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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: elkaholic123 on July 11, 2013, 06:40:14 PM

Title: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: elkaholic123 on July 11, 2013, 06:40:14 PM: http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/montana-increases-bag-limit-for-next-wolf-hunt/article_79e42620-4613-5fe6-b1d0-22810abdd602.html (http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/montana-increases-bag-limit-for-next-wolf-hunt/article_79e42620-4613-5fe6-b1d0-22810abdd602.html)
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: Wea300mag on July 11, 2013, 06:46:29 PM: We should come up with some helpful slogans to promote the new rule: :tup:

SMOKE A PACK
WHACK A PACK
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: Dan-o on July 11, 2013, 07:09:36 PM: :tup: X 5
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: Bean Counter on July 11, 2013, 07:11:51 PM: are they the idiot state that charges hundreds of $$$ for a NR wolf tag? or is that ID?

Seems pretty stupid IMHO.
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: JLS on July 11, 2013, 07:18:31 PM: Quote from: Bean Counter on July 11, 2013, 07:11:51 PM
are they the idiot state that charges hundreds of $$$ for a NR wolf tag? or is that ID?

Seems pretty stupid IMHO.

It was 350, now it's 50 bucks a tag.
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: Bean Counter on July 11, 2013, 07:19:14 PM: smart
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: Bean Counter on July 11, 2013, 07:20:02 PM: $50 is cheaper than a nice shovel... just sayin'! :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: norsepeak on July 11, 2013, 07:30:06 PM: yeah, 50 now....I'm gonna have one in my pocket while I'm over there chasin goats.
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: JLS on July 11, 2013, 07:32:34 PM: Quote from: norsepeak on July 11, 2013, 07:30:06 PM
yeah, 50 now....I'm gonna have one in my pocket while I'm over there chasin goats.

Where you are hunting you will definitely want one, although I doubt you'll see many up in the goat rocks.

Honestly, MT could up the limit to 10 and it wouldn't have a significant impact. The success rate is dismal and most folks won't work hard enough to harvest 1, let alone 5.
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: Bean Counter on July 11, 2013, 08:14:25 PM: Well like fishing I bet it will be a small handful of ourdoorsmen who are able to save the wildlife. So now instead of only getting 1 a year they can get 5. :tup:
Title: Re: Montana ups bag limit to 5 wolves
Post by: JLS on July 11, 2013, 08:45:45 PM: Very true. It's kind of sad though how many folks couldn't back up their mouths when it came to hunting wolves.