I wrote IDFG about this issue after my hunt there in Nov...they understood the frusturation. I talked to many bull tag holders that were furious over this hunt...The worst hunt I have ever done in 25 years. The moving of the 120 mule deer tags is not going to help at all! I didnt even run into a single guy in 11 days that was mule deer hunting. Alot of the mule deer guys are hunting where there are not any elk..I have been down last 2 years on the mule deer hunt and never see elk hunters, hunting different terrrain and spots for them. I commented on this again what needs to happen is close whitetail deer down till after the elk hunt that will help alot more than the mule deer hunters.
They need to find a better way to harvest more cows, thats the whole issue with this hunt as its exceded carrying capacity and they are in a bind on how to get more cows killed. They cant stagger the hunt, because one user group will be screwed. They cant really open a late cow hunt due to snow in the high country and private down low. I asked why they cant increase the archery tags or make a cow only archery hunt. The bio told me they want this hunt to be a quality bull hunt in the future, but the cow harvest must increase.
