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    Elk Advisory Committee Recomendations

    In my opinion, the biggest issue here in NW Montana is the number of humans hunting. There are way more people hunting, and they all seem to have unlimited time to hunt. Where 30 years ago most people were lucky to have a weekday off. However, I've put out several game cameras this year...
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    Montana 316 Mountain Goat - 2022 Mountain Adventure

    I'm sure that as a general rule that goats killed later in the season have longer hair. However, 2 of my sons killed goats that I have in my house, and the one killed October 16th has much longer hair than the one killed in November. I guess that there must be other factors involved.
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    Montana 316 Mountain Goat - 2022 Mountain Adventure

    I had a tag in a unit close to that one. I scouted during the summer, found lots of goats. Waited until later for longer hair. Hiked up in the snow a couple of times, but despite the weather being perfect down low, up high there was about 10 yard visibility, and fresh grizzly tracks in the...
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    Elk Advisory Board - Choose Your Weapon

    Right now residents can hunt 6 weeks archery and 5 weeks of rifle. If you don't think they are ready to go from 11 weeks to 5 or 6, there is no way they are ready to go to just 2 weeks. Personally, I'd have no problem with going to just archery or rifle, and right now I hunt all 11 weeks as...
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    The shootings just won't stop

    All countries have people with mental health issues. All countries have evil people. All countries get to hear about the shooters in the US through the media. Other countries don't have mass shootings though. Will the banning of assault weapons solve the problem - at this point I doubt it...
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    How many have hunted the west with a single shot rifle?

    I mostly use a single shot rifle. The only time I don't is when I'm in an area where I know there are lots of grizzly bears.
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    The future of Preference Points

    How far do you want to go to level the playing field? Charge residents and non residents the same price for tags? Give residents and non residents the same odds of drawing a permit or license? The playing field is never level, there are preferences given for where you live and how often you...
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    The future of Preference Points

    I've got 22 years of moose and sheep points. It's not the money that's an issue, it's that I've waited 22 years to have a better chance, and it is significantly better than having zero points.
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    The future of Preference Points

    Problem is that people paid for years to get to the point they had a better chance of drawing. I guess you could just stop the process of adding additional points.
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    Logging to a halt

    I'm not sure that there is any such thing as an isolated grizzly bear population in Western Montana. It seems to me that grizzly bears are just about everywhere from the Rocky Mountain front west, into Idaho, and some showing up in Washington. So the idea that the Cabinet/Yaak grizzly...
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    Grizzly Bear collar data

    Even when aware that grizzlies are basically living for days in and around towns, FWP won't warn the locals. So, I would assume, it would be highly unlikely for them to part with information on grizzly bear movements.
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    Family vacation 2022

    No one is going to Yellowstone today. The fuzzy animals are safe.
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    Why now?

    Pedophiles have always been around. I think that in the past their crimes were hushed up. Of course it wasn't that long ago that people like Jerry Lee Lewis were marrying 13 year Olds, and it wasn’t even considered a crime. These perverts have always been around, it's just that more of them...
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    Anyone looking for western big game hunting help - Method Hunting

    I enjoy going scouting for animals. It's an excuse to get out hiking and exploring. However, does it do me much good for figuring out where animals will be in September and November? Not really. Knowing where they were during the rut last year is much more important information. If...
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    Is the price of gas hindering your out-of-state or in-state hunt plans?

    I normally drive way too much during hunting season. Maybe the gas prices will force me to stay in one spot longer, which I keep saying I need to do anyway. A friend is driving from Boston to SW Montana to hunt. He's pulling a large 5th wheel with him. I asked if he was still going to do...
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    A "common sense" proposal that will piss off both sides

    I had 4 sons that went to school in NW Montana, but they had the feeling that their resident school cop's agenda had nothing to do with protecting them. I grew up in Northern Ireland in the 70's, where there were bombs going off, and lots of shootings, but there was never any danger of being...
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    A "common sense" proposal that will piss off both sides

    Living in a society where every school has its doors locked and has armed guards stationed, doesn't sound much like freedom to me.
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    Looking for MT Law about shooting/hunting on your own private property

    Looks like legally you can shoot on your property. I'm guessing your neighbor with 160 acres doesn't want you shooting one of her "pet" deer. I have 5 acres in NW Montana also, but the only time I even used a 22 on it was before I had neighbors. I don't shoot because of the noise factor, and...
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    Older rifles

    My sister has some old rifles that she wants to sell. She asked me if they were worth anything, and I have no idea. How would I find out what these guns even are? I'll post a couple of photos of one.
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    What do I need to know about Moose

    It can seem like there are none around, then during the rut they show up. A friend killed one and it was significantly bigger than an elk to pack out. Then I helped another guy drag one down a clearcut and it was easy. They do drop antlers earlier - I helped a guy with one he'd shot in...

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