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Complete Leupold Loadout or save up for Swarovski?
I think it all comes down to what species you are hunting and what your goals are. For elk and mule deer I think the Leupold’s would be fine for most hunts. If you want to hunt Coues deer or someplace like Nevada for mule deer where you may need to pick apart every shadow then the Swaro’s are... -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
I think there is a bait and switch here as well. If this was really about elk numbers on private ground the proposed B-13 license would be antlerless only on the landowners deeded property. From my point of view this bull really has a similar objective to SB 143. Create a stable pile of NR tags... -
Non-resident Hunting and the North American Model
I agree wholeheartedly with what JLS posted to start this thread. I posted a version of my comments below on goHunt in reference to the recent Wyoming bill to reduce NR opportunity. The NA model relies on a broad base of public support. All I hear these days from residents is “me, me, me”...- Brad W
- Post #215
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
Thank you. Exactly what I wanted to know. -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
Ben, This may be dumb, but what is the acceptable time to start calling reps? My work day starts earlier than most. -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
Unfortunately there were a lot of things that were not covered by the opposition because the list of problems with this bill is nearly endless. I thought Gerald in particular did a nice job tying together his personal story with the numbers to illustrate how stupid the proposal was, but almost... -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
It is just semantics, but Randy was 100% right that folks like Kujala immediately used that confusion to try and discredit opponents. -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
My understanding from Randy is that “transferable tags” suggest that the landowner has an ownership claim to wildlife on their property whereas “sponsored tags” just give landowners a preference. -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
Randy explained it well earlier in the thread. Here is the basic difference: Transferable tag: The state gives the tags to the landowner to sell or transfer Sponsored tag: The landowner sponsors a hunter to buy a tag from the state. The end result is basically the same in this case. It is my... -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
Hank clearly isn’t a politician. It was weird and refreshing to see him actually give a straight up answer to a question that was pretty damning to his cause. “No” pretty much said it all. He probably needs to sit down with Mac Minard to get some lessons on evasion. I thought Mac’s chat with... -
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HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
What kujala is saying is not true. The commission would be able to determine what land that permit is valid on. -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
Waited 2.5 hrs, inconvenienced my family to testify and was immediately shut out for being a NR despite having two valid points to make that had not been covered. 1: the bill does open the door to use of the B-13 license on public land contrary to what the gentleman from FWP said. See the end... -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
Just further proof of the real motivation behind stacking the FWP commission with four agricultural producers. We need to keep opposing that bill strongly too. If you look at landowner tag prices in NM it is easy to see these MT sponsored tags being worth serious money. Not to mention the fact... -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
That is fair enough. Your experience in politics gives you a clearer perspective on these issues and the realities of the Montana legislature than my lack there of. -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
Thank you Ben. I signed up on Saturday. The comment about Galt is clearly counterproductive but frankly I don’t believe a person’s position brings with it any inherent respect. A leader earns that respect through the actions they take and the example they set. -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
They won’t need to amend the bill to make the the tags unit wide because the bill gives the FW Commission the ability to do that...the same commission they are also trying to stuff with a veto proof majority of agricultural producers. As you point out it is not hard to connect the dots. Talk... -
HB 505 - Elk Need Your Help
Randy, Nick, Ben, I will be testifying remotely again tomorrow against this bill. Based on your recent posts it is clear that I have misinterpreted some of the language of the bill or failed to distinguish the legal subtleties between sponsored and transferable tags. Having said that what do... -
Bill with no sporting reps, three landowners on Commission one vote from passage
The major issue with this bill is that it guarantees a tiny fraction of Montanans a majority on the commission at the expense of everyone else. Go to the UPOM website and look at their priorities and keep in mind that the FWC regulates more than hunting. Not all landowners are sportsmen, not... -
30-06 180 grain copper bullet performance
I shot an antelope buck and mule deer this year with the Barnes 175 LRX, both at 250.yds. The exit hole on the antelope was almost the size of a baseball. I think I hit the far rib square on. Both animals didn’t make it 30 yds. Both good hits behind the shoulder. I love my flatirons and taco...- Brad W
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- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
