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It was in the Casper-Star newspaper iast week and probably in the F&G news release which is where the papers get their info.
According to the people feeding me info, cows are what they'll kill, because it gets what appears to to them, a better return.
1. Cows are the mothers, so killing a cow, kills 2, her and the unborn calf, possibly 3 if she's with twins. Thus causing a herd reduction which is what the feds, greenies and area's ranchers want.
2. the killing of cows increases the bull to cow ratio, making the area appear better to those hunting bull only, especially trophy bulls.
3. Non-residents primarily apply for bull licences, not cow or either sex. When they apply, that gets them preference points from which, as of this year, due to the point cost increases, is really big money for a cash strapped agency being bled dry by non-funded federal USFWS mandates.
4. Residents buy most of the reduced price cow/calf tags and mostly do not hunt private land, preferring public lands because of the high $ trespass fees charged by land owners or outfitters who've purchased hunting rights for that private land.
5.The resident bought cow/calf tags are cash losers for the state as residents pay less for the licences we don't have the financial impact non-residents do.
There is an easily administerable vacine for brusolosis, but the stock growers want the public to pay instead of themselves.
Elk eat grass which means less grass for cattle/sheep. Less grass means less stock which means less money.
Make your own conclusions from that.
I've already made mine.
hnter
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