FWP allows some hunters to keep tags issued in fouled up drawing for bighorns, moose
FWP decided to allow the extra hunting permits issued to five either-sex bighorn sheep applicants in HD 482-20 and two moose hunters in HDs 270-50 and 341-50 to be given.
billingsgazette.com
"FWP spokesman Greg Lemon said the decision was made to award some of the tags as drawn was based on the fact that they were within the quota range approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission and that the extra hunting pressure wouldn't be biologically harmful to the wildlife."
I'm really glad they didn't give out the extra ewe tags, but the 35 extra ewe tags for 482 still would have fallen inside the quota range too. It doesn't seem like a very good justification when they aren't being consistent with the ram tags.