I don’t want to see more LE but R4 is doing what they think is best for their mule deer. They were willing to go against the grain which was a decision I highly respected. The point of the proposal is to turn things around before other regions feel the need to do the same thing. Just like 60% of...
It's unfortunate that there's no data to show the increase in leasing/paid hunting by resident hunters. It seems like it was pretty rare to hear about residents paying for hunting access 15 years ago. Now I hear about it all the time. I think that's largely due to the decrease of the hunting...
I know I’ve never asked him if he thought it was ethical but I do remember making a comment on his forum that it’s debatable whether hunting rutting mule deer in open country with long range rifles is sporting or not.
I think I heard Wakeling mention that mule deer hunters are satisfied with current management based on their surveys they’ve sent out in the past. Has anyone looked into whether or not the results could be flawed based on how they counted the neutral responses, similar to what they did with the...
No archery permit for me. At least I know there’s some influencers from Bozeman that hunt the district so I can live vicariously through them by watching their YouTube videos.