Podcast on Montana Mule Deer ideas

[cgasner1]

My biggest concern with OTC licenses for NR is for black bear. They can definitely be over harvested contrary to sentiment of some hunters that there are too many.
I’m not at all concerned about the number of wolf tags sold. Very, very few NR are specifically targeting wolves and the rarity of incidental harvest during the hunt for other species hasn’t outpaced recruitment of wolves. In the areas where I am familiar with wolf numbers have stabilized due to wolves saturating their habitat and numbers are limited by prey more than predation from hunters.

The otc nr black bear is an issue in 5. Not my thing I didn’t realize it till talking with a warden how bad it actually is

 

[Rie Bread]

I don’t listen to podcasts much but I didn’t fast forward once!

I selfishly hope at least the mule deer season changes so I can be in the high country with a rifle
Choose your species is something I hope gets through.

I think what would help the plan gain traction along with a general goal is also getting a solid understanding of “quality” and what that means for most Montanans.

Gonna be hard to get those dollars outta the ears of FWP with all the opportunities they have created

 

[hank4elk]

Well spent time.
I see not much has changed in MT, in 50 years. Except the quality.
Folks still just hunt half the year and no mandated harvest reports.
Glad someone is finally discussing options.

 

[Carnage2011]

Also, one last question. You guys stated that this only applies to general units. What about units that are LE for elk and general for deer? Are we going to be archery elk hunting while someone is running around rifle hunting deer?

 

[Carnage2011]

Alright one last thing, I think this is the last one. You guys brought up that FWP’s surveys are skewed to get the answers they want. Eric mentioned that specifically, and then stated that the most recent one was the best one yet. “Not great, but the best one yet” was how he said it I believe. That may be true…but that means the previous one was good as well, as it was the same survey given before.

 

[bigsky2]

Also, one last question. You guys stated that this only applies to general units. What about units that are LE for elk and general for deer? Are we going to be archery elk hunting while someone is running around rifle hunting deer?

Proposed archery dates apply to all HD’s. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[DFS]

Just finished the podcast. The main issue I have with the plan is letting region 6 and 7 continue to bear the burden of the nonresidents. There needs to be some limits to those 2 regions with nonresident deer tags.

 

[bigsky2]

Just finished the podcast. The main issue I have with the plan is letting region 6 and 7 continue to bear the burden of the nonresidents. There needs to be some limits to those 2 regions with nonresident deer tags.

No disagreement from me. Hopefully some of the NR pressure in R6 and 7 would be reduced if they couldn’t hunt mule deer and elk at the same time.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Just finished the podcast. The main issue I have with the plan is letting region 6 and 7 continue to bear the burden of the nonresidents. There needs to be some limits to those 2 regions with nonresident deer tags.

Get a coalition of like minded region 6 and 7 folks and write up your idea of what would be an appropriate cap for hunters in those areas to present to the commission. They will be the folks who make the decisions for all proposals, ours or anyone else’s.

 

[cgasner1]

Just finished the podcast. The main issue I have with the plan is letting region 6 and 7 continue to bear the burden of the nonresidents. There needs to be some limits to those 2 regions with nonresident deer tags.

I’m in the boat that any change will be a step in the right direction. This proposal as it sits we are trying to move a mountain. That’s without adding caps on 6/7 directed at nr hunters. This was put together as a group and a move such as that would not help the cause at all when the outfitters that are trying to help us push this walk away.