Me and my daughter have shared a Cooper model 52 for the last 12 years.
It has a very long list of one shot kills on antelope, deer, elk and a few coyotes.
Ranges from 180 yards to 620 yards. Best factory rifle I've ever bought.
In my part of the world the federal land is intermixed and mostly unfenced with private land.
Each ranch has an allotment of federal land that is tied to their base property and the permits and AUMs are controlled by a local grazing board. Competitive bidding would be next to impossible, as the...
Bought a bird hunt with a big-name Montana outfitter at a banquet once. Paid little over half price for it and that just how the outfitter treated us. I'll never buy a hunt at a banquet again.
Million-dollar question.
Until MT FWP deicides to work together with BLM and the forest service on improving habit(food) and providing security for elk on public lands the elk will stay on private.
The amount of land that has been bought solely for elk hunting across the state in the last 6-7...
No, we can't back in time. But we can go back to individual unit tags not region wide tags.
That would help everyone, public land pressure, landowner hunter fatigue and allow the tag holders to have a more enjoyable experience.