It absolutely could and one that worries me as well. My hope is that with a couple years of hard data on who picks what, we could look at regional caps. I might be too optimistic, but I think with no public land doe hunting in 6&7 for the next two years and no mule deer hunting in the rut, we’d...
One of the group's strongest beliefs is that we need to decouple mule deer and elk seasons from each other. We are one of the only states that still have that and believe that it leads to a higher mule deer harvest from people that are elk hunting that stumble into mule deer. With that in mind...
We were in constant communication with FWP, especially those based in Helena, and worked with a handful of biologists throughout the process.
FWP bios being a participant of a non commissioned citizens proposal would not be appropriate or allowed.
I am one of the people that came up with this proposal and I’d be happy to address any questions. There has been a pretty robust discussion on the proposal on Hunt Talk as well that would be worth a browse.