GMU 117

[Tommythebarber]

I just got permission to hunt on this land I've been asking about for the last couple years so I'm excited anyways I've never hunted in 117 and I was wondering where I would find the harvest stats from last year

[Jonathan_S]

Bobcat?  You there?
 
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/2012/reports/deer_hunt_name.php

[deaner]

if ya put sweet corn out be prepared for lots of bear pics

[buckfvr]

if ya put sweet corn out be prepared for lots of bear pics

I wouldn't have a problem with that I've never shot a bear or a buck or turkey so I'd be happy with a bear or a buck plus it looks like he meets the 4 point minimum for 117 so I was excited to see that

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[Bigshooter]

Shooting a bear off of that cob would be baiting and against the law.

[returnofsid]

I believe it would also be illegal to shoot turkeys on bait.

[deaner]

okay guys, we all know its illegal to bait bear and birds.  he has the bait up in front of a camera, for scouting purposes, and never said he wanted to shoot a bear over bait.  lets not jump to conclusions and be internet police.  we can give him the benefit of the doubt right?

[Bigshooter]

You need to reread his posts.  And good job policing.

[buckfvr]

You need to reread his posts.  And good job policing.

 

[returnofsid]

I thought I read that he'd have no problem with bears coming into his sweet corn because he'd never shot one...

[Tommythebarber]

That's what I said its there for deer when I was talking to the property owner he said he hasn't seen bear on his property in a few years and he thought the turkeys were buy the other tree stand so I just assumed I was just putting it out for the deer. I know baiting illegal for bear but I put it out for deer

[Tommythebarber]

That's why I don't like posting stuff on here I was excited about using a trail cam for the first time and saying how I put out the corn for deer season and because I think it'd be cool to see a bear on my cam now I'm illegally hunting bear? That's just crazy

[CAMPMEAT]

That's why I don't like posting stuff on here I was excited about using a trail cam for the first time and saying how I put out the corn for deer season and because I think it'd be cool to see a bear on my cam now I'm illegally hunting bear? That's just crazy

Typical around these parts..............

[returnofsid]

No one accused you of anything. I read it as people are informing you, in the event that you aren't aware, that if a bear happens to come in to your legal deer bait, you might not want to talk about shooting it.

[Tommythebarber]

We were talking about seeing what's coming through the area not weather to shoot or not I was just saying I'm new at hunting so when I see stuff like that its exciting even just to know what's in the area because yeah I might see one on my cam but why would that mean that is where I have to shoot it? There was no reason to jump to conclusions when I was talking about the 4x4 I saw and hoping there are more bucks that will come for the corn