NR Upland Seasons (LC3901)

[Hobbes]

Agreed - the amount of NRs I come across forest grouse hunting (which I do more than any other kind of hunting, honestly) is effectively 0, and that's all over central and western MT. Pheasant hunting has this weird culture of seeking or maintaining status/image that grouse hunting thankfully seems to lack. God save us if forest grouse hunting ever becomes cool to rich/wannabe-rich people.

Forest grouse is even less than sharpies and the bill does not apply to forest grouse.

 

[texwest44]

Forest grouse is even less than sharpies and the bill does not apply to forest grouse.

I know, I was just tossing a couple of pennies into the conversation.

 

[Birdbander]

I promise as a NR that I will never hunt pheasant in MT. I'm planning a future mountain grouse hunt instead
And WY and UT and....

 

[Hobbes]

I know, I was just tossing a couple of pennies into the conversation.

Okay. I thought maybe you weren't aware that they aren't included. I hope to never see crowds hunting mountain grouse. They'd make a mess of Archery elk.

 

[OzWildlife]

You have to be talking the grouse opener and not the phez opener. The grouse opener is really mild compared to pheasant.

Yes, that’s what I’m talking about. I don’t ever really target pheasants. I guess I didn’t realize pheasant hunting was so popular in MT.

 

[BuzzH]

I wouldn't be against the first 3 days of any big-game hunting in Wyoming being Resident only, wouldn't be against it in Montana either.

 

[brockel]

Yes, that’s what I’m talking about. I don’t ever really target pheasants. I guess I didn’t realize pheasant hunting was so popular in MT.

It was that way around here for a while. Grouse opener wasn’t busy but pheasant season was ridiculous. Now the grouse hunting is getting busy too.

 

[wpbx2]

I really hope this bill passes. One thing I would love to see that doesn't take any legislation is aggressive enforcement of possession limits. I think a lot of NR would think twice about making a long trip here if they really thought they were limited to the possession limits. There is no way the NR's who are coming early season and hunting every day for a week or longer are abiding by possession limits.

F&G should be stopping at every camp site and checking coolers.