Do you work for the dept, by chance??
Winter of 10-11, winter kill in R 6, whitetail 50% plus, antelope 85%(maybe more), mule deer 85% plus. Numbers improved, 2021 mule deer were in good shape 670/630. December of 21 6-700 mule deer in greater bitter creek area. 4-500 Frenchman greater...
The “come home to hunt “ and other (stupid) special interest tags are actually pretty insignificant. But if we could do away with them all I’d be for it
From different guys I’ve spoken to in Sonora Mx the deer there will moved by rain, 30-70 miles no problem. Greens up the deer go there, bet eastern Mt would find similar happenings.
I’ve been texting a buddy up in souther Sask, just barely across border. SERM(sask environment resource management) has gone scorched earth on the mule deer across the fence. They killed and estimated 2k mulies. According to my buddy, nothing left along border. Going to affect 670 for years...
Come to R6 or 7 November 10-30 and tell me a 5.5 week season spreads hunters out. The ease of rut hunting concentrates hunters, end of discussion.
what you’re lobbying for looks like “let’s just stay status quo, it’ll be fine”.
If we stay status quo and do nothing we wind up...