I didn’t see that language in that specific draft, but I’m all for it. Not sure FWP collects any data on participation or harvest success with that implement at all.
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Hard to kill a mature deer, no matter when you hunt them, if they don’t exist
Gerald Martin
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They exist, just need to lace up your boots and hunt a little harder. They must exist because it’s our birthright to hunt them in the rut. You just need to change your definition of “ juvenile forkedhorn” to “mature buck” and it gets way easier to kill a mature deer…
The muzzleloader bill is simply about restoring commission authority and taking the one season set in statute out of the law and placing it where it belongs: with the commission.
It is not about moving the season or extending it. It is about maintaining the ability of the commission to manage hunting seasons rather than having it set in statute and providing commission flexibility based on emerging concerns & needs of the resource. Putting it in the dead week between archery & general rifle would not be well met by the public and is not the intent of the bill.
It is not about moving the season or extending it. It is about maintaining the ability of the commission to manage hunting seasons rather than having it set in statute and providing commission flexibility based on emerging concerns & needs of the resource. Putting it in the dead week between archery & general rifle would not be well met by the public and is not the intent of the bill.
Why would it not be received well by the public during dead week?
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Bulls that are still in the tail end of the rut would be hammered. How many bulls were posted on here this year killed by a side hammer? Hunting them in October would be way easier
BuzzH
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The last thing any big-game in Montana needs is a break from Aug-February.
Gerald Martin
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We haven’t killed them all yet. Add another rut season. The resource can handle it. After all we have at least 25,000 live bull elk for 200,000 hunters to chase.
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.... how?
antlerradar
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And that is not even accurate, season shut down two weeks early in Eastern MT and wasn't extended to the current season until the late 60's or early 70's.
antlerradar
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Because dead week is actually dead three days, and that is if you don't count speed goat season.
Why not?? Sounds like we're going to be giving folks 3 cow tags. May as well let them shoot 5-6 elk while they are at it.
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Call Or text. Emails are mostly unread as we are getting 100’s daily
BRI
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That's rather disappointing that emails are mostly unread. I get it, but still rather disappointing to hear someone takes the time to put thoughts into an email only to have it not read.
Legislators get hundreds of not thousands of emails everyday.
The slips on the desk are still a great way to get your voice heard. So are text messages.
SB257, which increases the NR bonus point for Smith River permits passed Senate Fish & game.
SB270 was amended in committee to allow for 4 antlerless tags.
HB71, which allowed for a second lion license failed.
The slips on the desk are still a great way to get your voice heard. So are text messages.
SB257, which increases the NR bonus point for Smith River permits passed Senate Fish & game.
SB270 was amended in committee to allow for 4 antlerless tags.
HB71, which allowed for a second lion license failed.
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