I went the last couple of years it was at Rosenblatt and haven’t been since it moved. That atmosphere around Rosenblatt was pretty special with everyone having parties in their yards, Starsky’s bar, etc. I remember being in an old church that they had turned into a bar and had a band playing in.
I don't mean to be a downer, but when I hear that landowners aren't participating in these types of access agreements, it doesn't surprise me. If landowners care about having healthy populations of game animals around their property, they probably aren't going to want to let the neighboring...
I disagree that people that don’t think we should drive in those places will continue not to if it becomes legal. People don’t want to miss out or be at a disadvantage. “That person drove right up to their elk or deer, why should I pack mine out a mile on my back?”
I’ll admit I didn’t really start getting informed until Gianforte was in office, but there’s plenty to complain about that has happened under his leadership.
-As was mentioned, going away from securing perpetual conservation easements. I know of several primo ranches here in central MT that...
That’s an interesting point that I hadn’t thought of. Last fall I was talking to a rancher that runs cows on a place that isn’t his own. The landowner lives in another state and also gave the rancher control of the hunting access. The place borders some checker board BLM that touches the county...
Yeah, I didn’t mean to come across like I think we should only focus on one thing. I just think the management issues are relatively going to be forgotten about with everyone so focused on corner crossing.
Agree with this 100%. The public should have access to public land, but corner crossing wasn’t a hot topic back when we had better hunting on more easily accessible public land. In that sense, corner crossing is just a distraction from other pressing issues. If Juras, GG, FWP, etc don’t want...
I realize I’m probably stating the obvious, but I’d make sure and talk to someone who has flown into that area recently to see if they had a good hunt or not. I’m a local and in 2014 or 15 I flew into the area where I’m guessing you are planning to go. We saw very few elk on public and the whole...
Best I can do is on the hoof photos. These are pulled from a video, so sorry that the quality isn’t great. I have lots of videos of bucks from the hunt but not many photos. This is the best buck I could find. I got within 40 yards of him twice. He looks crabby in front but his forks are turned...
Hopefully this one finally catches up to Lewton. He guided a friend of mine the year after FWP did their sting operation. My friend ended up getting a trespassing ticket because Lewton took them across private land.
It’s a rare enough occurrence that I look forward to any close friends drawing a moose, sheep, or goat tag about as much as I want to draw myself. Just getting to go along on one of those hunts with people I enjoy hunting with is an opportunity that doesn't come along very often.