Getting bummed about my Quality Bull hunt

[woodywsu]

Prescribed burns can be performed in the spring.

[PlateauNDN]

Not necessarily bobcat, our company was contracted earlier this spring to conduct prescribed burns from early spring all the way to fall time.  As soon as the fire season dies down we're going tocontinue burn operations in this particular area.

[rtspring]

How bout they put this crap out before we draw permits!!  They are selling a product but then some product is not available!!

Big load of crap !!!!

They simply amaze me on how they run things!!!


Rtspring

[huntnphool]

Sounds like WDFW has a good plan............Right during the middle of the rut, 20-25 bulls, non-edible for 30 days........in an area where a certain group of culls continue to knock down every bull around.........hmm, great idea.

...............I certainly wouldn't let that bother me if I had the 251 tag.

No kidding, kind of like the prescribed burns a couple years ago started throughout the Methow Valley during the 9 day general deer season. What are the odds of that being accidental or coincidental?

Prescribed burns are done in the fall as that is when the weather makes it safe to do so. It's definitely not done to interfere with hunting season.

Thanks for your insightful yet obvious comment Bob, I think we all understand the burns should not be done in the summer.

That being said, would the burns be any less effective once the hunters were done? Is it really necessary to target the burns during the already short window that the overwhelming majority of hunters must target too? I seriously doubt it!!!

[PlateauNDN]

   I give an A for effort.   timing could be better but we don't set the time just the how. 

[bobcat]

You're welcome phool.   

The timing of prescribed burns is critical. If they don't do them at the prime time, they might as well not do it at all. Then we can just count on Mother Nature burning it all up on her schedule, rather than ours.

If you don't understand the science behind prescribed burns, maybe it would be best to keep the speculation to yourself.   

[boneaddict]

I especially like burn bans during the time they are doing their prescribed burns as Alchase pointed out.   

  No no no on your woodstoves or campfires, we are lighting the forest on fire this month.

[woodywsu]

If you don't understand the science behind prescribed burns, maybe it would be best to keep the speculation to yourself.   

Who are you addressing this to?

[PlateauNDN]

You're welcome phool.   

The timing of prescribed burns is critical. If they don't do them at the prime time, they might as well not do it at all. Then we can just count on Mother Nature burning it all up on her schedule, rather than ours.

If you don't understand the science behind prescribed burns, maybe it would be best to keep the speculation to yourself.   

Oh I agree bobcat and I'm not arguing your "science" but, when the powers that be put out a contract and they set the dates, times and locations who am I to argue about doing the job and making the money?  We utilize all of our training amd experience to keep it contained and as safely as possible while getting the job done.

[coachcw]

Sounds like WDFW has a good plan............Right during the middle of the rut, 20-25 bulls, non-edible for 30 days........in an area where a certain group of culls continue to knock down every bull around.........hmm, great idea.

...............I certainly wouldn't let that bother me if I had the 251 tag.

No kidding, kind of like the prescribed burns a couple years ago started throughout the Methow Valley during the 9 day general deer season. What are the odds of that being accidental or coincidental?

Prescribed burns are done in the fall as that is when the weather makes it safe to do so. It's definitely not done to interfere with hunting season.

Thanks for your insightful yet obvious comment Bob, I think we all understand the burns should not be done in the summer.

That being said, would the burns be any less effective once the hunters were done? Is it really necessary to target the burns during the already short window that the overwhelming majority of hunters must target too? I seriously doubt it!!!

I understand youi comments on the burn topics boys . but what doe's that have to do with the topic at hand ? Collaring bulls . honistlly I wouldn't worry about the bulls in 251 enjoy your hunt , now the rut tag holder and the muzzy guys have a legit bitch here.

[bobcat]

If you don't understand the science behind prescribed burns, maybe it would be best to keep the speculation to yourself.   

Who are you addressing this to?

My good buddy huntnphool. 

And yes, of course prescribed burns can be done in the spring. But they can also be done in the fall. Or anytime really, as long as conditions are right.

[snowpack]

Typical WDFW!! My question to add to this is..If this drug stays in their system for 30 days and makes the meat non-consumable, how does it effect any potential calves that bull fathers? I'm sure WDFW says it has NO effect to a fetus.

I wonder what that inedible meat will do to wolves?

[winshooter88]

Think about it this way, when is it easiest to find branch antlered bulls, during the rut. The same is true for the WDFW, it is easiest for them to find them during the rut. One of the reasons that they are doing the study on branch antlered bulls in the Colockum is because of a very vocal group of local sportsmen who say that there are a lot more branch antlered bulls than get counted in the annual counts that the WDFW does. So this study they are starting is partly to try to find out if that is true. If there are a large amount of bulls that are not being counted then maybe more bull tags could be issued. As far as worrying about taking a collared bull in GMU 251, I doubt that will be a problem, but the solution is easy, just don't shoot a bull with a collar.

[headshot5]

Don't be bummed.  You could have no quality bull tag instead.

[dreamingbig]

This is BS!