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    What was your worst packout?

    Probably the mountain goat that my son shot in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Hiked in at least ten miles. Spotted goats about 3,000 feet above us. Hiked up and he shot one late in the evening, too late to finish skining the goat Had to go back down to our camp, then back up the next morning...
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    The Future of “Big 3” Hunting in Montana.

    There are lots of reasons why the number of people applying has increased. First, more people have moved to Montana, and it appears that a high percentage of them hunt. Hunting has been made more popular, due to the internet and TV hunting shows. There has been a push to get more people into...
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    Opening of forestry roads

    Not so easy to turn them in. Usually I run into them miles away from cell service. They are on dirt bikes with helmets, or 4 wheelers, or other off road vehicles. And even if you do manage to see a license plate they are long gone before you could turn them in.
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    Montana MSG Results

    Nothing for me. I guess that just means that my scouting and hunting adventures will have to focused on elk and deer again. Truth is that there aren't even enough hours in a day, days in a week, to do all the outdoor things I already can do, and I'm retired.
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    Montana MSG Results

    If you've ever been barely getting by, you'll realize that there is a difference between paying for a once in a lifetime chance to hunt moose, versus loaning the state money for a couple of months that you could definitely use for food or rent. Of course times have changed from the 80s, when I...
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    Montana MSG Results

    I've been applying for moose for almost 40 years, except for a few when I couldn't afford the $50 fee to apply. I'm not for raising the up front fee, even if it does help my odds of finally getting a moose. Seems wrong to pick on the people who can least afford it, it's almost as despicable as...
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    New outdoorsman moving to NW Montana

    Welcome to the Kalispell area. Other options for fishing would be Glacier Park, or the Indian reservations.
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    Montana Representative Rosendale at it again

    I would tend to agree with you that Democrats in Montana are their own worst enemy, probably nationally also. However, surely the Republicans in Montana can do much better also? Can't they find someone from Montana, with actual Montana values to represent them? Matt Rosendale, Steve Daines...
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    Montana Representative Rosendale at it again

    Maybe not scientific enough for you, but based on everyone of them that I've met, and on how every election has went since they showed up.
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    Montana Representative Rosendale at it again

    In the past, Montana has indeed many times voted for Blue Governors. That is the past though. The vast majority of the tens of thousands of people who have moved to this state in recent years are never going to vote for a Democrat.
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    Moose tag non-resident

    I'm a Montana resident and have been applying for moose for about 40 years, never have drawn a moose license. I have maximum bonus points, and my odds of drawing are still slim, in all units. So I'd say that the odds of a non resident drawing are probably not good.
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    2023 Montana Draw!!!!

    So not much incentive to buy preference points. What exactly was the logic to set aside licenses for zero points?
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    Google Bot Data Mined Super-Fund Site

    If you said you lost your elk tag, and FWP allowed you to buy a replacement tag, can you now shoot 2 elk? Would the judge be sympathetic because the system allowed you to buy a second tag? The regulations are the law.
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    Google Bot Data Mined Super-Fund Site

    I agree. Just because there is a flaw in the system that allows you to buy the license, doesn't change the fact that you're breaking the rules. If you buy any license, it comes with limitations and rules on how you can use it.
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    Elkhorn 380-20 tag

    Might not be as good a unit as it used to be, but is anywhere as good as it used to be? I'm looking forward to spending time this summer and fall checking the unit out, and helping my friend who drew the permit. I wouldn't want to be holding out hope waiting on any unit getting better, too...
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    2023 Montana Draw!!!!

    A hunting partner told me he was thinking of not applying for an elk permit, and just buying a point. I suggested him putting in for unit 380, as it's the same thing as buying a point. Looks like I'll be spending a lot of time in the Elkhorns this year. 😀
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    2023 Montana Draw!!!!

    No deer or elk permit for me. Not really disappointed though, not sure I wanted to limit myself to hunting one unit anyway.
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    Sunday Pic of the Day

    My son's transportation over the Andes and into a little town on the edge of the Amazon jungle last week.
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    Your Experiences hunting after a Hard Winter

    The winter of 96/97 was probably the worst for wildlife in NW Montana that I remember. Huge amounts of snow at the start of hunting season, resulted in a lot of deer being killed right of roads. The following year, it seemed that only small bucks survived. However, I read that it wasn't that...
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    How to hunt 100 days a year and stay married

    Great story. I especially like the part where you were calculating how much damage you would do to yourself by crashing the truck into the Virgin River.
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