What was this landowners bull to cow tag ratio??
i.e. how many bull tags did he receive for letting the public shoot some cows? Maybe he didn't negotiate a good deal? Needs to read Trumps book maybe. Next time he could kill a yuge bull that would be worth it.I think they might want to use elk hunts to trade favors. Invite the dinner party guests to come out and kill a bull on the ranch in Mt. They don't want to kill just 1 bull. Kind of like having a cellar full of old Scotch or Cuban cigars. Just guessing.
If they are "Non-Resident" when they own vast quantities of land in the State due to their residence in another is their ownership desire to count for their own bulls, as "Resident"? I don't know how it works for landowner tags by a landowner who resides in another State.
I didn’t think they could be given, but chosen from list. That’s very nice. But none the less, the landowner can let a wounded vet with a permit hunt anytime he wants..
That they(elk) are.
Why don’t they round up a bunch of buddies all with 3 cow elk tags and take care of the problem. They have 6 months to do it. It’s a cop out to say they don’t have the tools or need bull elk tags to do it.
And for that they should be thankful. They can enjoy them, profit off them, hunt them, let others hunt as they see fit on their property or not. But none the less they are still not property of the landowner. I will be the last person to feel sorry for a landowner because he’s got a lot of elk. I wish I were one of those guys..
you completely miss the point…. The bull permit give incentive. Punitive measures have been tried, and proven to fail. Give a landowner an incentive to tolerate the public.
I grew up on a ranch. When my dad felt we had too many deer much to my dismay ( I loved the deer and never thought there were too many) he let people blast them. We fought about it a lot. Point being he took care of his problem. Now days too many deer isn’t a problem. You are in search of a solution that doesn’t exist.
The rotten intolerable public.. Hell yeah - give the landowners some bull permits for having to deal with all those pieces of shit. Makes total sense.
What a bummer. I’ll trade them my home in town straight up. Never had an elk problem, but have had a couple yard moose eating my hard earned apples
Input from biologists would be a good start. If you look at the contracts for the 454 deals that have been around a long time, you will see that they were signed by the local biologist and the landowner. Last years contracts were signed by the landowner and Hank. I’m pretty sure the biologists in my area had no idea about the deals being made until they were waiting commission approval.
Texas has entered the chat.
You would serve well on the PLPW committee and your opinions would be welcome and valued.
