in October, and give up weeks during the general season. That would disproportionally hurt residents vs...
  12. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

    Non-residents harvest more mule deer bucks than residents in NE Montana https://helenair.com/opinion/column/manning-rushton-non-residents-harvest-more-mule-deer-bucks-than-residents-in-ne-montana/article_fa2201a8-3210-5df6-ab19-36ac37e5125e.html "According to an FWP Interoffice Memorandum dated...
  13. John B. Sullivan III

    Montana Mule Deer Raffle

    As currently written, the law does not allow for raffling moose, sheep and goat tags. It would be interesting to change the law simply to allow it as an option. It would still be up to the FW Commission to decide who (which org) and how (auction vs raffle) those statewide tags are awarded.
  14. John B. Sullivan III

    East Crazy Mountain Land Exchange

    Send it buddy - these are your public lands too!
  15. John B. Sullivan III

    East Crazy Mountain Land Exchange

    Ha! That is like the nuclear option for elk management: Cows only in any HD considered over objective. Another option, rather than making land locked public land closed to any use, is to never give up the fight to preserve our legal and historical public access, put people in power who fight...
  16. John B. Sullivan III

    East Crazy Mountain Land Exchange

    This is likely the best exposé so far about the access issues and the East Crazy Land Exchange...
  17. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    You’re acting surprised by what’s happening. You shouldn’t be. It was all on the table when Montana elected Gianforte. Why do you think it will be different if Montana elects its F&W Commissioners?
  18. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    There have been many apolitical appointments in the past by both parties and it worked well. It can happen again. I’m only arguing against injecting more politics into it, which I think would occur if it were an elected position. I understand your frustration with the current situation, I’m...
  19. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    Commissioners are already supposed to represent each region and not the governor. I worry about a politically elected commissioner only giving access to their largest campaign donors or political allies.
  20. John B. Sullivan III

    Fwp December commission meeting

    I agree with you. It was well known this is what we would get with Gianforte. In my opinion, it’s still not a good reason to further politicize the F&W Commission by making the positions elected.

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