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    More Discounted Non-residents licenses for Montana

    Is there any reason to think that this bill won't pass? The "come home to hunt", "Montana Native", and "College Student" programs are all running, and I'm not sure they are that unpopular with the average Montanan. The issue is that people see these programs from their own personal position...
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    Montana 2022 regulation changes.

    I'm guessing he just got online, made sure he had the same unit he's been applying for in the past, gave his credit card info and applied. Maybe there was something in that process that said things have changed, I don't know. The good news is he got a 350ish bull, took photos of many other...
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    Montana 2022 regulation changes.

    Actually a highly intelligent guy. I never applied for a special permit, was there something on the permit saying you could only hunt that unit? Not that it matters, as he spent the whole season out in the Breaks unit anyway.
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    Housing Appreciation and Inflation: Future Outlook?

    I think the ship has sailed right now for buying a home as an investment. Maybe in another 2 to 4 years an opportunity will come around again. House prices may be staying up, but are houses selling? Homes are definitely staying on the market longer than a year ago. Apartment owners are...
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    Montana 2022 regulation changes.

    I have a friend who drew a Breaks rifle tag. He hunted there a lot. I said to him, I guess you had to, as you couldn't hunt elsewhere. He replied "when did they change that?". He apparently didn't even know. Ha!
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    2022 Heritage Season

    Lots of people suggest shortening seasons, choosing between archery and rifle, limiting permit holders to one unit, and other ideas to limit pressure on wildlife. I don't agree with some of these ideas, but taking part in a new mid December hunting season is not for me, it seems wrong. If I...
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    Montana 2022 regulation changes.

    The elk regulations in Montana this year changed from previous years. This year, if you drew a special elk tag, you could only hunt that unit, and not general units also. I'm curious what the effects of these changes were? Did less people apply for special elk permits? Did drawing odds...
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    Montana general walking opportunities

    I hunt archery and rifle. Good thing I don't own a muzzleloader. I'm not opposed to choosing between archery or rifle. I think another option would be that you have to choose the first 3 weeks of archery, or the last 3 weeks. Same could apply to rifle, choose the first half of rifle season...
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    Montana general walking opportunities

    I can't speak for the rest of the State, but here in NW Montana, I think there are as many elk now as there has been in the 40 years I've hunted. Two problems though. 1) There are way, way, more people hunting now than ever before. Seems like everyone who moved to this area in the last few...
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    im ebarrased to be a hunter in montana(RANT)

    Wouldn't putting more limitations only hurt those hunters who follow the rules?
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    How tight a group?

    How good is good enough? I'm horrible when it comes to sighting in a rifle, I just don't get good groups. Same thing with a bow, I do okay when practicing, but just okay. On the other hand, I've never shot a rifle at a deer or elk, and not killed it, and the last time I shot at something with...
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    Montana mule deer rant

    Actually there are units in Western Montana that have a lot more mule deer now than in the early 2000's. I think it's due to habitat after the forest fires. Units that in 2000 I would rarely see mule deer in, but now they seem to be all over. I don't hunt Eastern Montana, but I have no doubt...
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    Go hunt Landowner Tags

    Seems like this just turned into a personal attack on Bigfin, with no real evidence to back it up. Best case it's 2nd or 3rd hand gossip. Cheesehead, why would you even bring up gossip you heard? It's pretty sad that people have to defend themselves against stuff like this.
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    You Ever Get Turned Around In The Woods?

    I had a bad experience back in 1985. The plan was to hike a ridge top, then meet my buddy back at the truck a few hours later. It snowed all morning, over a foot of new snow, with little visibility. I decided to drop off the ridge and make my way back along the valley floor. Problem was the...
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    Who else is still inundated with smoke?

    Kalispell has a little smoke, but just from prescribed burns.
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    Hottest opener ever?

    I stayed home because of the heat. My son went out, and I was trying to talk him out of it, then I remembered that he can only hunt weekends, and that I'd be out hunting if that was all I could hunt too. So the decision to hunt or not depends on your circumstances. It didn't get as hot as...
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    Dont worry about the student loan forgiveness

    I worked my way through college to avoid debt. My sons all ended out with no debt after college, by their own work, and my expense. So I'm not a fan of student loan forgiveness. However, compared to the welfare programs for large corporations and the way the billionaires cheat on their taxes...
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    Is the price of gas hindering your out-of-state or in-state hunt plans?

    Average gas price today in Montana $4.20, exactly a year ago $3.31. I'm not sure that difference is going to put too many people off, unfortunately.
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    Handgun virgin seeks advice & recommendations

    Being Proficient is something that people always talk about with weapons. I've watched friends that are much better shooters of a bow than I, completely miss an elk at close range, not because they aren't "proficient", but because they panicked. So how well you shoot a handgun at the local gun...
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    Poacher arrows Bullwinkle in CO

    Mexican? Chinese? What am I missing here? Isn't he native American? Probably hunting moose without a state license, and trying to do anything about it will open up a can of worms. I've been putting in for a moose license for 40 years here in Montana and never drawn one, but watched the...

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