BRI
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I don’t like to see this either and I’m not trying to deflect blame, but do you think the current season/tag structure is perpetuating this problem? Elk hunting on public land in MT has gotten flat tough for the average hunter and people are going to go where the elk are and where they may have a chance at an elk.
With the way the elk habits have changed by residing primarily on private land and out in the wide open, I think we’ll see this more frequently unless FWP can figure out a way to get more elk back onto public land. Like a lot of general areas in MT, the area I've hunted for 20+ years has changed so much, you can't hardly find an elk on public land come rifle season. If FWP counts are believed, you drive by nearly every one of those elk (on inaccessible private land) to hunt what few remain on public land. But yet a lot of tags are issued every year because the herd is over objective.
There are some pretty sharp minds on this site, so how do you think FWP can get elk back to public land? Maybe FWP should take some of these problem areas and make them a separate district and manage them differently to try and prevent these occurrences. I don’t know, just thoughts……
With the way the elk habits have changed by residing primarily on private land and out in the wide open, I think we’ll see this more frequently unless FWP can figure out a way to get more elk back onto public land. Like a lot of general areas in MT, the area I've hunted for 20+ years has changed so much, you can't hardly find an elk on public land come rifle season. If FWP counts are believed, you drive by nearly every one of those elk (on inaccessible private land) to hunt what few remain on public land. But yet a lot of tags are issued every year because the herd is over objective.
There are some pretty sharp minds on this site, so how do you think FWP can get elk back to public land? Maybe FWP should take some of these problem areas and make them a separate district and manage them differently to try and prevent these occurrences. I don’t know, just thoughts……