I'm looking forward to the second draft of this proposal defining for FWP the draft one mentions of quantity of deer, quality of hunting experience, health of deer, and avoidance of the degradation of deer. Without definitions FWP is currently, albeit arguably so, aiming at all of the goals this...
Disagreements over mule deer management particulars abound. Season dates, public vs private, weapons, tag allocations, season lengths, non-resident participation etc. are argued over at length. it is clear that lot of folks are disappointed in their current "opportunity" and think Montana mule...
I see them offering explanation/justification for the departments action or lack thereof in response to a passionate subset of us that have areas of concern.
I fear a lot of us forget to listen to what the FWP folks are offering, instead we are focused on making them hear us. If you're open to it, give the social and statistical presentations from yesterday an ear and some thought.
It is a difficult task working together toward uncommon goals. FWP is in a tough spot. Bill wants more deer, Dave wants fewer, fatter deer. Johnny wants to manage toward maximum sustained yield of bucks, Joey wants to manage toward male age objectives, and bobby is going to complain until a 4...