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<blockquote data-quote="BuckeyeRifleman" data-source="post: 2934727" data-attributes="member: 110280"><p>They are rag horns… But they are bulls, most importantly elk as I'm primarily a meat guy not a horns guy. As pointed out, Montana manages for opportunity, which I'm 100% ok with.</p><p></p><p>Point being nonresidents seem to get all the blame for "bad" hunting, but the reality, as TopPin pointed out is resident population increase. NR tags have been capped in most states for a looong time. The notable exception might be Colorado.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, I'm tired of getting shat on for "bad" hunting while facing less and less opportunity and flipping nearly 100% of the bill.</p><p></p><p>If you hunt hard, there are still plenty of elk to be had. That's the truth.</p><p></p><p>No, it's not 1995 anymore. Between wolves, resident population increase, decreased access to private ranch land, etc you aren't going to be able to drink beer all night, wake up at 9am and shoot elk from the wall tent anymore.</p><p></p><p>ETA Yes opening weekend in Montana can be bananas… From personal experience it was this year. But opening day in most states is. You should see it here in Ohio on public land if you think Montana is bad. </p><p></p><p>By the middle of this week the pressure had dropped considerably. Only about a 3rd of the wall tents and campers were left at the trailhead I hunted this year. </p><p></p><p>For the record, I don't think I'm going to hunt opening weekend in Montana again due to pressure. It's worked to my advantage in the past but it didn't this year. </p><p></p><p>Considering it's only a week into the season, I think you should go back out hunting in another week (preferably in the middle of the week) and see it the pressure is really <em>that</em> bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BuckeyeRifleman, post: 2934727, member: 110280"] They are rag horns… But they are bulls, most importantly elk as I’m primarily a meat guy not a horns guy. As pointed out, Montana manages for opportunity, which I’m 100% ok with. Point being nonresidents seem to get all the blame for “bad” hunting, but the reality, as TopPin pointed out is resident population increase. NR tags have been capped in most states for a looong time. The notable exception might be Colorado. Bottom line, I’m tired of getting shat on for “bad” hunting while facing less and less opportunity and flipping nearly 100% of the bill. If you hunt hard, there are still plenty of elk to be had. That’s the truth. No, it’s not 1995 anymore. Between wolves, resident population increase, decreased access to private ranch land, etc you aren’t going to be able to drink beer all night, wake up at 9am and shoot elk from the wall tent anymore. ETA Yes opening weekend in Montana can be bananas… From personal experience it was this year. But opening day in most states is. You should see it here in Ohio on public land if you think Montana is bad. By the middle of this week the pressure had dropped considerably. Only about a 3rd of the wall tents and campers were left at the trailhead I hunted this year. For the record, I don’t think I’m going to hunt opening weekend in Montana again due to pressure. It’s worked to my advantage in the past but it didn’t this year. Considering it’s only a week into the season, I think you should go back out hunting in another week (preferably in the middle of the week) and see it the pressure is really [I]that[/I] bad. [/QUOTE]
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