I never said a hunt would reduce the recent conflicts, did I?
However, since you brought it up. It's almost impossible to say one way or the other what effect a season would have.
Another disgruntled NR with a sense of entitlement. The state has no obligation to let you hunt at all. Be happy they are only restricting access to LE tags.
He who has the gold rules.
In all seriousness if hunters were really serious about public lands, hunting, etc they would plow money into a honest to goodness lobbying effort Ala the NRA.
Ben, I get your point. However, once we stop funding conservation almost in totality our voice is seriously diminished. Do you really want to give a seat at table to groups with anti hunting leanings, IE most environmental groups?
I am not very concerned with that at all. For starters there are large numbers of NR who want access lessened. There is also the fact that's its Residents that do the heavy lifting when these issues come up at the state level.
I think its a shame R license cost are a pittance. Both NR and R license costs need to at least double in the case of NR and quadruple in the case of R.
I agree completely. That time is faster approaching for MT. But the solution isn't working with NR. It's raising tag prices on residents along with restricting opportunity and raising tag prices on NR to what the market will bar along with restricting opportunities.
As far as I am concerned...