Yeah, it's no F'n fun!
I also tried to power through it as I did with Covid but the chest x-ray was a real eye opener.
Get rest, stay hydrated and take your anti-meds.
I thought that I had it licked and went back to full tilt.... but then it came roaring back with a vengeance. The second round...
I would agree with @bigsky2, this will not benefit the BM type-II landowners that truly appreciate the wildlife and believe in our hunting heritage. I have to tip my hat to the type-II landowners that try to provide for both the wildlife and the whole hunting experience. Not easy to field phone...
I see! 40% for NR won't get our MTFWP to implement true game management on our public lands but 30% of that 40% should have a grand hunt on the private!
As I stated previously, if the resident public land hunters want to see better management of our wildlife, we need to take over the...
I agree with you 100%! Actually, my nonresident family members and now nonresident friends would agree with you also. As stated in my post above, they all used to apply in the "CAPPED" nonresident drawing and some years they were unsuccessful in that drawing. No harm, no fowl as EVERYONE was on...
I understand your point but I would rather see these discounted guaranteed nonresident tag numbers coming out of the "hard cap" NR pool and us residents pay more to cover the difference in revenue.
If us resident hunters truly want things to improve, we must take back the responsibility of...
I believe that Gerald started this post, with data, to bring to light just how skewed MTFWP is with our wildlife management vs total tag sales.
I also believe that we'd all agree the MTFWP has all but forgotten what true wildlife management is on our public lands. All of us that have hunted...
Back to the original topic:
I have several friends and family that take advantage of these relatively recently "ADDED" opportunity nonresident tags. Before these guaranteed tags became available, they would put in via the general nonresident drawing. Drawing their Montana tags was never a...
Figured that I would copy & paste this here rather than bump the original thread.
If things don't change in a "BIG" way, hunting on Montana's public lands will be nothing more than a nature hike with beautiful vistas to view and no game on the landscape.
Mtnhunter1...
FWPs will sell the tags that allow you the opportunity to carry a bow, rifle or muzzle loader through some piece of the Big Sky country. Actually getting a chance to tie that tag on to a downed elk is not guaranteed.
My two cents...
Montana now has two very different hunting scenarios, public accessable and not.
The first, public accessable, needs a total revamp in management...shorter seasons, less pressure, etc. If nothing changes, these lands will become devoid big game sooner than later.
The second...
There lies the problem, especially in Montana with our long seasons.
Let's face the facts. Without limiting hunter opportunity, our public lands will never recover.