2015 Moose tags

[bobcat]

Just at a glance I see at least 20 more "any moose" tags this year:

[jackelope]

....thereby destroying our moose population. What a mess.

[villageidiot]

WDFW must be paying attention.  If they don't sell the moose to the hunters now the exploding wolves in the NE corner will eat every last one.  This could be a very smart move.

[Timberstalker]

WDFW must be paying attention.  If they don't sell the moose to the hunters now the exploding wolves in the NE corner will eat every last one.  This could be a very smart move.

....thereby destroying our moose population. What a mess.

Both of these are my thoughts exactly. We will see a huge decline in tags by 2020.

[jackelope]

And the Yakama tribe has moose tags up there too...

 

[Jonathan_S]

This is the right number of tags...combined with the wrong number of wolves 

[benhuntin]

And the Yakama tribe has moose tags up there too...

 

how many? And is that a new thing?


If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

[jackelope]

And the Yakama tribe has moose tags up there too...

 

how many? And is that a new thing?


If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Don't know how many, and I think they were new in 2014.

[idahohuntr]

....thereby destroying our moose population. What a mess.

I disagree.  The increase in tags is warranted given the increase in moose populations and evidence of density dependent factors being exhibited in moose populations in WA.     

[jackelope]

....thereby destroying our moose population. What a mess.

I disagree.  The increase in tags is warranted given the increase in moose populations and evidence of density dependent factors being exhibited in moose populations in WA.   

They're not hard to kill.
20 more tags with very high success rates.
Increasing number of wolves. Moose are easy prey for wolves.
Tribal hunting. I don't know how many moose tags the Yakama tribe has, but
I know they have some.
I don't see anything good coming from more moose tags.

[Jonathan_S]

I'm with you, I don't want anything increased in the NE until we figure something for predator management.  Especially antlerless elk and moose 

[bobcat]

I'll go along with what the biologists determine is an acceptable number of moose tags. Also I don't believe the antlerless tags were increased, or if they were, it wasn't by much.

[Curly]

I sure hope I can draw a moose permit soon........before the population goes down due and permit numbers drop.

[jackelope]

Trouble with more now is a lot less later.
Hunters kill a bunch and wolves kill a bunch. Cut the tag #'s in half 5 years from now.

[Jonathan_S]

I'll go along with what the biologists determine is an acceptable number of moose tags. Also I don't believe the antlerless tags were increased, or if they were, it wasn't by much.

Of course you will    I tend to go along with what I've observed and that is lower calf recruitment of the larger ungulates.  What I really mean is that I don't think there should be any antlerless hunting opportunities in the Northern units for either species.