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Elk hunting in Montana feels more crowded than ever. What’s behind this shift? Eastmans’ Dan Pickar breaks down the factors that have impacted hunt quality in the Big Sky State. From wolves and bears to Covid, drought and loss of access have all contributed to changes in hunt opportunities. How has this affected you?
With the increased competition for game animals, it makes no sense to feed them to the wolves and bears; the permits for wolves and bears need to be increased to a level that reduces their populations to a negligible amount.
I’ve been hunting Montana for 40 years and the nonresident tag number has been 17000 that whole time