Hunting Washington Forum

Well, anybody make it to the meeting? How’d it go?

The commission voted to deny translocation to Colorado except for Baker. Both sides were against it but for very different reasons. Pretty irritating, but 16 people from Colorado signed up to speak over the course of both days. They had priority on zoom over in state residents. So the fact that they got to speak over Washington residents on zoom, and even people who showed up in person on Saturday is pretty irritating. They should’ve been at the bottom of the list, it’s not a priority to hear from them. They were all begging for wolves. There were some mistakes made regarding public comment, but it should be fixed next time.

 I made the comment during the meeting that the only place wolves should be going as King and Snohomish counties. We had a really strong presence over both days with very high-quality speakers. Really proud of our community. Numbers don’t matter, it’s the fact that more and more people are showing up and paying attention. Meanwhile, the antis did show up but it was actually pretty even. They had an event next-door. Let’s just say throughout the days. Let’s just say, all the things that we think about them, how they look and act is all true..

Overall, a successful meeting for our community. I think more people are gonna be showing up next year. Thank you to everyone in here who showed up and has supported everything. Really appreciate you all!

Quote from: furbearer365 on Yesterday at 10:19:38 AM

I got 18 deer points, and its seasons like this that scare me away from putting in for a late blacktail tag.  I've got some great deer over the years, but I've also had seasons like this where we just can't seem to make it happen.  Not so sure I'd be happy with myself if I waited 20 years to draw a tag, and it ended up being a warm Nov with a slow rut and had to tag a forky.

exactly what happened to my buddy last year, had a Nov 1-10 westside buck tag, we hunted all season and only saw two bucks, small ones.

Plus, there is that added issue of it being rifle elk season.  Everyone knows, there's no time of year where there is more people in the woods than rifle elk.  I know sometimes that could work in your favor because more people could get the deer moving.  But, mentally, the more orange you see, the more you'll not want to be in that spot. So those elk hunters could of just saw a stud buck, but if your not part of their group, you'll likely never know. Just a gamble

Did u get one?

I got 18 deer points, and its seasons like this that scare me away from putting in for a late blacktail tag.  I've got some great deer over the years, but I've also had seasons like this where we just can't seem to make it happen.  Not so sure I'd be happy with myself if I waited 20 years to draw a tag, and it ended up being a warm Nov with a slow rut and had to tag a forky.

exactly what happened to my buddy last year, had a Nov 1-10 westside buck tag, we hunted all season and only saw two bucks, small ones. 

I got 18 deer points, and its seasons like this that scare me away from putting in for a late blacktail tag.  I've got some great deer over the years, but I've also had seasons like this where we just can't seem to make it happen.  Not so sure I'd be happy with myself if I waited 20 years to draw a tag, and it ended up being a warm Nov with a slow rut and had to tag a forky.