It’ll come back just fine. It’s going to take some mild winters and good moisture years but it’s not a 20 year process. Typically it takes 5-7 years for things to really come back. When numbers are down that means there is more leftover feed for deer to go into winter healthy, which in turn...
Do not split them with someone for a general. You didn’t build points for 12 years to hunt the general. You can do that after you burn these points and build some more. There are a bunch of options depending on what you are looking for.
One of my best friends daughters killed a 402” last year. He knows it well and grew up in the area. The year before he helped a guy for the entire last two weeks and didn’t see a six point. The weather is key in there….lots of options a lot better than Gardiner with max. You might kill a giant...
Passing things like this through the legislature is a bad idea. These are decisions that the DWR should make. If the lion deal causes issues and ends up in lawsuits or federal involvement then the DWR’s hands are tied.
Do you not realize the department doesn’t have the authority to shut down anything unless it pertains to wildlife? The DWR can’t close down roads and hiking on federally managed lands.