Big game season proposals

[CarbonHunter]

If they go through with making east side permit only it’s going to make the already overcrowded westside even worse. Lots more open public ground on the east side to disperse hunters. Not to mention all the farmers with family that hunt their own land.

[MADMAX]

If they go through with making east side permit only it’s going to make the already overcrowded westside even worse. Lots more open public ground on the east side to disperse hunters. Not to mention all the farmers with family that hunt their own land.

Follow the money

Westside , lots of the areas are now pay to play
I’m sure there’s plenty of “special interest” $ at stake

[bobcat]

West side blacktail got cut down by a week.

Only because of the change in the calendar. It's the same as it's been in decades. If you look back, in 2020 opening day of deer season was also October 17. They actually gave us an extra day at the end- November 1st. Normally blacktail season always closes on October 31.

[B4noon]

Whoops didn’t even take 2 days

[Longfield1]

Theres one problem with this proposal making elk and mule deer permit only. Who controls how many tags are allocated? If any of the quality elk hunt tag numbers are a indication i wouldnt trust them to make reasonable tags and they will keep cutting tags. Since theres no trust for them to do the right thing then i would not want it.

[swanderek]

Last year was Oct 11-31- 20ish days
This year is Oct 17- 1st - 14 ish days.
I'm I thinking this right?

West side blacktail got cut down by a week.

Only because of the change in the calendar. It's the same as it's been in decades. If you look back, in 2020 opening day of deer season was also October 17. They actually gave us an extra day at the end- November 1st. Normally blacktail season always closes on October 31.

[Alan K]

He was saying relative to the last time opening day was the 17th we get an extra day.  Not last year.

[bobcat]

Last year was Oct 11-31- 20ish days
This year is Oct 17- 1st - 14 ish days.
I'm I thinking this right?

Yes it's less days this year but the point I was trying to make is the season wasn't "cut." It's always the first Saturday after October 10th. It's been this way forever.

[Bullkllr]

Last year was Oct 11-31- 20ish days
This year is Oct 17- 1st - 14 ish days.
I'm I thinking this right?

Yes it's less days this year but the point I was trying to make is the season wasn't "cut." It's always the first Saturday after October 10th. It's been this way forever.

It cycles every year. Next year it will open on the 16th, next the 15th and so on. This was the 'reset' year when it went from as long as possible by the calendar to as short as possible by the calendar.