Extreme hunting pressure in region 7.

[BRI]

Having hunted portions of R7 for the past 28 years, I agree with the comments about how bad R7 has gotten. Pretty disgusting how much good habitat there is, yet so few animals. Just spent two days antelope hunting the district north of the river last Tuesday and Wednesday. Hunted a BMA and public. Antelope numbers are down for sure but we had no trouble finding huntable antelope. Surprisingly, only saw a few people driving the roads but no one out hiking. one truck we saw drove to the end of a road, turned around. We pulled up to the end of the road, walked a half mile over the ridge and found a herd of 25 with 11 bucks. Had no trouble filling 3 tags in 2 days. I was expecting it to be significantly worse. Would be nice if they kept the tags low but I doubt it.

 

[ismith]

All types of hunters in my experience. The locals know who's home and when. They know if an old rancher can't get around well anymore. They know the roads wardens patrol. NRs are usually cautious about where they are at but they sure shoot the shit out of mule deer fork horns.

Oh yeah sure, it’s definitely the locals.

 

[brockel]

All types of hunters in my experience. The locals know who's home and when. They know if an old rancher can't get around well anymore. They know the roads wardens patrol. NRs are usually cautious about where they are at but they sure shoot the shit out of mule deer fork horns.

The locals you know have way more knowledge of the landowners and wardens than the locals I know.

 

[corndog1]

Oh yeah sure, it’s definitely the locals.

Just my observation or maybe just maybe it's out of state hunters stealing local plates and putting those plate on their truck. Ya that's what it is

 

[Ben Lamb]

The locals you know have way more knowledge of the landowners and wardens than the locals I know.

No offense, but it sounds like you need better friends.

 

[corndog1]

The locals you know have way more knowledge of the landowners and wardens than the locals I know.

Who said I knew anyone. All you have to do is look at the license plate

 

[Ought Six]

I’ll drop my hunting kill spot coordinates for the good of the resource, and will see all of you, the 4 guys from Washington filming for their YouTube channel, the 3 guys from California also filming for their YouTube channel, the two guys from Minnesota just there to “backcountry” forky hunt, the 4 new residents from Colorado that now live in Billings, the guy from Butte who’s brother showed him the spot, the 2 guys from Kalispell, the 6 guys from Bozeman that have been hunting there for “20 years”, and the 8-10 locals that are checking it out for the day. I’m sure you’ll all have a nice hunt.

 

[8andcounting]

What I’m most curious about this season is to see how many people are hunting in region 4 specifically 410 and 417 that will have no idea it went LE for deer . Signing up for a bma in 4 today the guy on the phone said yeh it’s been record number of calls I said how is that possible with the LE deer he said what do you mean ? Jesus fc….

 

[brockel]

What I’m most curious about this season is to see how many people are hunting in region 4 specifically 410 and 417 that will have no idea it went LE for deer . Signing up for a bma in 4 today the guy on the phone said yeh it’s been record number of calls I said how is that possible with the LE deer he said what do you mean ? Jesus fc….

Im curious on the effects it’s going to have on 700 which is already piss pounded

 

[noisy]

I was feeling pretty good until I checked into this thread. Now I'm depressed as hell.

 

[brockel]

I was feeling pretty good until I checked into this thread. Now I'm depressed as hell.

Enjoy it. It’s the best season you will have

 

[Gerald Martin]

What I’m most curious about this season is to see how many people are hunting in region 4 specifically 410 and 417 that will have no idea it went LE for deer . Signing up for a bma in 4 today the guy on the phone said yeh it’s been record number of calls I said how is that possible with the LE deer he said what do you mean ? Jesus fc….

You wouldn’t believe how much better my hunting has become since I stopped paying attention to which units were LE and which were general.
#justhuntit

 

[cgasner1]

You wouldn’t believe how much better my hunting has become since I stopped paying attention to which units were LE and which were general.
#justhuntit

What is LE?

 

[Gerald Martin]

What is LE?

“Large bucks/bullsEverywhere”

 

[antlerradar]

The locals you know have way more knowledge of the landowners and wardens than the locals I know.

The NR can only speculate if I am a hard ass. The locals know for sure that I am.