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| quote: Originally posted by 2th doc:
A big name outfitter for deer in Unit 700 called me in early March trying to get me to come out for whitetails and/mulies near miles City like I have done a few times in past years. He said about tags, "Oh you'll get one apply for the combo elk tag it's only $900+ plus and toss the elk tag ". I just laughed and hung up!!
"The elk combo includes all of the same licenses except for deer."
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| quote: Originally posted by 2th doc:
A big name outfitter for deer in Unit 700 called me in early March trying to get me to come out for whitetails and/mulies near miles City like I have done a few times in past years. He said about tags, "Oh you'll get one apply for the combo elk tag it's only $900+ plus and toss the elk tag ". I just laughed and hung up!!
And how much did he pay for his "Outfitter Guaranteed Deer License" in past years? More than $912, right?
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| | | Posts: 820 | Location: Black Hills of South Dakota/Florida's Gulf Coast | Registered: 23 March 2011 |
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| Can't you all get back to attacking each other. This thread is dying. What about people from Mexas and their raise em an slaughter them behind a fence mentality? |
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| Okay Olds you asked and you shall receive. Not EVERYONE in Texas hunts behind a high fence or even likes the concept of high fences. Many Texans think that high fences should only be used to keep African and Asian exotics in, Aoudad/Scimitar Horned Oryx/Black Buck/Nilgia/Axis etc. etc.. Many Texans go to places like Montana/Colorado/Wyoming/Nebraska/Idaho et al every year because they want to get out and hunt, not be cooped up in a blind, even on low fenced properties. Just because some folks like it, and in spite of your uninformed opinion, lots of Non-Residents like the idea of coming to Texas and hunting behind a high fence, that does not mean thaty ALL Texans like it or do it.
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| quote: Originally posted by Slider:
I went there 3 times hunting Deer and Elk two falls ago. I saw nothing but scared animals and wolf tracks. They lost a Million already this year on the Tag increase. I'm not surprised. I talked to a lot of Non residents while I was there and they weren't going back either.
Game numbers have been down and this has been a tough winter. Likely be tough hunting for the next couple years. Likely be a while til they sell all those tags. |
| | | Posts: 2443 | Location: manitoba canada | Registered: 01 March 2001 |
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| quote: You call that an "attack"?
It is as good a one as he deserves. Not everyone in Texas likes or approves of hunting high fenced properties, just like not everyone in Montana is against coming down to Texas and doing that very thing.
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| I don't know about the most recent changes, but I have always thought Montana charged too much for out of state hunters. I am a Montanan and lived there until I was 23. I left after college in the hopes of finding gainful employment which, thankfully, I have found.
I currently live in Idaho and visit Montana every year, but I will not pay the fees they charge to hunt. I hunt out of state every year, generally in Oregon, so I am not too cheap. I just think Montana charges too much.
Many of the ranches and smaller plots I grew up hunting are now leased or the land owners have totally blocked access due to rude and inconsiderate hunters- or they are freaking California transplants.
I don't have much to add to the argument beyond thinking Montana charges too much for me to hunt on BLM ground or in the FS. |
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| quote: Originally posted by Juntura:
I don't know about the most recent changes, but I have always thought Montana charged too much for out of state hunters. I am a Montanan and lived there until I was 23. I left after college in the hopes of finding gainful employment which, thankfully, I have found.
I currently live in Idaho and visit Montana every year, but I will not pay the fees they charge to hunt. I hunt out of state every year, generally in Oregon, so I am not too cheap. I just think Montana charges too much.
Many of the ranches and smaller plots I grew up hunting are now leased or the land owners have totally blocked access due to rude and inconsiderate hunters- or they are freaking California transplants.
I don't have much to add to the argument beyond thinking Montana charges too much for me to hunt on BLM ground or in the FS.
You might want to call Fish & Game.I thought I read that The State had some kind of deal going for Native Montana folks living out of state to hunt back home!!!! |
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| I hunted Montana for archery elk as a nonres the last three years. The first year was on public land, which was very tough but I had my chance. The last 2 years was on private land and the outfitters leasing or owning these areas are justifiably outraged by resident attempts to access these areas without paying for it, at least not at the rate a non res will. The constant changing of the rules is also a problem for both applicants and outfitters, who can't rely on a steady income to plan their business. I think Mt runs the real risk in years ahead of slaying the golden goose of steady income from non res hunters who will go elsewhere. Personally, I have spent about $15,000 in-state over the last 3 years but will not return this year. Maybe 2012 if FWP gets their act together. |
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| "This year, FWP received 15,948 applications for these licenses, leaving 1,052 Class B-10 Big game or elk combination license to be sold as surplus. These licenses went on sale online only on a first-come, first-served- basis, starting Monday, April 18 and sold out Thursday, April 21." from Montana FWP website. |
| | | Posts: 763 | Location: Montana | Registered: 28 November 2004 |
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| Hunted MT on a non resident combination tag two out of the last three years. It would be interesting to know how many of the applications are repeats vs first timers. Seemed like almost everybody I ran into last year won't be back. I won't.
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