BrowningBLR
Active member
I talked to Karen and Dan multiplies times regarding these 'B licenses' for the shoulder hunts, I attended public meetings as well. NOT ONCE was it discussed that there would be an early rifle (before archery season) for cows, Aug 15th - Sept. 2nd. They both actually said that there would NOT be.... A. a shoulder season on the front end, just a later one- after the Nov. 28th general season and B. No rifle and archers hunting at the same time. I’m glad B was corrected so no overlapping seasons but to completely deceive the public about an early shoulder season is pathetic. FWP seems to think shooting elk on private land in August will somehow move these elk to public land. What an ignorant fantasy. I have been hunting the area for over 20 years. The elk will move when bullets start flying, correct, but they will just move to other private lands that don’t allow hunting- and never will. I have talked to a lot of land owners and regardless of a “shoulder season” they still aren’t allowing any hunters, ever. So the wild fantasy of all these landowners now allowing hunting to the general public is laughable.
I understand there are much, much bigger issues than just this one particular early should season, unfortunately, our Governor’s office and FWP have no clue on how to handle this elk “problem” besides these new eradication seasons. As long as we get the elk numbers down everyone will be happy?
I am very disappointed with FWPs transparency, or lack thereof. I have lost faith in the people who should be protecting the things we as hunters all love and would like to cherish for years to come.
I understand there are much, much bigger issues than just this one particular early should season, unfortunately, our Governor’s office and FWP have no clue on how to handle this elk “problem” besides these new eradication seasons. As long as we get the elk numbers down everyone will be happy?
I am very disappointed with FWPs transparency, or lack thereof. I have lost faith in the people who should be protecting the things we as hunters all love and would like to cherish for years to come.
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