FWP Public Scoping Meeting in Miles City tonight 6 PM

[Pagosa]

Fyi, if you can’t attend in person attached is the link for the zoom call-in for the Region 7 FWP license setting process for 2026/27. I was going to attend but currently working in northern WY, but plan to attend via zoom. You can give public comment through zoom. Preston

 

[bigsky2]

Note the proposed changes for some of the region 7 rifle bull permits...

 

[Forkyfinder]

Note the proposed changes for some of the region 7 rifle bull permits...

Are you for or against those?

 

[Pagosa]

Against. They should be vaild for private land only or split the districts up. I do agree that there is a significant increase of elk in isolated areas outside of the core habitat, but its not a tag availability issue its an access issue.

 

[Forkyfinder]

Against. They should be vaild for private land only or split the districts up. I do agree that there is a significant increase of elk in isolated areas outside of the core habitat, but its not a tag availability issue its an access issue.

I see your point - but i feel that the heards should be managed seperately.

The issue, to me, is that there was no reduction 799-20 tags with the additon of the others.

 

[Pagosa]

I see your point - but i feel that the heards should be managed seperately.

The issue, to me, is that there was no reduction 799-20 tags with the additon of the others.

Please call in

 

[DFS]

Adding tags to 704/705 was not on the table at the initial scoping. Those districts are right in the middle of the objective for Bull to cow ratio and population objective, neither are high. There was agreement from everyone tags shouldn’t be added to 704/705. Something changed likely in Helena and they added 150 for those regions and the justification was equity to rifle hunters. It’s a bunch of bullchit and unfortunately when a proposal makes it this far into season settings it’s hard to get it shut down. I fully expect this to get shoved right down our throats.

 

[bigsky2]

I see your point - but i feel that the heards should be managed seperately.

The issue, to me, is that there was no reduction 799-20 tags with the additon of the others.

Agreed, trying to focus more harvest where it's mostly private is one thing, but adding more permits to 704/705 will just ruin a good thing.

 

[DFS]

I’ll add this is where FWP struggles with transparency and why the public has lost trust in the agency.

 

[Forkyfinder]

I’ll add this is where FWP struggles with transparency and why the public has lost trust in the agency.

How so?