I have not seen a bear hunter once since 2018 in both draw-only elk archery areas or OTC for elk archery, so it's not really on my radar - are they that much of a presence elsewhere with any consistency? Frankly, I don't foresee as much impact on moose rifle vs archery elk, and maintain my...
I think arguments could be made for either first or last week.
Or the status quo could stand.
I'd be interested in hearing on 1st/last/status quo from a cross section of really experienced folks who have seen it all, and have a good breadth of knowledge on how to best average possible...
That sounds dangerous to split the archery season, like the state would end up trying to nail people for 1 or the other season and leave them A-list thus effectively shortening time a la 1st and 2nd archery. Success % would likely go way down. I'm unsure if that would result in a bullwhip effect...
My problem is the overlap; the ML's I've seen while out treat it more like a noisy hike. I just don't think that methods of take overlapping with varying methodologies of how to approach success is a good idea. If it would present that much problem for moose hunters, I'd rather see ML get the...
The best one I've found so far sas scheduling/dedication problems. We were friends for years before we started hunting together and he was really into it the first year. But it seems like his motivation to practice and scout have really dropped, and he called off a time or two and I wounded up...
I'd be willing to double the price of Resident tags if they'd shift the muzzleloader season to Oct 1 and do something to address point creep. They also need to get away from the current method of pay later. 7 bucks and a small game tag isn't exactly skin in the game, imo, and leads to people...