Montana Mule Deer Mismanagement

[cgasner1]

This is a disaster. One of the top reasons that landowner restrict hunting on their property is they are not about to let their property become the S--t show that has evolved on public land. Giving out two tags is only going to help.

I saw this in the purposal first thing this morning if they are dead set on a cwd season like that it should be switched to the A tag and make people apply for it may help get some draw pressure off other areas and still get the deer killed they apparently want to die

 

[DFS]

This is a disaster. One of the top reasons that landowner restrict hunting on their property is they are not about to let their property become the S--t show that has evolved on public land. Giving out two tags is only going to help.

Step one of cwd management is they would get every single landowner on board to kill all of the deer. It’s been established the public will do it on accessible lands.

 

[sclancy27]

When is the last time u seen a honest 150 buck on public otc unit.

A month ago.

 

[antlerradar]

Step one of cwd management is they would get every single landowner on board to kill all of the deer.

Not going to happen. I predict if they go scorched earth to try to manage CWD they will lose access. Kind of self defeating when it comes to CWD. That access is not coming back if they reverse course.

 

[Unlucky]

Sclancey27 in montana

 

[cgasner1]

I have saw a couple over 150 this year and 1 I think may have been mid 170 a true unicorn these days

 

[Unlucky]

U guys way better than me. I haven't seen a true 150 buck otc public montana since 2015

 

[Unlucky]

Just curious if u guys have pics of these 150 bucks.

 

[sclancy27]

Sclancey27 in montana

Yes. Counting my brother, 10 days.

U guys way better than me. I haven't seen a true 150 buck otc public montana since 2015

That's a long time. Last yr was the first year I haven't seen what I thought was a high 160's-170 buck that I can remember in an OTC area.

 

[sclancy27]

Just curious if u guys have pics of these 150 bucks.

I don't have a picture of the actual buck, but he was very similar to a buck I shot 2 yrs ago, slightly wider tho.

 

[Bambistew]

You Montanans are soon going to be telling us about the 8 point you shot to make it sound like you really got something.

 

[Unlucky]

Solid buck. My opionon not many around otc public land montana

 

[sclancy27]

Solid buck. My opionon not many around otc public land montana

I would agree with that assessment.

 

[cgasner1]

Solid buck. My opionon not many around otc public land montana

Also would agree and no I didn’t take pictures was trying to send arrows

 

[Unlucky]

They always look bigger in velvet. Lol

 

[cgasner1]

Would have shrunk to old warrior size I’m sure

 

[300stw]

Just curious if u guys have pics of these 150 bucks.

from saturday. both spend time on public, they just beat us thru the blm, ive been after a bigger one then these 2, he was around on antelope opener, but has disappered for now

 

[300stw]

in 12 years hunting the same area, we used to see a few hundred deer in a couple glassing places , per day, we always hunt from,

friday and saturday less then 30, driving at night when we would dodge 100 deer and carcases every 1/4 mile, i seen 11 deer one night , 6 were bucks, and only 3 carcases,

to say numbers are down , is a gross understatement,
public land mule deer in reg 7. are headed for the endangered species list,,,,

and hunter numbers were way down,,,,,

 

[rogerthat]

You Montanans are soon going to be telling us about the 8 point you shot to make it sound like you really got something.

More likely the 4 point we got - eastern count. Old warrior trolls

 

[WanderWoman]

I saw this in the purposal first thing this morning if they are dead set on a cwd season like that it should be switched to the A tag and make people apply for it may help get some draw pressure off other areas and still get the deer killed they apparently want to die

In Saskatchewan where the prevalence rates are 80% they’re seeing a huge drop in participation due to CWD. Hunters don’t want to put in the time if their harvested animal is likely to be diseased, inedible, etc. If things get like that here, or perhaps even now where prevalence rates are 30% in some places I’d imagine people wouldn’t want to burn their A tag on a CWD deer. That’s probably why this is structured that way.