Originally Posted by Brad
Originally Posted by shrapnel
So when people complain about shoulder seasons and blame ranchers for screwing up the hunting season, it isn't really a complete picture of the elk or elk management practices...


I never said ranchers/farmers were the entirety of the reason for the shoulder season, but they are the primary reason. They wield the most power and influence.


You and people like come from somewhere else for the grandeur of “Big Sky Country” and don’t realize that Montana used to be the “Treasure State” due to the industry of livestock and natural resources. Water rights and grazing permits predate Montana statehood and that is the industry that newcomers like you don’t like because it interferes with your selfish views of what is left.

You eat meat, live in a house that was built with lumber, wear leather shoes and want to be left alone in the wilderness. Montana used to be in the top 10% of states that were self sufficient through the industries that are now fragile and supported by government programs because the agricultural community has been strangled by people like you and you piss and moan about that.

There are all sorts of highways leading out of Montana, if you don’t like it here get on one and leave...

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