No archery permit for me. At least I know there’s some influencers from Bozeman that hunt the district so I can live vicariously through them by watching their YouTube videos.
Mule deer does, antelope does, bears with hounds. I'd like to go with some friends that chase bears with hounds, but shooting one over hounds would feel like a cop out after trying to get a nice one spotting and stalking.
We all agreed on that when our group met. Season structure is a contributing factor though, and it was the one factor that we felt hunters had the most control over.
I think the incidental take of mule deer by antelope hunters would pale in comparison to the incidental take of rutting mule deer alongside the road while people are elk hunting in November.
The way I read that, they aren't required to increase the fees. I'm sure they likely will, but maybe there's some hope that they hold off at least a couple of years.
I wasn't implying that issuing the extra permits is the main reason that sheep numbers are way down. In response to your comment though, do bighorns get lungworms from domestic sheep? It is something I hadn't heard of until this year.
I agree with that to an extent. There’s always going to be people that push the limits and take shots they have no business taking. I also think that some of the technology that we have today gives people a false sense of confidence that they might not have if they had to use more restrictive...