You are right, they did mention “stopping” doe/fawn hunting, but hardly if at all cited it as a major factor in the decline. They focused on the interstate, CWD, coal bed methane, grazing, etc but never dove into the doe harvest.
In 2023 there were still 300 doe tags valid for mule deer in...
I live, work, and hunt in these areas and one thing that I cannot believe was left out (unless I missed it) was the amount of mule deer doe harvest. I have seen and had many family, extended family, and friends hunt ranches over the last 10 years where they take in excess of 200 animals off EACH...
You probably could have had Cam Hanes pay YOU so he could get a workout pulling your truck out by muscle from the river. If he doesn’t use his muscles for good, we all know what happens.
It’s very tough reading on HT people who are blatantly against trapping or against the increase in hound hunting opportunity in Montana. Certainly does not help the cause when fellow hunters are opposed.