My thaught are they should shoot the cows in damage control areas when the damage is happening IE july and aug. Once winter sets in the crops have been harvested , how much damage is done then ? A second point wich was made makes a ton of sense to me . That is close more roads If the acess to the winter areas was locked down there would be way less harvest by tribal hunters and no doubt less poaching reduce the oppourtunity reduce the harvest . From what I've seen our land can hold many more elk but it's all about excuses to harvest . So many hunters have got locked in on killing a elk that they have lost focus on what a good hunt is and what management truelly is . If they didn't harvest any cows for two to three years then re issued cow tags they could really rebound the bull to cow ratio. Merry FNNN Christmas !!!