MTHunter1321
Well-known member
Are the units you’re hunting a general tag area? The way I see it, only hunting one unit applies to if it’s a permit area. If I draw an elk permit than I’m committing to only hunting elk in that area, which I absolutely thinks makes sense. If you don’t put in for or draw a permit, you’re free to hunt general areas and are not committed to just one.I guess it all depends on what hunting is all about for you. Is it about spending time with family and friends doing something you love, or about trying to create areas with bigger elk?
I'll give you a personal example of why I hate these hunt here and only here regulations. I live in Region 1 in Montana, had a son in Region 2, and another in Region 3. We hunting together sometimes at a location that best suited everyone. The rest of the season I hunting in Region 1 with friends. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to hunt with my sons, and that it wasn't made difficult by limiting where we could hunt.
Anyone who thinks that putting stipulations that you can hunt here and only here will create a situation where the elk are bigger, and there chances of killing one are higher, is fooling themselves. People quote the success of the mule deer regs and how units like 270 now have big mule deer. What are the draw odds for 270? Close to zero I think. And from what I hear, finding a big buck on public land is getting tough there too.
I’m willing to bet people who draw an elkhorns or breaks permit aren’t hunting general areas that season. I think it makes perfect sense to stipulate that if you want to hunt a permit area then you’re going to have to commit to hunting that area only.