Survey results

[CP]

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/seasonsetting/final_surveysummary_10272008.pdf

Hunting Season survey results are out, some good news there and some not so.  The response below surprised me.  A guess it shouldn’t since ML hunters are less than 10% of the hunting population. 

[Sagedawg]

CP, thanks for sharing the link on this. As usual, it seems like the state is pushing for their agenda, with little or no reguard to what we have suggested. Time will tell, but I think we will end up on the short end again.



Sage

[DBake]

Two other options I would like to see as a possible out come...

1. Make the ML season longer to off set the lower percentage of open GMU's.

or

2. Make some of the 58% of the GMU's ML only.

[JBar]

Looks like the muzzies were favored in the Mule deer permits for region 2. Surprising on the other results though. I can't believe the hunting pamphlet and permit due date results, I thought for sure more people would like to put in and find out earlier.

[Ridgerunner]

What I was most disappointed in was the lack of support for a longer deer season with a MZ, the elk longer season had much more support.  I don't MZ hunt (yet) but have strongly considered it the last couple of years, but haven't due to poor seasons(including limited GMU's), and equip. restrictions.  At least it looks like the bullet restrictions will be eased up on. 

[shag]

It's an Outrage....   The amount of trophy muledeer tags avaliable to frontstuffers.  Total *censored*.  Archers get what a month damn near for early elk?  We get one week.  Don't even want to hear the inline advantage excuess.  That again is BS.  I've got buddies with aftermarket Green Mtn barrels on traditional frontstuffers with a faster twist than my inline dose.  Mine has a 1-32 or 38 twist.  Their green mtn barrels have a 1-24 twist.  Not to mention how many grains of powder are really benefitting your velocity with 150gr loads.   I doubt over 130 do much.  Hell I'm watching sparks out the end of the barrel with 100gr loads at dark.

 Archers don't gain much with these newer compounds do they.   Yea right, hell they barley out perform one's from 20 yrs ago. lol.   Better close more units for archers and shorten their seasons.  Their bows now have to much performance to make it fair.   How many 'f ing tags do they give out in the Entiat??  Some of  these ass holes are slinging 80 yd shots at trophy bucks.   Seen way to many elk in my time with half an arrow stuck in them two weeks after any bow season is over.  Ok, my rant is over.

[6.5swede]

I couldn't believe the extremes to one side or the other.  Its surprising that the user groups are so against each other.  We are all hunters after the same goal. I don't understand the thinking.

[shag]

Not against archers.  Just the WDFW.   I don't understand their thinking.   I switch every three yrs.   3 yrs muzzy 3 yrs bow.  Like them both.   But the muzzy guys really get the shaft.

[logger]

 shag, I like the way you think you couldn't have stated it better. I have a nephew who bow hunt and is damn accurate out  to about 65-70 yds. I am only good for a hundred with my inline I am sure other people don't mind shooting further, but not me hell I can't see that far with open sights anyway.

[rougheye]

It's an Outrage....   The amount of trophy muledeer tags avaliable to frontstuffers.  Total *censored*.  Archers get what a month damn near for early elk?  We get one week.  Don't even want to hear the inline advantage excuess.  That again is BS.  I've got buddies with aftermarket Green Mtn barrels on traditional frontstuffers with a faster twist than my inline dose.  Mine has a 1-32 or 38 twist.  Their green mtn barrels have a 1-24 twist.  Not to mention how many grains of powder are really benefitting your velocity with 150gr loads.   I doubt over 130 do much.  Hell I'm watching sparks out the end of the barrel with 100gr loads at dark.

 Archers don't gain much with these newer compounds do they.   Yea right, hell they barley out perform one's from 20 yrs ago. lol.   Better close more units for archers and shorten their seasons.  Their bows now have to much performance to make it fair.   How many 'f ing tags do they give out in the Entiat??  Some of  these ass holes are slinging 80 yd shots at trophy bucks.   Seen way to many elk in my time with half an arrow stuck in them two weeks after any bow season is over.  Ok, my rant is over.

This is funny to me  .   If it is so easy with " todays bows "  than quit bitchin and pick one up . Ohh , then you wouldnt have anything to complain about . 

[logger]

the same holds true for ml, alot of people think its so damn easy. I don't hunt bow or mf so I don't tell them what or what not they can use. lets make it easy rifle is rifle, bow goes back to long bows cedar arrows ml back to flintlock and everybodys happy for once.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

shag, I like the way you think you couldn't have stated it better. I have a nephew who bow hunt and is damn accurate out  to about 65-70 yds. I am only good for a hundred with my inline I am sure other people don't mind shooting further, but not me hell I can't see that far with open sights anyway.

  any archer who releases an arrow at a big game animal at that distance is the reason shag sees arrows sticking out of elk, although I have seen them pull them out(reason for no barbs) they break off, fall out, get knocked out by brush, get broken or bent when the animal beds etc. and believe either he is an archery hater and its B.S. or he is in an area with a lot of poachers. (cannot hear bows vs. rifle)

[shag]

Did ya'll see where I bow hunt also??

Quote:  rougheye
This is funny to me  .   If it is so easy with " todays bows "  than quit bitchin and pick one up . Ohh , then you wouldnt have anything to complain about . 


Lots of sarcazim in my rant.  Why the hell would I wanta pick up  a "today bow"  when to 45yds I can out shoot my friends with my 15+yr old Martin Firecat.  They got  Matthews, BowTechs and Hoyts of today.  Sure their aroows look like they are on a frorzen rope and mine got a few feet of arch.  They get pissed real quick and start fuggin with their *censored*t.    I tell em , don't go away mad, just go get more money have a drink and come back

Oh yea, they think a whisker Biscuitt sucks.     Boy oh boy them fall aways sure kick ass.. 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

 Shag,Sorry about dissin ya, I can't read. I am just conditioned to defending archery to non-archers. Where are you seeing animals w/arrows sticking out of them? My guess is someplace where there are a lot of hunters. A few bad examples make us all look bad.

[shag]

No problem, I'm eaisly miss understood

State land outa Longveiw.   Every year.  Per capita Cowlitz county has more hunters than anywhere in the state.  Prolly no doubt the most scum also.   That state land is close to town and gets year round traffic.