I don’t have a strong opinion for either argument on wilderness access but I do think that people really over value the word wilderness. In terms of unit access, wilderness does not really narrow down hunting opportunities for nonresidents. There are so many units both Limited and General that hold great numbers of elk and even support trophy quality for bulls.
For just under 500 dollars you can hunt Washington state. No license fee. I believe the cheapest state to hunt. Now that being said, the seasons are pretty short and a hard state to hunt with most private timberlands needing a permit to get access. Still lots of public land to access. So with tags harder to come by these days, Washington would still be on my list as a cheap nonresident elk tag to secure.
I hate to tell you, Montana‘s deer numbers are not as good as your suggesting they are. Sure if you’re OK with smoking a Forky, but other than that, our deer numbers have completely went to shit.
I don’t know why anyone would jump in on the point system if you aren’t already 20 years in. Not worth it. Paying all that money for 10-20 years, just squirrel it away and buy landowner tags. Even if you do, the state can change the system then you’re really going to be mad.
Wyoming would be such a great opportunity but wish we could do something about the wilderness rule narrows down a lot of units
I don’t have a strong opinion for either argument on wilderness access but I do think that people really over value the word wilderness. In terms of unit access, wilderness does not really narrow down hunting opportunities for nonresidents. There are so many units both Limited and General that hold great numbers of elk and even support trophy quality for bulls.
Great video with lots of info! Thank you Trail!
Hey! I asked this question last week on instagram! Great stuff guys. Thanks!
Trail, thank you.
For just under 500 dollars you can hunt Washington state. No license fee. I believe the cheapest state to hunt. Now that being said, the seasons are pretty short and a hard state to hunt with most private timberlands needing a permit to get access. Still lots of public land to access. So with tags harder to come by these days, Washington would still be on my list as a cheap nonresident elk tag to secure.
Better up your budget for Colorado post 2028
I hate to tell you, Montana‘s deer numbers are not as good as your suggesting they are. Sure if you’re OK with smoking a Forky, but other than that, our deer numbers have completely went to shit.
I don’t know why anyone would jump in on the point system if you aren’t already 20 years in. Not worth it. Paying all that money for 10-20 years, just squirrel it away and buy landowner tags. Even if you do, the state can change the system then you’re really going to be mad.
You mean like they just did? 2028 I think? You're exactly right.