This is 1000% accurate. The unfortunate thing is we are once again presented with shitty options in MT, and Busse isn’t winning so hopefully Bodnar can somehow pull one out and keep us from having a Republican sweep again.
I’m sure that’s true. There are bad apples in every profession. I’m not saying all contractors are great either.
My experience isn’t exactly limited. I’ve worked a shit load on a large variety of vegetation work with the FS over the last 17 years and across several states. I was just using...
I’m not bashing the employees at all. They seemed great. I think the process is the issue. They either need more training, more knowledge, or better equipment. There’s no situation where I’d send 3 employees out with one vehicle and 250 gallons of water for a day.
Not trying to derail the...
The problem isn’t that straight forward. I’ve worked right alongside the Forrest Service on several occasions and they are about .01% as efficient as the contractors are. There are probably areas where they are good at what they do but I can say with 1000% certainty that weed spraying isn’t one...
This isn't all apples to apples. There are a bunch of people that see value in easy to draw tags like General Deer. They know they can plan a hunt every 1-7 years depending on unit and weapon choice. If someone is buying the license with the intention of general deer points or drawing that...
Sucks to lose another option. I couldn’t stand anything of theirs except the packaroons. Sockeye salmon on a backpack hunt is a long ways down my list of good foods.
Would I buy a Utah elk tag for 2k at an auction? Yes. Would I buy a LO tag for elk for 2k? Also yes. So ya…I’ll keep applying. Desert Bighorn at 4k would be a steal..
I see people claiming GOHUNT gets the odds wrong but I’ve never seen it personally. I apply in a pile of states and have cross checked their stuff several times and never seen any issues.