Originally Posted by pete53
SO BACK TO THE HORRIBLE SHOULDER SEASON IN Montana. that needs to change . I have seen the slob side of this and don`t tell me shoulder season people are hunting, sneakin up on a herd of elk with the pickup ,loaded rifles and then bang-bang- bang shootin continues some elk dead some limp`n away it looks terrible. its hard to believe the RMEF lets this continue to go on and the future of a good elk population will suffer from this sloppy shoulder season which should be called slaughter season. Ranchers should not get their way either they do not own Montana or the Federal land or the state land ,ya some think some old spainish treaty thing is law for the ranchers ,well the Indians think their treaty is law too, its time to just say no and protect the elk herd rather your a resident or a non-resident we all want the same thing a good elk herd for all Americans on our public lands.

A quick question. Does your family tree ever fork?? Your endless blather i s comical. I almost feel bad for you. As to your post. True there are many poor hunters driving around blazing away. Are you going to try and regulate that? How? Secondly, the shoulder season is about killing cow elk to reduce numbers that are too high. It is not hunting, as we see it, it is population reduction. Culling by another name. There is a distinct difference. There are two choices,have the public do it which I would prefer, or have govt hunters, or private contractors do it. Next, while ranchers don't own the state of montana, for which I am greatful, they do own a fair chunk of it. That is called private property rights, or which I am a strong proponent. You can't tell people how to run their private land. It is none of your business. There are no perfect solutions,and a magic wand can't be waved to fix every thing. For now fwp is trying to use the public as a solution. Time will tell if they are able to do the job.

Last edited by atse; 12/11/18.