Montana House Bill 73 to lower nonresident Wolf tags
- Thread starter tecumseh
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DrMike
Ballistician
- Nov 8, 2006
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That begins to get affordable. I should imagine it would be very attractive to many hunters.
35 Whelen
Handloader
- Dec 22, 2011
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Funny when I was in NW Ontario back in 2009 they had just jumped the price from $50 up to $250 so they must have felt they had a sleeper crop to harvest .............. the outfitter told everyone he saw to "shoot em all" as they hate them around the Kenora area.
I know the belong in the system, but boy I just dont know where!
I know the belong in the system, but boy I just dont know where!
BeeTee
Handloader
- Jul 27, 2011
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Most wolves are taken as an incidental occurance to hunting other species - by deer/elk hunters. Even then, not enough wolves are taken to prevent the continuing decline in ungulate numbers. That's why the non-res permits are coming down in price, bag limits are increasing, and electronic calls will become legal - not enough wolves are being removed.
Wolf packs typically have a large home territory - 30-50 or more square miles, and they can travel long distances in a short period of time - finding the herds and easy living. This makes it difficult to hunt them in ways we understand after decades of hunters being conditioned to find deer/elk. In my limited understanding, the wolves will follow the herds, but only approach when they are seeking a kill. When not, they could be miles from the nearest deer/elk.
What we need most is a lesson in tactics. Until we know more about successful tactics, wolf hunting remains a stab in the dark. I can't help thinking (hoping) that we'll eventually be allowed to use helicopters and semi-auto drum-fed 12 gauge shotguns (i.e. Nugent style)
. BT
Wolf packs typically have a large home territory - 30-50 or more square miles, and they can travel long distances in a short period of time - finding the herds and easy living. This makes it difficult to hunt them in ways we understand after decades of hunters being conditioned to find deer/elk. In my limited understanding, the wolves will follow the herds, but only approach when they are seeking a kill. When not, they could be miles from the nearest deer/elk.
What we need most is a lesson in tactics. Until we know more about successful tactics, wolf hunting remains a stab in the dark. I can't help thinking (hoping) that we'll eventually be allowed to use helicopters and semi-auto drum-fed 12 gauge shotguns (i.e. Nugent style)
. BT
Dr. Vette
Handloader
- Apr 16, 2012
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I would have purchased one at that price when I hunted there in 2009 - although ironically some of our guys stumbled upon one last fall when we were in an alleged no wolf area.
Wincheringen
Handloader
- Jan 10, 2012
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They should be free, or heck, how about the FWP pays us for every wolf shot!
