B walker maybe its time montana and Idaho follows wyomings wilderness laws regarding hunting.
Long past due. In addition NR tag allocation should be cut 50% for general licenses and for special draws by 75% or eliminated completely.
Montana can certainly decide how it wants to manage its game herds but are you willing to pay Non resident prices for all those hunting licenses. In 2019 latest figures I found, NR supplied almost 70% of Montana’s hunting license revenue with 26,600,000 for NR and only $ 12 Million for residents. Also are you willing to lose thousands of jobs in Montana and lost revenue which NR hunters pay into the local economy? https://www.fws.gov/wsfrprograms/subpages/licenseinfo/Natl%20Hunting%20License%20Report%202019.pdf
I'm fine with higher priced licenses to compensate. And I am also fine with requiring NR to use an outfitter so as to not lose the jobs in question. The days of NR hunting all over the west cheaply are quickly passing.
Are you also willing to cover the costs of gasoline, groceries and lodging that NR provide. Let’s not forget tire shops and sporting goods stores.
