Our archery season was pretty depressing until these last couple weeks when we finally found a spot with bulls. No monsters but some decent bulls. 3 times now I have been busted by the same dinky little bull while trying to move in on a herd bull. The little guy just randomly appears, barks, and...
I agree.
"He has visited 133 countries (and counting) over the past 20 years and won 27 national awards for his writing and photography." National awards for writing....huh 🤔
Also, I had to look 😂
There was mention of a unit where the bull numbers are really low. The biologist said half the sportsmen wanted it to go to a draw to get to the numbers up and the other half liked their opportunity to hunt close to town. I don't see the value in having so much hunting opportunity if bull...
Around 25 people showed up in Missoula. I took a lot of notes but here's some main points.
There was definitely an emphasis on managing on an Elk Management Unit (EMU) level and I also didn't like this. Elk may be under objective in one unit but elk management unit is within objective.
They...
I also question the hunter in this story but I'm curious how far should hunters be hunting from private land? Should we be giving up even more public land? Should we not hunt some block management because you can't get far enough away from their neighbor's land? Absolutely the hunter made a...
Just saw this after reading your comment.
Some people are just jerks. Sorry that happened. For the most part, people I've encountered have been pretty nice...but everyone once in a while I get the "this is my spot only" people. I once met some people that were set up with their rifles on a...
I didnt see this thread started anywhere so I figured I'd start one. Here is the link to look over elk objectives, bull to cow ratios and questions the department is seeking comment on in each district.
After talking to a biologist, I briefly felt so unqualified on commenting about objectives...
I attended a presentation yesterday with some local biologists talking about elk in the region. There was a question about what the ideal bull to cow ratios are and the biologist's answered was essentially that it depends on what the social aspects are. This answer was interesting to me because...