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Disabled Hunt Permits Being Abused in Montana

By Rocky Thompson on October 21st, 2011

Some consider hunting an important part of our heritage and an effective method of wildlife population control. I’m really in no position to argue with them. And I understand hunting’s appeal. You get to spend days in the outdoors hanging out with friends and carrying a gun around. Most states have permits that allow disabled people to apply for special permits so that they can hunt from a vehicle, something illegal for everyone else. It seems the disabled hunt permit honor system in Montana has fallen under abuse. It’s not that lazy hunters are driving around in the woods gunning down deer from their Buick LeSabres (though a few certainly are), it’s that they’re using the permits to shoot antlerless elk (whose population has dwindled) that aren’t covered by the non-disabled tag. And when you get to that point, it’s tough to argue heritage or population control as an upstanding reason for hunting.

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3 Responses to “Disabled Hunt Permits Being Abused in Montana”

  1. 'MERICA October 21st, 2011 at 10:27 am

    In the wild, disabled people don’t hunt, they are the hunted.

  2. Umm that's not what it says? October 22nd, 2011 at 12:55 am

    The article that you linked to doesn’t say that people are “using the permits to shoot antlerless elk”. It states that due to loopholes there’s potential for abuse.

  3. Ben October 24th, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    Comprehension is overrated these days.