OPINION: Non-residents harvest more mule deer bucks than residents in NE Montana Manning Rushton / Thursday, June 6, 2024 / Categories: Media, Chapter News, State Issues When it comes to hunter crowding and the state of mule deer, non-resident hunting pressure and harvests aren’t the only culprits, but mounting evidence shows they’re a big one. According to an FWP Interoffice Memorandum dated 5/6/2024, the “total Region 6 mule deer harvest in 2023 was estimated at 9,986, 28% above the 26-year average” and — for the first time ever - non-residents harvested more antlered mule deer than Montana residents in Region 6. The memo added that “antlerless harvest in 2023 was 35% above the 26-year average, with resident hunters making up 54% of the antlerless mule deer harvest.” So a pile of does are being killed by hunters too, and nearly half of them (46%) by non-residents. Read more from the Helena Independent Record here... Previous Article North Dakota BHA Inventories 50 Miles of Fence on BLM Next Article BHA, TU Launch Sportsmen for the Dolores Share on: 𝕏 Print 160 Rate this article: No rating Tags: Montana Chapter Manning RushtonManning Rushton Northeast Montana Chapter Leader Other posts by Manning Rushton Contact author Full biography Full biography Northeast Montana Chapter Leader x