WDFW!!!!!

[Tman]

I understand his frustration. I could almost count the winston permit holders hunting on 1 hand. Didnt see another hunter after wednesday.  It was unforunate that access was so restrictive but some people didnt even try.  If they would have stated this was a possibility before the season started because of the likelyhood of closures, it would have changed the game. It all boils down to the " second place is still a winner" mentality.

Chesepeake, I contacted them a few weeks ago about it, it wont do you any good. Just gonna have to live with it.

[gotcha]

What about the toutle guys during muzzy season. Don't see them getting anything. Everyone had areas to hunt just Had to work a little harder. It is called hunting for a reason. It is the risk you take for putting in for those tags.

[Jason]

Good for all those that get this oportunity.  I will not be a hater, screw haters and go have a good hunt!

[sirmissalot]

I'd much rather have that tag in early October than the end of December. Not sure I agree with it but it is what it is. Winston muzzy cow tags got extended too, assuming toutle as well as other will get the same.

[Wea300mag]

I have a Margaret muzzy cow tag and I am thankful for the opportunity to hunt the last two weeks of the year. I complained to the WDFW about the access situation and asked for my points back. This extended hunt was their decision and, even though I would have been happy with my points returned, I'm going to go take advantage of it.

[GEARHEAD]

Costco has bulk cheese on sale....C'mon, its a good opportunity for some, just because you don't benefit, don't cry about it. maybe they just feel the harvest was not good enough.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Yep... Mt. Adams hunt cancelled. Not like that extra time would do me any good, just hope i get my points back. Good on the department for doing something for the hunters for once.

So Chesapeake, what exactly is the problem? Just wondering. Is it that others get extra time, and you got it done during the early season? Or is it that you got it done during the early season thus reducing your time in the field?

I would take a legal animal on the first day of the season if it presented itself.

[bobcat]

I really can't fault the WDFW for doing this. It's about the best they could do to make things right.

I had the Winston muzzleloader cow elk permit, and I do wish they would have sent out notification of the additional December season, before our regular season began. But, I'm guessing they wouldn't have had time to do so.

If we had known of the extra 2 week season in December, with all of the Weyerhauser land open to hunt, we very likely would have not taken the week off work to hunt that entire week during the October season, on the limited amount of state land that was available for us to hunt.

I am now unable to hunt the December season due to family plans. I just didn't have enough notice to plan for it.

But is it what it is. I won't be complaining to the WDFW about it. I'm glad others will have the additional opportunity to hunt.

[nailbender]

Oh cry me a river! Why do some of you have to complain about every damn thing that does not go your way. Some people did go out on State ground and gave it a solid try for days and still did not fill a tag, I being one of them. I will make a point to rub it in how easy it was to shoot my cow elk from the road come December 17th.

 

[nailbender]

I have a Margaret muzzy cow tag and I am thankful for the opportunity to hunt the last two weeks of the year. I complained to the WDFW about the access situation and asked for my points back. This extended hunt was their decision and, even though I would have been happy with my points returned, I'm going to go take advantage of it.

I totally agree..! I did the same and would have been happy with points. I took my vacation the week I was suppose to hunt the Oct. tag and hunted plan b and plan c areas. Not in that unit.  Disappointed that I and my father were not there during the tailend of the rut yes. Happy to have another chance, yes. I just wish I wasn't out of vaca time for this year...

What about the folks who depend on their income from us? They get to reap the benefits from this extention as well. They lost out on income I'm sure they were counting on. Now they too have another opportunity. I'm sure that the percentage of hunters who will get to go will be less than that of if it were on the origanal dates set. But still, its a shot in the arm for the local economy. Just a thought..   

[BENCHLEG]

wdfw  look at the brite side you have a coweeman cow tag also..  elk meat is in your future

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Yeah, not worried about the cow. that is the easy part. I'm worried about the 14 quality elk points that were wasted.

I feel for everybody that had access issues this year. At least there was some state land for you to hunt. If i had a little land to hunt i would have hunted it.

[BENCHLEG]

wdfwhatesme in your case the 14 points werent wasted. you put in for a quality hunt and drew it. it was fire dangered out . that sucks you also put in for a coweeman cow tag and drew and that tag is still open for you because you didn't fill your quality tag.so the 14 points are well spent you still have an opportunity to kill your elk. this is why i don't like washingtons system if you draw a bull and cow tag you can only kill one elk. soo only put in for 1 hunt a year and play it safe.

[Chesapeake]

Yep... Mt. Adams hunt cancelled. Not like that extra time would do me any good, just hope i get my points back. Good on the department for doing something for the hunters for once.

So Chesapeake, what exactly is the problem? Just wondering. Is it that others get extra time, and you got it done during the early season? Or is it that you got it done during the early season thus reducing your time in the field?

I would take a legal animal on the first day of the season if it presented itself.

The problem is that I burned my time and tag on a crowded hunt in the same 1/4 of the unit that the archery guys and rifle rut guys had beat to all heck. I had a 5 day season. Not at all a better than average chance at a better than average bull. But I did the work and got it done with what I drew. It's always bean the risk of the tag. No complaints from me.
Now they go and give all those who still have a tag 2 more weeks in the snow in a prime time. That's the issue, What are they going to give me? I want my points back.
Don't get me wrong. I'm happy for the guys that get to hunt. I think that's great.
I'm just pissed that they are giving some of the tag holders a prime two weeks while the rest of us get the shaft.
But in the end I got an elk as usual so I can see how the non-killers would think I'm whining. They probably don't understand a quality hunt over just filling a tag.

[dscubame]