A change I'd like to see is to put a cap on how many auction, governor, disable vet, etc. tags can be used in any one unit. When you add the seemingly unlimited tribal tags to those and they concentrate on one unit during the rut it throws any kind of management out the window.
Two ex-employees drank themselves to death. Probably others I've lost track of. I wish I could have back all the time I wasted persuing the night life.
Hang out at the docks when the boats come in. Talk to the fishermen about their trip, not just if they caught fish but how they were treated and if they had fun. Lots of boats catch fish but not all are good with the people aspect. Their season is a long grind and fatigue takes a toll that some...
Visited the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center outside Baker City this week. Well worth the time. Hard to imagine the hardships those pioneers went through.
Buzz, you gave me some guidance on an elk hunt 13 years ago. On that hunt I had a group of 4 elk come by and stop 8' from where I was hunkered down. One of those was collared. Warden Olson later told me those elk over there were collared to study how the beetle kill affected their movements.
Yes, a lot and I agree. While bird hunting the nearby hills I find the bones. Aerial gunning was outlawed except on private land. When that used to take place in the right conditions at the right time they would take out a lot of coyotes but it needs to be done every year or two.