Tribal hunting bills introduced

[bobcat]

So of the tribal members posting in this thread, can we just get a "yes" you support the bills, or a "no" that you do not?

[Practical Approach]

Doesn't matter who "trumps" who, what matters is conserving our wildlife for future generations, and I don't see the Yakama tribe doing that. Why is it that all of us non-tribal hunters can limit ourselves to one deer and one elk per year?

And that's not even what's actually harvested, since our success rates average around 10% for elk and 20% for deer, due to our short seasons at times of the year that favor the animals.

So basically we each get 1 deer every 5 years, and 1 elk every 10 years. Whereas if I was a Yakama member I could easily kill 10 elk and 10 deer every single year (just for example.)

How many Yakama members are killing hundreds of deer and elk every year? Well, there's no way to know, because the tribe does not have any way of keeping track, and no way of limiting the number of animals that each person takes.

Question for you, Warrior Ways-  how many Yakama members hunt deer and elk for the purpose of selling the meat and/or the head?

Wow.....Non tribal hunters are not limiting themselves on their own, they are being limited by a regulative authority.  Most non-tribal hunters if they werent in jeapordy of being fined would hunt more than one animal.  If there weren't so many people and so little game in Washington, non tribal hunters could be taking more than one deer or elk.  Hell, some states allow 5-6 deer. 

By sheer numbers of non tribal hunters, non-tribal poachers harvest more animals than all of the reporting tribes. 

Sounds a little unrealistic that Yakama members are killing hundreds of deer and elk.  I don't think populations in the area would allow for that all of these generations that Yakama members have been hunting.

[huntnphool]

By sheer numbers of non tribal hunters, non-tribal poachers harvest more animals than all of the reporting tribes.

And gates/motorized vehicle access help combat against them as well.

[Warrior Wayz]

HuntnFOOL

[Warrior Wayz]

Them, you, us? combat??? WOW

[huntnphool]

HuntnFOOL

So you resort to name calling? You will have to do better than that, I have thick skin.

[huntnphool]

Them, you, us? combat??? WOW

No comment about the bills?

[Warrior Wayz]

Calling like I see it, as it is written....

[Warrior Wayz]

hunting will go on no matter what happens, since time immorial...

[huntnphool]

Calling like I see it, as it is written....

So you have no intelligent thought on the topic?

[Warrior Wayz]

Nope just here for you...

[RG]

People really do need to contact their representatives on these.  Hans Dunshee is one of the sponsors of these bills, he's my representative.  I emailed him and said I believe this is a slap in the face to the sportsmen and women of Washington State, and to his constituents.  He always answers eventually.  The emails really do make a difference, especially if they are reasonable and to the point.  It's time to act now, rather than to whine about the results later.

[huntnphool]

Nope

I'm not surprised.

[Green broke]

I will go into the book as a yes vote(i support them). I say this because i am concerned for the saftey of tribal members. another issue I would adress is it spreads the tribal hunters out therefore taking pressure off the few open areas. I also like the fact that it takes it out of the public eye so to speak. I have nothing to hide when it comes to the public eye, I would just rather its a more private setting(that may be percieved as selfish). Contrary to popular belief we very seldom target trophy animals, and parading them around is never been done(by myself or my kids).

[bobcat]

Practical Approach,

My point was that the Yakama tribe doesn't limit their members in any way, as far as how many animals they can take each year. (As we are)

Now the tribes are wanting to have motorized access behind gates where we don't.

Where does their greed end?

Neither of these bills are needed, they're a total waste of paper and ink. If tribal members want to hunt behind locked gates, they can walk like the rest of us.

You know, kind of like how in the treaty it says they can hunt "in common" with us?