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Quote from: pd on December 08, 2014, 12:13:07 PMIdaho Hunter, 2 questions.1. Concerning baiting, why did this topic come up at all? What was the motivation--did it come from the failed attempt 6 years ago? Is there some special interest group pushing it? I know that WA is one of the few states to still allow baiting for ungulates, but that alone is a silly reason to propose a ban. You were at the meeting, what was your impression?2. Concerning the doubling of Spring Bear permits in NE WA, was there any discussion of simply allowing Spring Bear hunting without permits in all (or, many) GMUs? That is, did anybody even broach the idea of an Idaho-style Spring Bear hunt, which is OTC?Thanks for the notes, very helpful.1. As wingshooter mentioned, it was brought up in the scoping for the upcoming Game Management Plan. The issue is being raised by hunters who do not believe baiting is ethical. Its not a group of anti-hunters or anything like that. Personally, I think a whole bunch of hunters opposed to baiting in general would be satisfied if some common sense rules on bait location, timing, and amount were imposed...I think it is a solution that could leave the most people happy 2. No discussion on a general spring season whatsoever. They mentioned the doubling of permits in NE Wa near the very end of the meeting as it was inadvertently left out.
Idaho Hunter, 2 questions.1. Concerning baiting, why did this topic come up at all? What was the motivation--did it come from the failed attempt 6 years ago? Is there some special interest group pushing it? I know that WA is one of the few states to still allow baiting for ungulates, but that alone is a silly reason to propose a ban. You were at the meeting, what was your impression?2. Concerning the doubling of Spring Bear permits in NE WA, was there any discussion of simply allowing Spring Bear hunting without permits in all (or, many) GMUs? That is, did anybody even broach the idea of an Idaho-style Spring Bear hunt, which is OTC?Thanks for the notes, very helpful.
I am 100% against the 25% of tags allocated to high points holders.... didnt they say higher points would make someone draw anyways? This just confirms that the point system doesnt work. This will make people really want to start appkying in wa... i hqve said it and will again. To increase draw odds you have to decrease applicants. Ideally would be going away from the 147 categpries we can all apply for. Give us 2 hunt choices per species regardless if a hunter chooses cow or bull. Also it would help if you had to pick deer and elk or oil. Give the oil guys 2 choices also regardless of species or area. Make people really think about what theu want to apply for. Not allow everyone to throw their name in every single draw pool!. Too bad i just bought a new house in wa.... the fiance told me last month we should have looked in idaho... i said told you so.
Quote from: BULLBLASTER on December 09, 2014, 08:30:41 AMI am 100% against the 25% of tags allocated to high points holders.... didnt they say higher points would make someone draw anyways? This just confirms that the point system doesnt work. This will make people really want to start appkying in wa... i hqve said it and will again. To increase draw odds you have to decrease applicants. Ideally would be going away from the 147 categpries we can all apply for. Give us 2 hunt choices per species regardless if a hunter chooses cow or bull. Also it would help if you had to pick deer and elk or oil. Give the oil guys 2 choices also regardless of species or area. Make people really think about what theu want to apply for. Not allow everyone to throw their name in every single draw pool!. Too bad i just bought a new house in wa.... the fiance told me last month we should have looked in idaho... i said told you so. They already have a perfectly good system that rewards those with the highest point totals. Years of data clearly demonstrate that the highest point holders get the lions share of the tags already, with the existing system. I guess the few bread crumbs left over for the guy who hasn't applied for 20 years consecutively is just not acceptable. To implement what they are proposing will be a short-term shell game that rewards the top few point holders...then in a few years whatever point total they cap it off at will be full of hunters expecting to draw. The only factor that will ultimately limit point creep in Washington is the human life span.
Am I the only archer here that noticed the Elk Season schedule? First Saturday after Labor day? That must be a misprint! Holy Cow, that would be the 12th through 24th! Yowza..
