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« Last post by Threewolves on Yesterday at 08:32:13 PM »
Don't you guys remember this same thing happened more than a couple of years ago? We bitched about it and it was changed. The things that I wrote in about was 15 August start date, why make the hunting regulations more confusing. The traditional start date is 01 August. Don't create more confusion.
For example you are hunting along a GMU boundary, one side is two bear limit, across the road in the other GMU is one bear limit. One starts on the 1st August the other on the 15th.
1. Those bears are going to cross back an forth across those GMU Boundary's. The bears don't know that they are suppose to stay in one GMU. It is possible for a bear in a one bear unit to cross over into a two bear unit and get killed. This is with in the realm of possibilities.
2. Is this some kind of state money generating scheme to cause confusion and get other wise law abiding citizens to accidently become law breakers. Is the goal to make the hunting regulations as confusing as the fishing regulations?
I know we are supposed to keep up with all the changes, but why change. I know there are people who want to change happy to glad, but why? I do recall last time this came up I was hunting in an area took a bear, then it hit me, was I in a 01 August area or that other Area? Luckily I was three days past the 15th. But I was paranode. I would have lost my job. I worked in a field where if I made a mistake I would have been terminated. The "I wasn't aware" excuse would not fly.
What's strange is it is only Okanogan and Willapa Hills. I know Willapa Hills has a lot to timber company property to only have a one bear limit.
Also, how many folks remember the year the entire state went spike only for Elk both east side and west side? Change, just to change some thing.
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