WA Lion Harvest Quota Status

[Machias]

As of 25 Nov: 

Chelan:  1 female or 4 total cats remain
Okanogan: 2 females or 9 total cats
Ferry/Opens 1 Jan: 4 females or 10 total cats
Stevens/Pend Oreille: 4 females or 11 total
Klicitat: Harvest is closed, pursuit only

[Houndhunter]

wow

[saylean]

Enlighten a newb would ya...

The number left, ie, in Chelan (4) means, 4 more may be taken before the GMU is closed? Male or female?

Thanks...was just curious.

[Houndhunter]

if 1 female gets shot it ends and is pursuit only

[Machias]

They can take 4 toms, or 1 female and then it's pursuit season only.  However once the female is taken the harvest is over, it then becomes pursuit only.

[jackelope]

sounds like if we want to cut down the lion population a little, folks need to stop shooting the females....

[cascademountainhunter]

what does pursuit only mean?

[Houndhunter]

you can run them but you cant kill em

[Curly]

How do they come-up with the quota?  Seems awfully low to me.

[bobcat]

Yeah, there shouldn't be a quota at all.   

[Machias]

Spit in your hand and then slap it, that is about as scientific as they get, IMO!   

[mulehunter]

Fred, Hey you got some snow that I heard! Whooo..

Bummer about Qouta. Those people should not shoot Female!   


Mulehunter

[Yummy and Tasty Animal]

there shouldn't be a draw for hound hunting cougars.  everyone that buys a cougar tag should be able to kill one cougar with or without hounds.

i hope they start giving out wolf tags within the next few years before they rape the elk and deer populations like they did in Yellowstone.

[300rum]

sounds like if we want to cut down the lion population a little, folks need to stop shooting the females....

That really makes sense doesn't it.   

[Sagedawg]

 I know this post is for cougars, but do bobcats have the same quota? That would be a kick to run bobcat with dogs.


  Sage

[Machias]

Nope no quota, because you can't run them in this state at all.  It was banned the same time they did baiting for bears and running lions with dogs.   

[Sagedawg]

Thanks for the info Machias. I didnt know they took the bobcats out along with the bear. Kinda makes a guy wonder if they will issue permits for them like the do cougars. We can hope right?



  Sage

[Machias]

I highly doubt it.