It was kind of surreal to watch the parade of 'Don't tread on me' cowboys hat in hand asking the Government for free handouts so they can "keep livin' the dream."
I had the tag in 2018 and spent a lot of time in the unit June - November. Like mentioned above some guys just wait until November and wack one off the blacktop, but that doesn't seem to do the species or tag justice in my opinion. I'll shoot you a pm.
It appears our good friend Mr. Rein and his pals at MOGA attempted to get guaranteed NR outfitter tags pushed through this year in Montana. Does anyone have more information on this, particularly the "endorsed by FWP" part?
"Governor Bullock Denies MOGA and FWP Request to Issue Additional...
Have I had more landowner/outfitter confrontations with OnX? Yes.
Have I killed more bucks, bulls & roosters with OnX? Also yes.
A few landowner/outfitters have successfully bullied the public off accessible public land for years due to boundary location uncertainty. Now GPS/OnX is changing...
Please keep in mind that all of the dangerous game trophy hunters, dino handlers, scientists, ex-commandos, security contractors, & tough guys who threatened a dinosaur with a firearm were eaten. Choose wisely.
Understood, but if access is tough might as well go where bird numbers are high.
It is being debated now:
http://video.legis.nd.gov/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20190411/-1/13146#agenda_
My group has traveled to ND for the pheasant opener nearly every year for the past 8 years, hunting mostly private un-posted land. I sent my comments to the local legislators yesterday with very similar talking points to those suggested above. If this passes we'll have to go elsewhere; hello...
Gila & Sheep
No, I didn’t draw a tag for a Bighorn in the Gila, but something almost as rare. I cashed in a lifetime of sub-par luck this spring and somehow drew a late archery elk tag for the Gila and a Bighorn tag in Montana!
Summer weekends were spent hiking and glassing for sheep, and...