Well, I know the rumor was that Margaret and Toutle were going to a general season, and this was before any of the access permits for Weyerhaeuser lands became required.
I did wonder if the WDFW would want to lose out on the application money. But maybe there wouldn't be much of a decrease in applications sold anyway.
Wouldn't people still buy the applications and just find other permits to apply for? I would. I'm not going to quit applying for special hunts just because Toutle and Margaret are no longer options.
I dont think it will happen
Both units have additional public land to hunt, and the preliminary indications are that weyco will still allow free access through certain areas to access it. Also, if its true that 15,000 applications will be available, I dont think they will sell out before the draws have been run regardless of sale dates.
If it did go general I for one would stop applying. At least in Bull category.
