Montana Unlimited Units

[Taco John]

The tags you want, you can't get.

The tags you can get, you don't want.



You're witnessing the Tipping Point where there are more outdoorsmen, than outdoors.

 

[HRM Johnny]

and to drive there you have to go to the end of the earth and then keep going

 

[MT-JONAS]

I'm told by locals here who are working on this that Montana has laws in place which limit the amount of nonresident hunters allowed in each year. This gentleman said these laws have been disregarded by the governors and fish and game for 12+ years now and the result has been more than 100% increase in nonresident hunters receiving licenses. The benefits to the state are financially significant. However, it is discouraging when 1/2 the vehicles you see in the mountains are from out of state.

Another issue is the amount of rich folk from elsewhere who have purchased huge ranches and now deny hunting access to other hunters, even Montana residents. Some of these people own 6-8 ranches equaling a 100,000 acres or more. Attitudes tend to be different between "John, the 5th generation rancher" and "Ted Turner the tv man."

 

[Philward]

This thread is depressing for someone that's never hunted Montana, but had aspirations to at some point in my life . Then again, at least I'd still see some beautiful country.

That's pretty much my view on it anymore.