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Quote from: jackelope on April 23, 2014, 03:24:20 PMLand access cost is not an issue for me. I hunt public land on the west side. Not for long. Just cause the closures and permits don't affect you yet, doesn't mean they are good for the sport of hunting in wa. Way to be considerate of others hunting past times and family traditions. I cant wait to hear your reaction when they go permit for the area you hunt.
Land access cost is not an issue for me. I hunt public land on the west side.
Ok so if you just want to shoot a lot of animals I guess it's a fair comparison. I still think the price of licenses and tags is cheap entertainment when you factor in everything you get. Has Washington brought in any non-native invasive predators or have they just walked here from other states and countries? Wait...don't answer that. That's a whole different thread.
Quote from: jackelope on April 23, 2014, 05:19:57 PMOk so if you just want to shoot a lot of animals I guess it's a fair comparison. I still think the price of licenses and tags is cheap entertainment when you factor in everything you get. Has Washington brought in any non-native invasive predators or have they just walked here from other states and countries? Wait...don't answer that. That's a whole different thread.I KNOW (no debate needed) the feds have brought in fishers.
I agree completely with many of the views posted here. However, if you haven't lived or traveled out of this region and seen other hunt situations you really can't appreciate how good it still is up here. In the South you either join a hunting club at several hundred dollars a season and be limited to what game is available or you don't hunt. The few NWR's make our pumpkin patch hunts look like virgin territory. Just sayin.
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National forest isn't free either. $40 for an annual forest pass.
Quote from: bobcat on April 23, 2014, 05:45:13 PMDiscover pass.The amount I use the Discover Pass for hunting is almost not at all. There's 1 piece of state land I use it on,maybe twice a year.
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Quote from: jackelope on April 23, 2014, 06:58:57 PMQuote from: bobcat on April 23, 2014, 05:45:13 PMDiscover pass.The amount I use the Discover Pass for hunting is almost not at all. There's 1 piece of state land I use it on,maybe twice a year. That post wasn't directed at you, but was meant to correct someone who called it a "Discovery" pass.
the price of tags: relatively cheap. Gas: expensive. a day of hunting over staring at all kinds of technology: priceless. I could care less on what I pay for tags. Nothing beats hunting in some beautiful country.