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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    The point creep we are seeing is caused by static (or in many cases dwindling) supply and increased demand, or a system that yet to reach an initial equilibrium. If there is 1 tag available and 10 hunters that want it in a preference point system then everyone could expect to get that tag once...
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    You are probably correct about the Garmin Xero in its current form, but there is clearly significant room for improvement that I'm sure will make it a clear advantage. Some of these technologies need to be looked at in terms how a perfected version down the road will perform.
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    I hunt with every weapon (bow, muzzleloader, compound) although because bow seasons are longest, I inherently end up bowhunting more. However, I'd rather have limited scope technology on rifles if that means I can draw rifle hunts more often or have longer rifle seasons. I think it's clear...
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    I think PETA has a bigger issue with bowhunting than rifle hunting. And just because something is not allowed for hunting does not mean it's illegal to own or shoot recreationally. The logical conclusion of rifle hunting with no limitations is that rifle hunting becomes shooting, and the number...
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    I agree. I think another thing that should be strongly considered is, where feasible, closing\limiting motorized travel. Montana already does this on a lot of National Forest roads during rifle season so it's not without precedent. UTVs, dirt bikes, and E bikes do not improve draw odds. I'd even...
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    The reality with these debates is that pretty much everyone is just trying to improve their own draw odds situation. However, even if every state was a random draw it's not like you would get to hunt more often. It's still the same number of tags and the same number of people vying for them...
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    Technology & efficacy = lost opportunity?

    Another variable in the harvest success data that would probably be impossible to tease out is whether increased technology has distributed the harvest across a greater number of hunters even in places where total harvest has not changed a whole lot. I subscribe to the belief that 10% of the...
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    Technology & efficacy = lost opportunity?

    I agree. The sad thing is that I believe these people are going against their own self-interest even if they don't realize it. Sort of like how in many eastern/midwestern states that implemented antler point restrictions initially faced huge opposition but suddenly in a few years everyone loved...
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    Technology & efficacy = lost opportunity?

    I agree with limiting tech to preserve opportunity and QUALITY. Regarding technology, North American market hunters already proved that technology from over a century ago is sufficient to drive the species we hunt near the brink of extinction, and regulated hunting with some degree of a fair...
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    PSA - Hunting off atv/utvs…

    I actually considered rewording the "core habitat" aspect of my post because I agree some of the best habitat is close to roads and it's really hunting pressure/activity that is pushing a lot of animals out of what should be their core habitat. Still, there is plenty of evidence that roads and...
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    PSA - Hunting off atv/utvs…

    People saying they are not spooking animals with their ATVs because they are killing stuff close to the road/ATV only proves that not all animals are being spooked by ATVs, not that there were not more animals there before they drove in. Personally, I'd like to see some percentage of "roads"...
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    E Bikes, the new motorized access scourge?

    Good topic. It might be a bit of a tangent but I think greater limitations on methods of travel on public lands is the #1 thing that can be done to maintain or even enhance public land hunting and allow us to maintain hunting opportunity (rather than solutions like cutting tags). It drives me...

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