2022 Montana Elk Survey

[Ought Six]

Did anyone else receive this survey? I think it’s the best survey I have received from FWP. 34 questions pertaining to hunting pressure, elk numbers, satisfaction with elk management, etc. Now how to we get them to do a similar one for mule deer??

 

[DFS]

I just had a buddy text me and ask if I got the elk survey. Im starting to get a little annoyed I never receive any of these. The mule deer survey is out already, you just had to be lucky to get one. Like a sheep tag.

 

[rogerthat]

I just had a buddy text me and ask if I got the elk survey. Im starting to get a little annoyed I never receive any of these. The mule deer survey is out already, you just had to be lucky to get one. Like a sheep tag.

Well at least you got a sheep tag, so you got that going for ya.

 

[DANGLER]

My daughter got one... did my best to help her fill it out.

 

[brockel]

If only there was some tool that could be used to speed this process up vs paying to mail these out and then paying to mail them back and then paying someone to enter all the information once they are mailed back

 

[MTHunter1321]

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Did anyone else receive this survey? I think it’s the best survey I have received from FWP. 34 questions pertaining to hunting pressure, elk numbers, satisfaction with elk management, etc. Now how to we get them to do a similar one for mule deer??

My wife got one a few months ago on mule deer that I filled out for her

 

[rogerthat]

My wife got one a few months ago on mule deer that I filled out for her

Well I’m glad their random non biased sampling is working out for them

 

[Ought Six]

My wife got one a few months ago on mule deer that I filled out for her

What did the mule deer one entail?

 

[Ought Six]

Well I’m glad their random non biased sampling is working out for them

They probably hire a private investigator to figure out who all the hunttalkers are and skip them with the mule deer survey

 

[MTHunter1321]

What did the mule deer one entail?

Probably the same questions as the elk one, just Mule deer inserted instead. Hunting pressure, game numbers, etc. It did ask questions RE shorter season, managing trophy potential, eliminating hunt during rut.

 

[BenP]

Would think they would do this digitally. I get all kind of surveys for NC through email. (Whitetail, turkey, swan, light geese, and small game in conjunction with deer) We have an option to get them by mail if we prefer

 

[Ought Six]

Probably the same questions as the elk one, just Mule deer inserted instead. Hunting pressure, game numbers, etc. It did ask questions RE shorter season, managing trophy potential, eliminating hunt during rut.

I think everyone should get that survey, a little floored it didn’t come to my mailbox but the Timber Carp one did.

 

[The Hedgehog]

nope i didn't, nor did anybody in my house.

 

[HerkHunter]

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Did anyone else receive this survey? I think it’s the best survey I have received from FWP. 34 questions pertaining to hunting pressure, elk numbers, satisfaction with elk management, etc. Now how to we get them to do a similar one for mule deer??

I don’t know what the questions look like on that one but I did get a similar survey from the sounds of it for mule deer this year.
Edit: I see other people got it too. Similar questions to the elk survey. Hopefully it changes things for the better (I’m an optimist)

 

[Flatbrimmer]

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Did anyone else receive this survey? I think it’s the best survey I have received from FWP. 34 questions pertaining to hunting pressure, elk numbers, satisfaction with elk management, etc. Now how to we get them to do a similar one for mule deer??

Even if you haven’t hunted in 5 years!?

 

[brockel]

Even if you haven’t hunted in 5 years!?

Looking for some hard data

 

[HerkHunter]

Looking for some hard data

“Well according to what I read on HuntTalk I think we should [insert here]”

 

[DFS]

“Well according to what I read on HuntTalk I think we should [insert here]”

Manage for a bull:cow ratio somewhere greater than 3.6/100.

 

[brockel]

Manage

Fixed it for you

 

[Ought Six]

nope i didn't, nor did anybody in my house.

I wonder how they determine who to send them out to or if it’s truly “random”