I didn’t see that language in that specific draft, but I’m all for it. Not sure FWP collects any data on participation or harvest success with that implement at all.
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
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Hard to kill a mature deer, no matter when you hunt them, if they don’t exist
Gerald Martin
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They exist, just need to lace up your boots and hunt a little harder. They must exist because it’s our birthright to hunt them in the rut. You just need to change your definition of “ juvenile forkedhorn” to “mature buck” and it gets way easier to kill a mature deer…
The muzzleloader bill is simply about restoring commission authority and taking the one season set in statute out of the law and placing it where it belongs: with the commission.
It is not about moving the season or extending it. It is about maintaining the ability of the commission to manage hunting seasons rather than having it set in statute and providing commission flexibility based on emerging concerns & needs of the resource. Putting it in the dead week between archery & general rifle would not be well met by the public and is not the intent of the bill.
It is not about moving the season or extending it. It is about maintaining the ability of the commission to manage hunting seasons rather than having it set in statute and providing commission flexibility based on emerging concerns & needs of the resource. Putting it in the dead week between archery & general rifle would not be well met by the public and is not the intent of the bill.
Why would it not be received well by the public during dead week?
