How WA Archery Elk Compares to ID

[motg9_6]

I would like to see some of the Hanford bulls scattered around the state to help with the gene pool, granted this wouldnt work with Roosevelt's but if there was the quality of elk here as there (state wide not just a couple units) is in Idaho more people may stay as well.

[huntnnw]

Some units in E WA could have longer seasons since we have so many elk in some units to let the privliged master hunters hunt 22 days for them! Pisses me off to no end! No damn reason archers should have to quit hunting elk on Dec 8th but you can still be out chasing deer till the 15th and then let the Master hunters come in on the 9th during deer and run around screwing up archers hunts.

[stidsteak]

Fair shake? We have the shortest of seasons seeing as we are only allowed archery. There is barely anything beautiful about timberland strewn with logging roads. A permit for access can cost 200 dollars after the 100 dollar combo elk and deer. Kind of makes Idaho and Oregon a bargain at 500 and a better hunt. The only thing making WA good before was the access and the fact that once you're on elk you pretty much stay on elk. While I was in NC recently 6 either sex deer tags, 3 turkey, 2 boar, one bear, all birds, and all fishing/shellfish added up to 65 dollars for multisession. What is going on here!?

[stidsteak]

I almost forgot. Multiseason tags cost 300 dollars for elk+deer here if you don't care to have the shortest hunting season in the lower 48. Many other states: 1 September to New Years for deer. I do understand why that's not good idea for elk.

[stidsteak]

You want my money?
Open season September elk...all September.
5 point or better east side...3 point better west side.
we have plenty of ground for increased herds...the problem is management. ..the only way to get a bull cow ratio with the current management is to kill cows...Brilliant

That would be the way to do it.