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    Are hunter numbers down?

    I agree with many of the above thoughts. I had hunting licenses in multiple states I did not hunt due to time constraints just because you need to buy them ahead of time and the unpredictable nature of draws. Another problem with the data in this form is that it does not consider how many days...
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    Bitterroot bass

    I agree. Smallmouth bass are native to the Mississippi River basin and Great Lakes basin. Consequently, they are also native to the lower Missouri River (which makes sense since it flows into the Mississippi River) so you'd think in theory they could naturally migrate up the Missouri River and...
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    Matt Rinella knocking it outta the park

    Maybe it's semantics but I'm not really sure I agree that increasing access is synonymous with creating a bigger pie unless you're opening up land that's not currently being hunted, which I think is probably a minority of "inaccessible land" that's talked about. In cases where you increase...
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    Matt Rinella gives a talk at Pope and Young

    I partly agree with this but I think it also depends on the type of content. For example, someone might watch a video on how to apply in x, y, or z state because it's faster than reading through the state-produced information but could still prefer that video not exist as they'd be more than...
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    SB 298 - Crossbow bill rears its ugly head

    In Vermont the crossbow harvest is 77% of the total archery harvest. The main hunting strategy honestly appears to be still hunting with a crossbow. Makes deer behavior during archery season much more unpredictable than it used to be. Admittedly, in Montana the hunting style differences between...
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    Non resident Landowner incentive.

    Would this apply to non resident landowners too? Seems odd to create legislation that would prevent someone from hunting land they own after they've reached some arbitrary day limit set by the Montana legislature when that landowner still possesses a valid tag. I can't imagine the uproar that...
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    SB 298 - Crossbow bill rears its ugly head

    Personally, I think the issue with allowing crossbows for anyone (versus the young, old, and disabled) is the historical intent behind having any sort of primitive weapon season. It's my understanding that archery seasons were created to provide hunters with more opportunity to hunt with the...
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    Montana startup becoming the Airbnb of outdoor recreation

    I think this is one of real double edged swords of increased hunter recruitment/numbers even if it's done with good intentions. Inevitably, the marginal benefit of paying for exclusive access increases as crowding increases and hunt quality decreases on accessible land. Thus, someone with means...
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    The "Low Impact" Impact 🤔

    I agree with some that it's a little bit hypocritical as hunters to criticize the effects that other user groups have on wildlife, although pointing out they do have an effect is definitely worth doing. Additionally, advocating for intelligent trail design and seasonal closures in critical...
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    Trail cams on public land: how is that ok?

    I don't think the debate here is over fair chase but whether people want to be running into a million trail cameras in the backcountry as the number of trail cameras is only going to increase over time. Personally, I'd rather not run into trail cameras on public land as I think it degrades the...
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    Montana Deer Management- If I were King for a day.

    Not sure what the point of having such a short archery season is. In my opinion Montana could could just go with a long archery season (Sept 1 - Nov 30) and then fit a gun season within that (Oct 1 - Oct 15). Of course resident hunters would probably not like that so you'd probably have to make...
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    Stolen Opportunities....a very sad elk tale. We must do better!

    The point is not to define what a marginal shot is as that depends on a person’s abilities but to rather encourage high-percentage shots by creating a consequence for wounding wildlife. States could offer more opportunity for hunters if they did not need to factor wound loss in their tag...
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    Stolen Opportunities....a very sad elk tale. We must do better!

    There is definitely a difference between not knowing you've wounded something and leaving it to rot versus knowing you've done so but it is still extremely negligent and these hunters' negligence is not a great excuse in my opinion. So, I do think punishment in a scenario like this is still...
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    Stolen Opportunities....a very sad elk tale. We must do better!

    Those hunters probably would use the fact that they killed a bull as evidence they were within their limitations. When I hear a shot fired and later run into the hunter that took it, I find that most hunters have missed (or think they missed) what they shot at regardless of weapon (bow...
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    Trail cams on public land: how is that ok?

    It is definitely difficult to justify banning something off of purely a fair chase argument as it's completely subjective as to what is fair chase. Is a traditional bowhunter using a cell cam giving an animal a better chance to survive than gun hunter without a cell cam? However, if an emerging...
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    Trail cams on public land: how is that ok?

    I don't think it is any different in regards to fair chase other than you at least need to be physically present to glass. I'd even say that glassing from a good vantage point is a far more effective hunting technique than using a trail camera or two unless you have an extremely limited water or...
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    Trail cams on public land: how is that ok?

    I strongly agree that trail cameras (both cell and non cell cameras) should be banned on public land. Personally, I don't enjoy running into trail cameras on public land and I suspect many other hunters and non-hunters feel the same. On private land I don't really care as I think trail cameras...
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    Montana FWP Seeking Applicants For Elk Advisory Group

    If hunters are less mobile and efficient then you can have the same amount of hunters in the field hunting but applying less pressure to the animals as they will be inevitably spending less time where the animals are. I suspect that hunters mobility/efficiency is a significant contributing...
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    Montana FWP Seeking Applicants For Elk Advisory Group

    I agree that we don't want to make things more difficult for ranchers running cattle there but I don't think it would be particularly hard to give the rancher's that have leased grazing rights access to the road. When I say closed I mostly mean closed to the general public (and for only...
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    Montana FWP Seeking Applicants For Elk Advisory Group

    Honestly, if the start date of elk season was the Tuesday or Wednesday after Labor day and that was the start date for the road closures that would also be fine with me too. Either way I'm sure the uproar over tag cuts would be on par with the uproar over potential road closures.
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