I noticed more does and more twin fawns this year. I also saw a ton of forkies, which indicates good recruitment from last year. Now, how many of those little buggers make it....
Better only in current conditions.
We think about wild game genetics in the same way that ranchers think of livestock genetics, as managing towards a specific goal and honing in on the genetics that support that goal. This tactic works well for livestock. However, narrowing the genetic...
I think that final statement requires some thoughtful discussion, given where technology has gone in the last 10 yrs. The number of guys shooting 5-600 yards, UTVs, backpacking gear, clothes, etc., at some point we need to consider whether there is a reasonable chance that a deer can escape...
We would gauge success as a stagnation (ideally decrease) of hunter days by residents (see graph)...
And a decrease in the blue line below to approximate species ratio...
Well first it would need to be provisioned as-is. The over-arching goal is to get the ball rolling on what is a long overdue change in MT. If that happens to be our proposal in full, so be it. If it is incremental positive change over time, so be it.
Second, all this maintains Commission...
Currently, there is huge incentive to concentrate hunters the last 10-14 days of November (rut). Our structure will push that incentive to whitetails as hunters will have to make a choice; hunt whitetails in the rut or mule deer, best case scenario, at the beginning of the pre-rut. You cannot...
We've gone thru a significant amount of harvest data that shows several issues. Our goal is to use a changed season structure to incentivize human behavior to address those issues. The other options are do nothing or regulate changes (limited tags, regional quotas, etc). We believe our...
3 animals with the ELDX in 270 win this year.
1. Bull Elk, 100 yards, impact velocity ~2700 fps. Did a 10 foot circle and dead, damage was unreal (why I normally shoot Hammer Bullets)
2. Bull Elk, 325 yard, impact velocity ~2400 fps. Liver/guts. Bull walked short distance and bedded down...