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  1. Big Fin

    Montana draw 2026

    Thanks for that kind comment and concern, Scott. I am sorry to hear about your Dad. It sucks. All who have been through it know the emptiness. Yet, there will be days that unexpected reminders come out of nowhere and those reminders will put a smile on your face. It sounds like you and your Dad...
  2. Big Fin

    Antler Point Restrictions

    Thanks for posting that. I read that over the weekend. Marcus and I did a Fresh Tracks Weekly segment about it today. To me, the study, in the same area being debated, shows how much hunters really want "science-based management." They do, until the science doesn't support what they want...
  3. Big Fin

    Montana draw 2026

    The change nobody wants is "any change." Let's face it, Montana hunters enjoy some pretty damn good options compared to other states. And they will oppose anything that deviates from the status quo. 1. Our resident fees are hardly enough to cover gas in the vehicles and warden salaries, let...
  4. Big Fin

    The dam that never was

    Thanks for bringing this back to the top. It was one of the more meaningful projects I feel that we have done. We just finished another video that will release in the next month about Bob Gibson, another person who worked for an agency and did some amazing landscape work that we all benefit...
  5. Big Fin

    WY preference point increase

    Considering that they sell 180K-190K points to NRs for each of the elk, deer, and pronghorn draws, this is a smart business decision. The same inventory of tags sold results in $13-14million of annual non-resident revenue, per species, without a single extra critter being harvested and not a...
  6. Big Fin

    Server alerts

    Yup. We got hammered for about three hours this afternoon. The software pretty much closes down the site when that happens. Sorry for the delay. But, given the amount of spammers from Asia and Eastern Europe wanting to sell you crypto recovery tools, locking down the site as tight as we do is...
  7. Big Fin

    Happy Birthday President Roosevelt

    Those following this thread who want to see the video, it is at the link below.
  8. Big Fin

    Montana Elk Hunt with Ted Roosevelt IV - 2025

    I had written in this prior Hunt Talk thread about an elk hunt with Theodore Roosevelt IV - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/happy-birthday-president-roosevelt.330892/#post-3987022 Today we released the video of that hunt. Hope you enjoy it.
  9. Big Fin

    Boundary waters under attack

    Your observation is a bullseye. I have seen the Dems exemplify some of the same behaviors, but not to the degree that Trump holds over the Repubs at this time. Maybe the next Dem President will take notes of how Trump did things and proclaim, "Hold my beer and watch this." I hope not, but at...
  10. Big Fin

    Boundary waters under attack

    I almost wish I wasn't so drawn into these issues. I don't have to rely on the media reports to know what is going on. When you are getting real time reports from Senators, their staff, or Committee staffers, you don't have to guess what is fact or fiction. And the facts, as I've seen them...
  11. Big Fin

    Montana draw 2026

    Happy for all who drew the tag they were hoping for. I've had more than my share of luck in draws, which over 30+ years of multi-state apps is a function of how many "raffles" I've entered. For years, I was luckier than most in my Montana elk/deer limited entry draws, though I completely suck...
  12. Big Fin

    Boundary waters under attack

    For clarification, this vote today was the vote to proceed with the official vote tomorrow morning. Which, all the vote counters on the inside have said this is exactly how the votes will be cast on the final round in the morning. Which makes sense. Thune is no dummy. He never lets something...
  13. Big Fin

    Boundary waters under attack

    I'm not sure. The only avenue I'm aware of is to litigate the manner in which the 60-day window of the Congressional Review Act is not being followed.
  14. Big Fin

    Boundary waters under attack

    Well, the vote is in. The White House weighed in and a couple people flipped. It passed 51-49. So much for public input. The abuse of the Congressional Review Act (CRA), used once in the first 20 years of its existence and now more than 40 times with Trump Administration 1 & 2, is disturbing...
  15. Big Fin

    Elderly parents got dropped on their insurance

    If they are not "elderly enough" for Medicare, here will be their least expensive options. https://www.healthcare.gov/ or https://dphhs.mt.gov/healthcare/Apply
  16. Big Fin

    Boundary waters under attack

    Yup, sounds like the Congressional Review Act petition is going to be voted on tomorrow. So much for public comment on land management plans. Link to your Senators here - https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm?OrderBy=state&Sort=ASC Or, Capitol Switchboard - (202) 224-3121
  17. Big Fin

    Cumulative burden of taxes

    Yup. So, folks need to be willing to pay 40% more for current services requested or accept less services. That would be a better way for people to understand the gap between demands for services and willingness to pay with their own money. But, as many mentioned, matching those to ends of the...
  18. Big Fin

    Average age of the hunt talk crowd.

    Made me think of this song. I used to fish with twin brothers when they had a spare seat in their boat. They wouldn't fish together, for the same reason - supposedly the guy in the front had a big advantage.
  19. Big Fin

    Forest Service Reorg - Progress or Politics

    Glad you follow the podcast. Reading your comments had me go back and listen to parts. I think there are some distinctions and I thought we made some of those distinctions. There can be: 1. Mismanagement of Federal lands, and... 2. Federal Mismanagement of lands. They can both happen, though...
  20. Big Fin

    Sen Mike Lee as AG?

    I just got some message from folks I know in DC. Seems there is a meeting today to convince POTUS that Utah Senator Mike Lee should be the next Attorney General. Not sure where having such a strident anti-public lander is least damaging to public lands; as Chair of the Senate Energy & Natural...

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