Montana FWP makes seismic shift in elk permits

[Schaaf]

Shut it down. All these windmill dunks are getting hard to watch.

 

[BuckRut]

Whose damn phone keeps ringing?

 

[Ben Lamb]

Shut it down. All these windmill dunks are getting hard to watch.

Nope. Folks showed up & they deserve to be heard.

Powder River, let 'er buck!

 

[brocksw]

Shut it down. All these windmill dunks are getting hard to watch.

You're wrong about windmill dunks....

 

[4ohSick]

Well based on commissioners comments right now, sounds like this is happening.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Well based on commissioners comments right now, sounds like this is happening.

Watershed moment whether they pass the limited permits amendment vs the original proposed unlimited permits. Happening now…

 

[Schaaf]

Well based on commissioners comments right now, sounds like this is happening.

All things considered, if it passes, this is a big win. One I wasn’t expecting.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Motion for limited permits carried. Big win!

 

[4ohSick]

First and only choice is also something I wasn’t expecting to make it in. Glad to hear that!

 

[Carnage2011]

That’s a big win. Limited and first choice only.

 

[MTLabrador]

This was a huge win.

 

[Ben Lamb]

There are still problematic things in the proposal like shoulder seasons now being "regular seasons," but this is a big win.

Give these commissioners a few days to get some quiet, and then thank them for listening. Commissioners Lane, Bytorth, Walsh, Waller & Cebull did really good work trying to find some balance, and the chair has led a good, fair & civil meeting that could have easily gotten out of hand.

They all deserve to be thanked for their service and their work.

 

[rmyoung1]

Good job, guys & gals. Proud of you folks

 

[8andcounting]

Big win compared to what I was expecting big thank you to these commissioners for actually listening

 

[golfer]

That’s a big win. Limited and first choice only.

I thought the first and only choice from how I understood it was only for the the units that were part of the 900 and the 1 rifle district the rest are 1&2nd choice. Or did I misunderstand?

 

[4ohSick]

I didn’t even realize statewide “hunt your permit” was part of the proposed changes. Such a mess of stuff to keep track of. The argument for 270 being second choice sounds like there’s going to be a lot of folks hunting 270 when they don’t draw a premier rifle tag - seems like it will hurt the quality in her region.

 

[Southern Elk]

Can someone explain what the decision was? Been working all day and couldn’t follow along.

 

[Nameless Range]

Holy smokes. Quite the thing, and quite a defeat of FWP leadership.

 

[Schaaf]

Holy smokes. Quite the thing, and quite a defeat of FWP leadership.

For those that didn’t catch the live stream portion of commenters talking about FWP’s proposal.

 

[The Hedgehog]