I wish I could watch/participate in these CACs, but like so many I'm busy on a Wednesday morning.
Most of the districts around where I live, there are no aerial surveys done for mule deer. When I asked about why this is, and how I think it is necessary, I was given the concern over cost and the...
One other thing that should fit into the calculus of whether or not such a model is a net benefit to the beneficiaries of a given state, is public access.
Over 7,000,000 acres of Montana’s private lands are accessible to the public for hunting - resident and non-resident alike - through our...
That isn't clear to me at all.
That said, I think non-hunters as beneficiaries is an interesting component, and many arguments leveraged for a NM model in their favor pivot cleanly to hunting in general being a negative to the public trust. If I remember right, the Bitterroot Elk Study showed...
I once spoke to someone from Oregon about how silly it was that they couldn't pump their own gas. He began to defend it with claims of safety, and all the bad things that could happen if folks were allowed to do so. I pointed out how those claims don't really hold up in the face of how other...
I think he's still in the Elk Park country. He's still listed as an owner on his properties, and I have kept an eye out for an obit. Like many, he probably just moved on to something different than this corner of the internet.
To each their own. I think anyone who has been here a long time...
More and more, I think when someone utilizes the term "Science-Based Management", they really are just trying to front-load a signal of superiority into their management preference of choice. I might agree with it, or I might not.
Science, which is what is, does not tell us what ought to be. We...
I have not heard very many quality arguments against the components of the proposal as a whole. That said Sometimes I wonder how relevant logic is.
Most of the arguments I have read in opposition have to do with losing a week of October archery, or are just naked weirdness about any possible...
Kind of interesting to see the critics and supporters.
From county to state to federal, government is a sloth, and designed to be one. Regardless of how quickly or even if at all these changes are considered for implementation, even though it can seem like we are stuck, if we take a step back...
Well done everyone. I love it.
One thing I would say, is that I think some of these proposals have to be adopted in conjunction with one another if they are to be effective.
For example, as mentioned earlier, I think forcing folks to pick their region might make them think twice about...
I can see where this thread is headed so I will be short.
I agree with Bambistew insofar as I think BHA has been naive and unrealistic in certain instances regarding development on the landscape, and it gives ammo to their critics.
I also strongly agree with Elky that there are damn few...