I think in theory you are correct while in reality the price of these ranches has continued to climb throughout the west. Perhaps if corner crossing is made legal the rate of appreciation may slow some but I don't foresee any of these ranches depreciating in value due to corner crossing.
I tend to agree with this. I have LRHS, DMR2, DMR3 and XRS that have been put through the paces spinning turrets and they haven't let me down. I've shot next to guys using NF, ZCO, Kahles and S&B and I don't feel their scopes gave them significant advantage over me.
When buying lower tier...
I joined a long time friend (MT resident) on a 410 rifle elk hunt in 2022. It was the first time I had hunted 410 although I've spent many days in regions 3,6,7. We covered some beautiful country but I'm still amazed at the lack of deer that we encountered in 410. R7 is nothing like it was in...
Filling last week at the local Costco was $0.40 cheaper than filling at the other gas stations. Add in the kickback from a Costco card and it becomes significant savings over the course of the year. Very rarely do I have to wait in line to fill at Costco here.
I have 5", 7" and 9" cans with a TBAC Dominus (6.25") currently in jail. I carry the 5" on my big game rifles with 22" barrels and find it the most convenient for that purpose. The sound suppression isn't on par with the 7" but it is nicer to carry. If I were to only have one can, a 7" would be...
If MT considers limiting NR hunter numbers per region, I think they should also consider reducing the length of the NR season for mule deer. Perhaps limit them to the first two weeks of the current rifle season. IMO region/unit caps and shortened seasons need to to happen so let's get the show...