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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 1167277" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>There ya go. The reason we oppose it. I can not speak for all areas, but I can and will for the 15 to 20 ranches in this area that have banded together in opposition to any shoulder season. If you research and dig you will find on FWP's own site back in , I think 2006, where they said " the shoulder seasons have never been a successful tool for reduction of elk herds and have always failed" So at the last commission meeting we asked, " then why are you proposing all the se shoulder hunts for the next 4 years" The answer from the committee, " Good question". The management hunts I believe are better for both hunters and property owners. It is controlled. You get 7 days to get your elk in the management zones, there are only a few hunters at a time, and the success rate is near 100%. In fact, if you count the hunters that take two elk, and many do, the success rate is well over 100%. The shoulder seasons have the potential to draw 100's or maybe even 1000's of hunters to that area. The result in some areas is a lot of road hunting and chasing elk with trucks. I have talked to property owners in some of these shoulder season areas lately. The stories of a hunter taking 18 shots from the road into a herd, hunters chasing the herds back and forth with snow machines while others shoot , and so on are alive and well. What we have found is the management hunts are just a better deal for all. We, and participants in a management hunt, only have to field a few phone calls a day. The roads are not turned into Daytona for the NASCAR elk hunting like they have been in the past during regular season, and our fences get to live a little longer. Don't believe all the propaganda you might read. Get a wider sample of opinions than just what they hand pic for you to read. </p><p> </p><p>My apologies to the op for the derail of this thread. I have to run, its getting light and I have a management hunter coming up today and I want to get him on the elk. We will be using a 300 win with a 215 Berger or the 338 Terminator with a 300 Berger today. If we can get on them my expectations are high. But after 5+ months of elk hunting as you would imagine they are pretty spooky.</p><p> </p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 1167277, member: 7503"] There ya go. The reason we oppose it. I can not speak for all areas, but I can and will for the 15 to 20 ranches in this area that have banded together in opposition to any shoulder season. If you research and dig you will find on FWP's own site back in , I think 2006, where they said " the shoulder seasons have never been a successful tool for reduction of elk herds and have always failed" So at the last commission meeting we asked, " then why are you proposing all the se shoulder hunts for the next 4 years" The answer from the committee, " Good question". The management hunts I believe are better for both hunters and property owners. It is controlled. You get 7 days to get your elk in the management zones, there are only a few hunters at a time, and the success rate is near 100%. In fact, if you count the hunters that take two elk, and many do, the success rate is well over 100%. The shoulder seasons have the potential to draw 100's or maybe even 1000's of hunters to that area. The result in some areas is a lot of road hunting and chasing elk with trucks. I have talked to property owners in some of these shoulder season areas lately. The stories of a hunter taking 18 shots from the road into a herd, hunters chasing the herds back and forth with snow machines while others shoot , and so on are alive and well. What we have found is the management hunts are just a better deal for all. We, and participants in a management hunt, only have to field a few phone calls a day. The roads are not turned into Daytona for the NASCAR elk hunting like they have been in the past during regular season, and our fences get to live a little longer. Don't believe all the propaganda you might read. Get a wider sample of opinions than just what they hand pic for you to read. My apologies to the op for the derail of this thread. I have to run, its getting light and I have a management hunter coming up today and I want to get him on the elk. We will be using a 300 win with a 215 Berger or the 338 Terminator with a 300 Berger today. If we can get on them my expectations are high. But after 5+ months of elk hunting as you would imagine they are pretty spooky. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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