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    MT Sheep HD 482

    Despite maturnity leave, there won't be a delay in receiving the information packet. Not all, but many of the biggest rams harvested in recent years have come from Dog Creek (The information packet will confirm this). Dog Creek is not accessible by boat. Some individuals do choose to hire a...
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    MT Sheep HD 482

    In the next month or so all permit holders will receive an information package from the wildlife biologist that manages HD 482. It will include a few years of harvest information (measurements and harvest location) as well as survey information regarding the location of ram and ewe groups...
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    Castle Mountains MT

    Where in the Castles can you get 6 miles deep? Too many ATV trails and roads based on my experience. It seems like the core habitat would be ~3 miles maximum from the nearest road.
    • Bivy
    • Post #12
    • Forum: Elk
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    First Blacktail hunt

    Lawnboy based on my experience most people use fawn distress sounding call. They are similar to the call E.L.K. makes that people use for mule deer in Montana. Works like a charm once they hit the muskeg and beaches.
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    Wilks brothers true colors are shining through.....

    With that grossly inflated population it would be hard to comprehend any regulation or management strategy imposed by MTFWP that would be able to reduce the herd relatively close to objective. I would be interested to know the number of cow elk harvested in the Durfee BLM/State. Perhaps...
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    Wilks brothers true colors are shining through.....

    Hunting Wife: Thanks for detailing your experiences! I believe we have all lost pieces of ground due to new ownership. And, it can be upsetting for many reasons including family tradition, easy access, trophy quality, high success, etc. Sadly we have to swallow these and look elsewhere...
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    Wilks brothers true colors are shining through.....

    I appreciate the information StykbowMT. I would be curious if MTFWP has any further information regarding this hunter ed/veteran program. Success rate of these hunters would be of particular interest. As I understand it, much of the Little Snowies acreage acquired by the Wilk's brothers...
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    Wilks brothers true colors are shining through.....

    This post is intriguing and difficult to decipher the fact from fiction. One party says they were allowed access to shoot an antelope, yet another party says they were rejected. One party says their employees aren't allowed to hunt, yet when their employees come to town the say they can shoot...
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    MT Draw Week

    Drew my first choice... 411-20 (either-sex rifle). Excited to ride the raghorn express on home turf!
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    Wilks brothers true colors are shining through.....

    I concur with your statements Katqanna. And, I appreciate the time and effort you are putting into these issues. Issues plural, because, as you state, these problems aren't exclusive to the Wilkes. Thank you for also confirming the retrieval of game from Wilkes Ranch deeded lands. The main...
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    Wilks brothers true colors are shining through.....

    I get the impression that the majority of contributors to this thread have never met Dan or Farris Wilkes, or stepped foot in the Durfee Hills. And, sadly, I think many of these folks are the loudest voices on the bandwagon to villianize them. I may not align with them politically, I may not...
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    Fly me in Scotty!!

    That is ridiculous rumor! First, the ranchhands of Wilkes Ranch could care less about the hunters...soooo that leaves only a handful of employees (namely patrollers and managers) to commit such a deed. Second, any hunter or warden can recognize a drag trail. Wardens see this all the time...
    • Bivy
    • Post #31
    • Forum: Elk
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    Fly me in Scotty!!

    :rolleyes: Good Luck! Wilkes Ranch employees won't need to haze elk; the army of amatuers searching for a 350 bull will do it for them!
    • Bivy
    • Post #27
    • Forum: Elk
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    What is your biggest freshwater fish?

    Electrofishing is an inefficient practice for sampling paddlefish. A floating trammel net is the preferred gear type.
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    Wilks Bros Proposed Exchange

    As I suspected, the proposed parcels off Red Hill Rd. comprise the northernmost Janet Lewis property from Red Hill Rd. to the west. Let me reiterate, the forest service lands are already accessible with a SHORT walk. This would not benefit the hardworking DIY hunter, but instead favor the...
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