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Montana General Season Structure Proposal
I'm not saying it doesn't play a part, it's just in wild population nutrition plays the larger role. And as far as the 40s and 50s....I'm going to throw out my hypothesis. Wildfire was much more common in the west than today, as was logging. Plus way less development, etc. This created... -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
Captive deer breeders pay big $$$ for sires because they can control feeding, ie habitat. So genetics play the dominant role. Their feeding protocols are still affecting the way the genes are expressed, but they can pick those high responders and transfer those genes into another generation of... -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
I just did a 5 min search, there is obviously more. I would run through citations for more papers. Here's a paper and a Wyofile article that goes over it, along with a second paper that discusses similar research in ID. I'll also attach a video GoHunt did with Dr. Brock Mcmillan, a mule deer... -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
You can argue with researchers like Monteith, etc. I realize what you are describing happens, but it is by far the outlier. -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
Obviously there are genetic outliers. All I'm saying is that even tho those traits may be passed on, they are not reliably expressed in the next or subsequent generations. The expression of the genotype is the important part and that seems to be controlled in large part by maternal condition... -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
Big bucks are generally a function of habitat quality. "Genetics" play a role, but that role is diminished as more research points out "genetics" is really habitat in disguise. At least thats what the best mule deer researchers in the world are concluding. Now, obviously, those deer need to... -
2024 WY pronghorn, deer, and R elk draw
You drew NR Sheep....you dog- sclancy27
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- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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Montana General Season Structure Proposal
That is an interesting study, tho I think some holes can be poked in the experiment and the practical application of the results. I would be hesitant to use a study on captive deer (it doesn't outright say they were captive, but that is heavily implied given the experimental procedures) and... -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
Those forkies are tamer during the rut than most cattle I see on the landscape -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
I think that is a stretch, both from a data backed perspective and a logical perspective. The data that I know of suggests that the mother has an outsized effect on genetic phenotype (expressed traits not just genotype) of its offspring. That is, depending on the in-utero condition of the... -
College students Living at Home
I would have them pay a certain amount (couple hundred dollars) and put it into a money market account that goes to them when they are ready to move out (would not tell them). It gives them ownership of the place they live and shows how money and discipline work when they move out.- sclancy27
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Montana General Season Structure Proposal
No offense, but if traits continue to be passed on, they are the preferred traits given whatever the ecosystem, predation, etc is selecting against. IE, they give the best chance of survival. As a side note, I also don't think we should be managing any wild animal the way we intensively... -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
I'd echo this. I can't see a mechanism for "doubling effort" when people have finite time off, money, etc. I will say for a minority of hunters "effort" may double, but I see that as by far the exception, not the rule -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
Man, I think choose your weapon would not do what you think it would. All these "die hard" bow hikers would just all be crammed into rifle season. I think archery would see way less pressure, but it would make rifle that much worse. There may be an argument that less pressure in archery would... -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
I wouldn't say LE unlimited state wide is a baby step. -
Montana General Season Structure Proposal
For everyone saying MD season in October will ruin November elk hunting, I assume your mechanism is bumping elk while hunting deer. I guess I don't see that happening for a couple reasons, depending on the area. 1. Elk and mule deer have different habitat preferences. If you are hunting... -
The Rinella Effect
I'll say, I took a Vietnamese sausage recipe from ME.....that sumbitch is good.- sclancy27
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Montana General Season Structure Proposal
For sure. Even the little logging projects the State or FS do make a noticeable difference in mule deer locally. Imagine what logging at the scale of the mid-1900s would do.
