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I'm curious if anyone has an idea if Montana was under subscribed again?We took a calculated risk and didn't buy a preference point based on the last few years and I am curious if it will bite us. We put in for the big game combo .Does anyone have a clue? I thought Dale or someone else might have an inside source.
If people who applied, or at least those who chose not to apply are paying attention, generally speaking Montana's snow pack is running in excess of 100% of average again this year like last year. It's another late winter shaping up for the 2nd year in a row.
Quote from: 6x6in6 on March 20, 2012, 10:43:56 AMIf people who applied, or at least those who chose not to apply are paying attention, generally speaking Montana's snow pack is running in excess of 100% of average again this year like last year. It's another late winter shaping up for the 2nd year in a row. I don't know what part of the state you hunt but in the SE it wasn't the snow that was the problem. Last year it warmed enough to melt the snow but not dry out, then additional cold fronts froze the ground and created a lot of ice that kept the critters from feeding. The late spring did have a positive effect on the food, the deer and elk in the SE had loads of it. I spoke with my friends over there this weekend and the temps are warmer than here. Lows have been in the mid 40's and highs this week will be in the 70's, 75 expected for the weekend.
Did any of you guys put in for a special permit. They have preference points and bonus points and they can get confusing. One is for the general non res draw and the other is for special draw.
Thank you phool and I guess I could have spelled out "generally speaking" a little better to reflect District 2 and 3 which are the areas I primarily focus on.
Quote from: vandeman17 on March 20, 2012, 11:21:57 AMDid any of you guys put in for a special permit. They have preference points and bonus points and they can get confusing. One is for the general non res draw and the other is for special draw. I have been applying for a bull permit in the SE but have yet to draw one of the tags, I also pay for a preference point. If you apply for a special permit for elk and don't draw, they will buy back the elk portion of your combo tag, roughly $358QuoteThank you phool and I guess I could have spelled out "generally speaking" a little better to reflect District 2 and 3 which are the areas I primarily focus on. No worries, thats why I said I didn't know what area you were hunting.