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This insanity of non resident-resident shed season openers is going to force the feds to step in. Then everyone will be screwed. This crap is opening pandoras box. It's public land, not state land. It's open to all.

people have way too much time and money and their hands. Our grandfathers would roll over in their graves in they knew what hunting had evolved into.

Why have a stove or tent at all then? It’s plenty livable with a tarp and good sleeping bag. If a guy is shelling out 1400 for a tent stove combo I expect quality products. The dampener on the seek stove is a crime against humanity and the slide is worthless. Spend some -30 degree nights...

If somebody who is handy wants to make a better stove than what is currently out there for lightweight titanium I believe it would sell well. Thinking a guy uses some heavier weight titanium or lightweight sheet metal for the slide and dampner areas. Probably would add half a pound in...

If using horses mules or wheeled transport and want something tough that doesn’t weigh a lot check out snowtrekker canvas tents or Ellis canvas tents. Lightweight top quality canvas. Snowtrekker models come in at under 20 lbs including poles. If packpacking the seek 6 man is probably the...

man if we just outlawed outfitting or paying to hunt, hunting would go pack to just a fun family outing. I do not understand why some folks get so bent over people making money on shed hunting, billions of dollars are made off of hunting big game

I think the hard reality in montana is that hunters will have to be okay with less oppurtunity to hunt mule deer. There is no other option other than reducing oppurtunity. It's hard to knock on the guys having a good time and shooting the first framed buck they see, but it is also hard to not be...

check out four dog stoves. They make a legit heavier guage titanium stove that is around 10 lbs. The Seek stoves are okay if you are carrying it on your back but if you have stock you can do better. The seek stove dampner is crap and you have too many air leaks so the stove basically has 2...

Animals are resilent and adaptative. They just need the habitat. Especially mule deer. Focus on maintaining and creating good habitat by letting wildfires burn naturally, weed control, and keeping to good grazing practices.

I don't mind giving residents an advantage. After all if you don't like being a nonresident, become a resident. This crap of making it illegal to "look for antlers" or how we let our state game and fish departments control in anyway shape or form the collecting of shed antlers is crazy. There...

Good right up, but you kinda lost me when you want to open up non-resident trapping to any species. I thought you wanted to protect the states valuable resources, not futher exploit them.

NE Mt is the new SE Mt. You are 5 years too late and in 5 years from now it won't even be worth going up there.

the twisted stakes do hold better. Also make sure you are staking the inside loops rater than the outside, any air that can get under the fabric is what will pump out stakes. I put rocks or logs around the edges if really starts to howl (60 plus mph gusts). Bring earplugs they really help get a...

Antlerradar, did you notice a decrease in the amount of archery hunters this year with the change in the archery special draw tags?

There is no perfect pack, I have tested or looked or personally have, seek outside, exo-mountain, mystery ranch, kifaru, stone glacier. I have not seen or tried a kuiu. Seek outside has a legitimate lightweight aluminium frame which is badass, can out carry any other pack on the market, none of...

If you can can get the prodeal on the vortex razor HDs and get them for 700 bucks they align well with that price. For over a grand though? Nope. Meopta is a sneaker brand, good bang for your buck

email sent. you can still trap though if you're a native. Well I identify as a native american, so I'm good right?

most of the smart people have learned to not post photos on public forums anymore. Too bad they all learned about 5 years too late.

Just gonna play devils advocate here, the potential new secretary of interior is a serious liberal anti hunter, trapper. There might come a time in our future where the only opportunity you may have to recreate how you currently do on public lands is to sell them off. Horrible I know, just a...

what's frustrating is if these new proposals pass it will only make it easier for the dems to take back the governors office here in montana. The republicans take every office in the state and then immediately start doing all the **** that people hate republicans for. Obviously public hunter...

I am just making the point that if you really wanted to protect big game herds and increase populations cutting tags down would seem to be the logical answer, plus there would be more sheds for me to find in the spring. As you can see anyone can push their agenda for selfish reasons, I just...

protect them so we can kill them later the following fall? Strange logic.

ahh wyoming, still a good old boys club. The outfitters are the legislators or at least they are good buddies. But hey that sounds alot better than having green hippies as your legislators so a guy can't complain too much. This much is true though, the wilderness resident law is complete...

I do potentially agree with antlerradar in that pulling 41 browns right now seems a bit strange, there is maybe one place in the west I could think of where that may be possible right now.

People are attacking the sportsman's way of life everyday, slowly trying to erode your personal freedoms, please do not fall into the trap of clamoring for more rules and regulations, how long will it take before your public lands are just a nature preserve? . This is a way bigger issue than...

Art nailed it spot on, Se MT has slid downhill for mule deer this past 15 years. Some of those harder to get into hunting spots used to be a great way to find a 170 buck, sadly that is no longer the case. We live in the age of information and that has contributed to some of it, road easements...

Pretty sweet deal there. How much does a guy charge for one of those skulls? Also I find it hilarious that people ##### and moan when shed hunters "kick around elk" when during hunting season they are tracked from sunup to sundown, shot at, flown at, chased with horses etc. You have to ask...

To increase odds for drawing limited tags why not 1. limit the number of limited entry tags an individual can apply for in a year to 1. The individual has to choose just one whether it be moose, sheep, goat, deer, elk. 2. When you do draw a tag you cannot apply for a limited tag for 3 years...

Looks like pretty bare ground. I'm sure that guy was really pushing the deer around. lol. All of you shed regulation proponents better stop and ask yourself what's next? In today's political climate those clamoring for more regulations, more restrictions may just one day find themselves...

Enjoy hunting some pretty country with about 1000 other hunters. That neck of the woods has become a hotbed for non-resident hunters the last 10 years and it's only getting worse every year.

If you are stressing about the upcoming hunting season you're doing something wrong.

I think it is far to late to stop the social media train.That ship has sailed. You guys are spot on, there are just that many more folks out there nowdays, and that isn't going to change. As times change new challenges arise, and some old challenges fade away. I hear you on the price increase of...

How many times do we have to learn this in this country. You can't legislate ethics, you can't legislate morality. You guys sound like the liberals after a gun incident gone wrong. Ban all weapons and that will fix everything! We already have game harassment laws right? Wouldn't chasing a herd...

Why stress the animals at all then! Why don't we just make everything a big game preserve and all become photographers. I just don't get why you guys are proponents of restrictive shed seasons. What is your agenda, are you jealous of other guys/gals having success? Do you not shed hunt at all...

Predator control. If you think about it the heyday of the mule deer was the 50s and 60s. Just prior to that we had waged war against predators for decades. I don't think it's coincidence that deer numbers were at historic highs after that.

I'm not 100 percent against shed seasons but I sometimes find peoples attitudes about shed hunting amusing. The proponents of shed seasons always say it helps keep people from pushing around the deer and elk herds during their weakest physical months. Pushing the herds around causes added stress...

Lots of folks clamoring for closures restrictions and the like. Pretty soon you all will regulate yourselves out of your public lands. Blows my mind that fellow sportsmen would support more restrictions for other sportsmen. Elk herds in numerous states are at all time highs. So high that they...

Sweet! I bet she will remember that for a long, long time! Looks like you're out east? Herd numbers have been reduced last couple years, and out east is always a bear to find numbers in anyway, better off heading west and getting into larger groups of wintering elk.

I would listen to antlerradar, if anyone would know, he would. In my experience in eastern mt, I usually find the bucks I have sheds from within a mile or 2 of where the sheds were dropped during the November gun season.

when I hear people throwing around boot names like, salomon, danner, Irish Setter and the like, I question the girth of experience being regurgitated. P.S. No boot is waterproof, unless it's completely rubber. The downside to goretex is the drying time. If they get wet, they stay wet. A...