Thanks for pointing those pages out. That cleared a lot of things up
But should they be charged for it too?
The permits ? No . They shouldn’t have been able to apply without applying for general tag . But it was their mistake . It’s very clear in Montana that you need general tags first and foremost to get LE permits .
I agree with that. I think we all do. But honestly i think it is FWP’s screw up for letting it happen. It is their system and their process. He probably is SOL in terms of using the permit, but someone else might be too because they didn’t draw the LE permit. That said, I wonder how they choose to rectify it. I would guess they just refund the money and reallocate the LE permits.
Yup well said .
Agree. It'll be a refund of bonus points.
Better lucky than good! Congrats and good luck
Well ok . I’m sorry but that’s f’n bullsh’t : good for you I really do hope you have a good hunt but it’s not right
Occasionally it's nice to see someone get one over on the man
What's a joke is making NR go through two drawings to get a permit. Just make it one process, you either get a permit and a license or a general license… like literally every other state and like every other species in Montana.
Good for you. I am surprised by the outrage, but agree that FWP doesn't come out of this looking good. But I mostly laugh rather than get angry. I don't expect FWP to write the program that runs the draw, but I do expect them to test to make sure it works.
Surprised at the outrage ? I can’t get into the permit draw that I have double digits in points for .... I applied for general tag and special permits I did it right and can’t get a tag , then someone that don’t even know the rules doesn’t even apply but still gets given a tag ..... but your surprised ???? Ok .
Exactly .
What permits do you have then ?
Call FWP and complain. I am just a bystander here, enjoying how this plays out. Like I said previously, my bet was on them refunding the money, not giving the the tag. Mostly because anything but that might just cause a bigger problem. I don't fault Jbird and he admitted his mistake. The rules are confusing, Res or NR. In the end, life is too short to spend much time getting upset about it, but at the same time, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. I encourage you to call because I want to see what happens.
