Montana elk tags still available
08-23-2011, 08:38 AM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Beautiful Western Montana
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Montana elk tags still available
Hey folks, just letting all know that Montana still has around 500 returned elk tags still available for sale. You can still buy a tag and do the Montana elk hunt this year!!
08-23-2011, 09:59 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kerrville, Tx. USA
Posts: 2,722
Gosh, how could that be?????
Sorry for you guys though, you are caught in the middle. Or should I say in the middle of the triangle: skyrocketing cost of tags, down economy, wolves.
Can't win for losing! Hope you have a good season
Sorry for you guys though, you are caught in the middle. Or should I say in the middle of the triangle: skyrocketing cost of tags, down economy, wolves.
Can't win for losing! Hope you have a good season
Last edited by txhunter58; 08-23-2011 at 10:02 AM.
08-23-2011, 12:33 PM
#3
Fork Horn
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Location: Beautiful Western Montana
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Actually, we are doing rather well. Montana bought back some of the elk portion of the combo tags so they could be sold to others, cool system. Wolf season open now and should provide some additional hunting opportunities for some outfitters as well. I have not seen, heard, or even seen a wolf track in over a year. The economy is bad, but it is not bad for everybody. Tags are a little high, but so is gas, groceries, disneyland etc. There are still plenty of folks who can afford a Montana elk hunt and will spend the money on tags.
08-23-2011, 01:07 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kerrville, Tx. USA
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Glad to hear things are going well. Hope that continues. Course my local real estate friend tells me real estate is coming back...
Whatever else happened, your state eliminated me (and many others) from the pool of prospects.
Whatever else happened, your state eliminated me (and many others) from the pool of prospects.
11-29-2011, 03:18 PM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 49
We have hunters that told us they won't come back because the tags are so high. The die hard people who have money to spend will come back, but the middle class hunters/etc. are having second guesses on whether to come back or not. We need to drop our tag prices down so we can compete with other states like Wyoming or Idaho who offer cheaper tags to bring our hunters back.
11-29-2011, 03:29 PM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
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No one minds paying for quality, MT certainly could do more to manage their game, especially their mule deer IMO.
Elk too could be managed better, but some good elk do roam MT.
Need to get rid of that stupid general tag and limited tag for non-residents
Elk too could be managed better, but some good elk do roam MT.
Need to get rid of that stupid general tag and limited tag for non-residents
11-29-2011, 05:15 PM
#7
Fork Horn
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We have hunters that told us they won't come back because the tags are so high. The die hard people who have money to spend will come back, but the middle class hunters/etc. are having second guesses on whether to come back or not. We need to drop our tag prices down so we can compete with other states like Wyoming or Idaho who offer cheaper tags to bring our hunters back.
12-03-2011, 02:39 AM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Carbon County Pa.
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You can set a price in stone, you cant make anybody pay it. They are use to X amount of dollars coming in, and like any government agency they are not going to settle for less to spend if they don't have to. The supply and demand forces will decide the cost of the tag. Before they lose a million dollars in NR tag revenue, just a number I picked out of the air for example they will lower the cost till the demand exceeds the supply.
12-03-2011, 07:42 AM
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Fork Horn
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You can set a price in stone, you cant make anybody pay it. They are use to X amount of dollars coming in, and like any government agency they are not going to settle for less to spend if they don't have to. The supply and demand forces will decide the cost of the tag. Before they lose a million dollars in NR tag revenue, just a number I picked out of the air for example they will lower the cost till the demand exceeds the supply.