FWP's elk advisory group has proposed many productive ideas regarding shoulder seasons, the hunt roster, new approaches to block management and improving hunter behavior.
But their proposal to ‘pick your season/weapon’ misses the mark.
While the intent of reducing hunting pressure on public lands is solid - and this hunting change is likely inevitable if Montana continues to grow in population, access to inaccessible elk isn't improved, and hunters fail to show up when it matters - now is not the time for this.
Read more from the Helena Independent Record here...