Backcountry closure - East Kootenay, specifically Rocky Mountain Resource District

[Ron.C]

I look at it as one year the mature bulls will get the breed instead of being shot because they are a 6pt. Im hoping some better genetics got passed on this season.

Does an animal genetics change as it gets older and it grows more points?

[Fisher-Dude]

Beacause more will make it throught the season...
And than with regrowth of burns population should start to expand.

How does survival of a mature adult ungulate "grow" a population?

[Bugle M In]

I look at it as one year the mature bulls will get the breed instead of being shot because they are a 6pt. Im hoping some better genetics got passed on this season.

I talked to someone from Oregon.
They have a study going on somewhere in the state.
At times they were only allowed to hunt mature 6 pt bulls, and at other times the smaller/younger bulls.
Consensus seems to be that the herd did better when leaving the mature bulls alone, and targeting the younger bulls.
Don't remember the area where the study was happening?

[J_T]

Won't be long and more closures will happen. IE; the West Kootenay.

[Spy]

I talked to someone from Oregon.
They have a study going on somewhere in the state.
At times they were only allowed to hunt mature 6 pt bulls, and at other times the smaller/younger bulls.
Consensus seems to be that the herd did better when leaving the mature bulls alone, and targeting the younger bulls.
Don't remember the area where the study was happening?

In Africa they keep the studs with good genetics to breed with, but hey what do we know.

[Fisher-Dude]

In Africa they keep the studs with good genetics to breed with, but hey what do we know.

Is that why they shipped you to Canada?

[Spy]

Is that why they shipped you to Canada?

Well someone has to do the breeding here, I have a 3rd on the way in February

[Salty]

Is that why they shipped you to Canada?

oh snap !

[Spy]

oh snap !

What No congrats???

[.308SLAYER]

Won't be long and more closures will happen. IE; the West Kootenay.

West kootneys is stupid when over for labour day weekend got my 10 days booked off next weekend checked cams few good bulls got one bugle back....Def not a fellow hunter...hot as shit.loads of people going there cause of the closures out east