I don't always agree with Landers, but he is spot on with this one.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/09/rich-landers-grizzly-hunt-would-be-wrong-if-it-was/
The tightest groups I have ever shot at 100 yds with a muzzleloader, were with a .50 caliber patched round ball with 90 grains (by weight) of Goex FFFG, with a number 10 percussion cap. out of a custom Hawken.
I was disappointed when Idaho broke down and legalized inline rifles a few years ago. They really should have kept the sidelock requirement. Granted, they still require loose powder (no pellets), no sabots, and exposed percussion caps only (no 209's), but the the spirit of muzzleloading is to be...
...finally some positive news. IDFG are finally making mention of bringing back our OTC either sex season. Now if they would start talking about restoring the length of our elk season to pre-2008 levels, it would be very positive. Thank you wolf trappers! We love you...
Sorry if this has already been posted. There is a private contractor that handles online tag sales for Idaho, and they charge an exorbitant fee. I'm guess this fuktard is getting some kind of kick back from such a vendor for bring this bill forward. What other motivation could their be...
This is one of the most frustrating things about politics in Idaho. Everything happens off the record in "ad hoc committees". There is rarely any transparency into who actually supports or opposes a bill. So many spineless little weasels that don't have the balls to stand up in public.
As far...
I'm not an expert on the bison situation in Yellowstone, but from what I have seen, it looks like a pretty big sh*t show.
Reading the below, I can't help but think that the most logical solution would be to allow limited and tightly controlled bison hunting inside the park?
If bison numbers...
Here are some interesting insights into the background of the Malheur protesters. Kind of a strange connection to Mormonism.
http://www.opb.org/news/article/explainer-the-bundy-militias-particular-brand-of-mormonism/#.VoqeaYmK8iI.facebook
Here's how to de-escalate this situation.
Walk up to the building they are occupying with a camera. Act like you're going to take their picture. Being ranchers, when you say "cheese" they will all line up with their hands out, and you can slap the cuffs on them. :-)
"over 3000 people put in for 300 tags." - and yet there are people out there saying there aren't enough hunters and that we need to recruit more of them.
If you can't hook up a bull with an OTC tag in Idaho, it reflects purely on your skill as a hunter, and not on how IDF&G manages things...
One thing to consider in your estimate, from data I have seen in the past, success rates decline with the length of the season. For example, most of the harvest takes place during the opening days of the season, tapering off steeply as the season continues.
I'm an Idaho resident, but I lived in Montana for several years. If I had to pick one or the other it would be Montana, and that would be an easy choice to make.
I'm an OTC elk hunter and always will be, but I find the discussion on drawings interesting. One question I have, it seems that the perception is that if a particular hunt has terrible drawing odds, then it must be a super high quality hunt?
I'm unfamiliar with how other states are managed, but...