I just want to ask you guys, what’s your priority when it comes to elk? Is it proper herd management? Quality and quantity of game? Or doesn’t have nothing to do with herd management but just long as you can get a tag?
Seems to me that the only thing every one here cares about is me, me, me and my tag. Just like a lot say CPW is just out for money, hunters are all about their tag. There’s nothing about how will this affect the herds, what will make better quality hunting. You guys need to make this an educated decision and look at it not only for the tag in ur pocket but for the elk herds to. Everyone says 10 yrs ago it was so much better, 20, 30, 40 yrs ago elk/deer were every where now I can’t find them. So to me what option is going to bring back herds? We know the northwest part of the state should probably be shut down for 10 yrs to recoup, but alls that does is pushes everyone south, those herds get over hunted and diminished or pushed out to. Maybe elk hunting should be shut down completely in the state for 5 yrs until someone figures out what is causing the herds to decline even with low success rates…. Oh wait could it be the huge loss of winter habitat? Could it be winter recreation pushing the elk around?
Trust me as a resident I want to be able to hunt every year, and yes I draw a cow tag in my unit and pick up an OTC bull tag every single year. My best friend comes out every year from Indiana for a cow, and we hunt together. He wants to hunt every year but we’ve also discussed pressure and herd quality. He’d rather come out every other year and kill than every single year but go 50%.
Sorry guys done ranting but I wanted to throw out the herd management aspect vs money or me me me,
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