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NE tag fell under the Clock I believe. Twisp area did I know. I think I also could go for that. Made you think when you bought your tag, thats for sure
If its a distribution issue then why not just drop the whole eastside/westside elk tags? Just make it an elk tag good for the whole state like deer is. Then run the general elk seasons on both sides of the state at the same time. People that hunt the west side will still hunt the west side and people that hunt the east side will still hunt the east side. Then you can put in for whatever special elk tag you want to and still be able to hunt your regular areas.
Quote from: ing on February 14, 2013, 03:30:41 PMIf its a distribution issue then why not just drop the whole eastside/westside elk tags? Just make it an elk tag good for the whole state like deer is. Then run the general elk seasons on both sides of the state at the same time. People that hunt the west side will still hunt the west side and people that hunt the east side will still hunt the east side. Then you can put in for whatever special elk tag you want to and still be able to hunt your regular areas.In this proposal would E side be 3 pt or better, or the westside allow spike? My guess would be that if the E side was still spike then majority of the state would put Blues or Colockum as one of their Quality Bull wishes and then when not drawn would all head to the W side to look for bulls. Not all, but I suspect a majority would.
IMHO, that would be all but the end of the east side herds.
Quote from: Woodchuck on February 14, 2013, 03:45:50 PMIMHO, that would be all but the end of the east side herds. Not sure how you figure, with spike elk eliminated bull elk would multiply, then down the road bull tags could be increased. General season would only apply to areas that have a general any bull season currently.
..... and have been forced to put in for points each year since because I'm not that interested in hunting spikes and cows ...
I like the Oregon system. Why not give 90% of the tags w/ the guys with the most points? You know going in if you have a realistic chance of drawing and you can plan accordingly. If it takes to many points (years) to draw then you put in for a easier tag. There should be no complaints if you know it is going to take 17 years (I have 17 points) to draw. I don't like the fact that I have been putting in for that many years (for all species) and every year I get a Dear John letter. Just doesn't seem to be fair when you wait that long and someone has drawn the same permit 2 or 3 times. Washington easily has the worst system.