Kibler Hunting Outfitters
in Garfield County, Montana
in Garfield County, Montana
Myron Kibler
Myron's Hunting Forecast:
April 13, 2009
The general licensing drawing process is underway today and the FWP tells us that non-residents should be able to apply for our special area permits online sometime this week. Montana residents can now apply for special area permits online. We have until June 1 to complete that process.
The 2009 regulations are available now and they have increased the number of either sex bull rifle permits in area 798-20 from 200 in 2008 to 250 this year. That will increase the odds for our non-residents a little. They also increased the cow elk permits for area 700-00 from 500 in 08 to 600 this year.
The drawing permits for either sex elk archery permits, area 798-15 are set at 820. The statistics listed for 2008 drawings show only 1st choices applicants, in area 798-15, that 377 people applied and 370 were successful. There were 1090 permits available, so I’m guessing that 7 people must have made an error on their applications.
They also indicate that this doesn’t reflect bonus points or 2nd and 3rd choices …so who knows how accurate the statistics really are. A discrepancy I see between the 2008 regulations and the 2008 drawing statistics is that the regs show 200 either sex 798-20 available while the statistics show 250 which works out to a 15.1% success ratio.
Your best chance is to choose which permit fits your hunt best and apply for that as your first and only choice.
Kibler Outfitting & Charter Fishing
Myron & Mary Beth Kibler
1239 N. Lodge Pole Road
Sand Springs, MT 59077
www.KiblerCharterFishing.com
kibler@midrivers.com
406-557-2503
kibler@midrivers.com