Elk going to waste in TRUE spike areas

[CedarPants]

Decreases overall harvest, or overall reported harvest?

Honest question, not trying to argue.  This thread seems to indicate a lot of animals being shot and left to rot, which doesn't seem to indicate a reduction in harvest (just a reduction in reported harvest).

I don't know, I don't hunt there.  Just trying to get someone's take on things

[big wood]

I am not trying to argue as well cedar but our hunting heritage is dwindling. our elk herds are doing well and success rates need to go up to generate interest in younger hunters as well as hunters who have given up. I dont hunt there either I hunt Montana, Idaho and west side wa every year. I just would like to see a better management from the state.

[stuckalot]

Cedar, I can't say for sure, but I believe that there are a lot of animals "mistakenly" taken in spike only units as well, or 3 point areas for that matter.  Many hunters do pass on 1x2's 1x3's etc. that would otherwise have been taken, and I believe most people will agree that there has been fewer hunters in the true spike areas since the change.  The wild card I believe is the native harvest in these areas, has the true spike rule changed that harvest rate? I don't know.