You don't see it so much any more, but 20-25 years ago one of the cautions regarding backpacking for females was not to go into grizzly country while having your period (menstrual cycle).
Grizzly bears have an incredible sense of smell.
ClearCreek
Mojave:
OK, I get what you are saying now. Yes, you are correct that a person can not look back at last years draw odds and say the draw odds are XXX for Hunt Area XXX for the upcoming year. Just way too many variables
I thought you were saying the drawing odds that are posted on the...
If people (hunters and anglers) would have been "respectful towards landowners" for the last 50 years we likely would not be in the current situation when it comes to landowner relations.
ClearCreek
There are several species of fish mentioned that may be illegal to stock, depending on the river drainage the ponds are in.
The first thing you should do is contact the Fish Management Biologists in the Fort Collins office (or the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Regional Office in the area the...
manitou1:
What road are you referring to that leads from your place to Buffalo?
I have been driving the roads around Buffalo the last couple months and there are fairly good numbers of antelope along some of those routes and other routes, not so much.
ClearCreek
You are not recalling correctly,. The U.S. Dept. of Education was created on October 17, 1979 under the Carter administration.
Regan was elected president in November 1980.
Some will say Carter created the DOE in exchange for the support of the of the teachers union, and therefor teachers...
It is the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, NOT the legislature that approves the licenses quotas proposed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (biologists and game wardens).
ClearCreek
Agree.
The finalized regs will be out in early-mid April after they are approved by the WG&F Commission.
Plenty of time after that to submit your application.
ClearCreek
I am pretty sure the number used is licenses issued not applied for.
I know it may be difficult to believe, but there are fairly stringent rules when it comes to states receiving federal aid (PR and DJ funds).
ClearCreek
My brother-in-law claims (he swears he did) to have seen a mountain lion on their property last year while deer hunting. They have several game cams on the property and have photos of deer, coyotes, raccoons, etc. but never a mountain lion; why is that???
He says the animal "had a long tail"...
When you apply for a big game hunting license in Wyoming and do not draw that license, you are refunded all the money you "sent in" minus an application fee. No amount of the money is retained for a hunting license.
You may be thinking of Idaho??
ClearCreek