Wasn't 302 also unlimited as well? Same with the north half of 300 which is now 304.
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BAKPAKR
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303 is pending closure now.
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Could be, I guess I'm not fully understanding the difference.
But I see your point. Probably also important to note that 501 and 502 were a combined unit as well. Even still tag numbers were right around high 80s to 100 plus. Even with the 301 and 302 districts in the ul category right?
I believe so- I just think in the last decade or so there's a lot less casual hunters that pick up the tag "just in case", and a lot more dedicated folks out there. And, just as with all hunting, we've all become a lot more effective at killing the animals we're hunting, UL rams no exception. It wasn't that long ago most of these units wouldn't close until late, if at all. That's changed drastically in the last 5 years. I love a good Shinabarger story, and there's no doubt he's put himself on his rams through effort, hard earned knowledge that has led to an intimate knowledge of the Beartooths, and his skills as a hunter. I just cringe to think that Podcasts will be followed with a video someday soon. We will love these hunts to death.
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Couldn't agree with you more. The last thing these hunts need is more publicity. I've been hunting that country for over 20 years and it used to feel like an actual wilderness experience. I would still run into other hunters every few days, but the past few years its multiple hunters every day and orange and camps setup on every highpoint and ridge. I have also been finding garbage stashes that are from hunters much more often. I'm to the point that I hope the FS keeps the road in closed for good. The extra distance of hiking up that boulder field of a road should thin out the numbers a bit.
Maybe it's a recency bias on my end as far as permits issued goes, although some data shows otherwise. But there is certainly more hunters, who are more effective, in these units year after year. I think anyone who has been hunting any one of these units over the last 10 years will say the same. And the amount of data available online, has exacerbated the issue, as more hunters are operating off of better information, stated or otherwise (background of photos), than they were 10-15 years ago. And although folks may feel coy about the data they are putting out there, each little nugget of a 197 pg thread, social media post, or of multiple podcasts, adds up over time, and lives in perpetuity. I'm just as guilty of it and will own that. This hunt is a general hunt, that gets talked about in some circles like it's a once in a lifetime or limited entry hunt, and my opinion is that it threatens the long term viability of the opportunity.
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Probably should just tell the Admin to delete this thread then. I'd be fine with it.
You know, at this point, I'd vote for that.
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Dick pics...What’s the correct procedure here? Do I have to start ranting about politics and cussing people out?
Probably a request from the OP.
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Amy chance you can request a closure on this BHR and a full deletion of this documentary.
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I thought the 24 3/8” 303 ram shot on 10/15/21 was going to have the distinction of being the shortest but then I saw that a 24 2/8” ram was shot in 2010. Wow.
