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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #60 on: February 13, 2015, 09:07:01 AM »
How about reducing to two for adults and keeping kids at 4?
...what's the point of that?

Yeah I don't really understand that one either.  Unless they are sitting in the middle of a road, grouse aren't really a kid friendly hunt are they?
Sure they are. Grouse are great for kids to hunt.
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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #61 on: February 13, 2015, 10:17:49 AM »
How about reducing to two for adults and keeping kids at 4?
...what's the point of that?

Yeah I don't really understand that one either.  Unless they are sitting in the middle of a road, grouse aren't really a kid friendly hunt are they?
Sure they are. Grouse are great for kids to hunt.

Definitely a blast but actually grouse hunting?  Like in waist deep brush when they blow up in all directions?  I guess I am thinking of little kids not 13-16 year olds.
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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #62 on: February 13, 2015, 10:26:20 AM »
Blue grouse on open hillsides could be great, safe fun for kids old enough to navigate the terrain. I could see 10 and 11 year olds being able to do that. 

I still don't see a problem with the proposed 3 bird limit of 1 species plus 1 of another.  However I would not want the limit for adults dropped down to 2. I suppose I wouldn't mind 3 bird limits for adults and 4 for kids, but why not just go with the 3 + 1 for all?
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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #63 on: February 13, 2015, 02:08:54 PM »
How about reducing to two for adults and keeping kids at 4?
...what's the point of that?

How about reducing to two for adults and keeping kids at 4?
...what's the point of that?

Yeah I don't really understand that one either.  Unless they are sitting in the middle of a road, grouse aren't really a kid friendly hunt are they?
Yeah I don't really understand that one either.  Unless they are sitting in the middle of a road, grouse aren't really a kid friendly hunt are they?

The older I get, the more changes I  want to see that could benefit kids, and encourage adults to get kids into the sport.
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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #64 on: February 13, 2015, 03:41:12 PM »
I understand what you're saying Ice but I'd rather see kids licenses be free instead of cutting adults opportunity in grouse hunting.
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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #65 on: February 13, 2015, 04:42:32 PM »
Up until a couple years ago the limit for grouse was 3. The limit was then changed to 4. WDFW is now proposing to keep the limit at 4 BUT only 3 of each species can be killed. So you could have 3 blues, and 1 ruffed, but not 4 ruffed.

I personally don't like it.

I agree, too complicated, too many hunters could unknowingly break this rule.
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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #66 on: February 13, 2015, 04:46:32 PM »
What are you saying- hunters aren't smart enough to read?

:chuckle:

Duck limits are similar in that you need to identify which kind of ducks you're shooting and keep track of how many of each that you have.
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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #67 on: February 13, 2015, 04:49:04 PM »
And if a hunter isn't confident in their grouse id skills they can elect to stop at 3.
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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #68 on: February 13, 2015, 05:02:53 PM »
What are you saying- hunters aren't smart enough to read?

:chuckle:

Duck limits are similar in that you need to identify which kind of ducks you're shooting and keep track of how many if each that you have.

I'm betting most grouse hunters will not realize the regs change for grouse. If grouse need managed that closely maybe it's time to make the limit 3 again for a while?
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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #69 on: February 13, 2015, 05:04:51 PM »
Well, I'd prefer it just stay at 4 myself. But I'd rather have the 3 of one species plus 1 of another instead of 3 overall.

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Re: Proposed Grouse Limit Changes
« Reply #70 on: February 14, 2015, 07:27:25 AM »
I understand what you're saying Ice but I'd rather see kids licenses be free instead of cutting adults opportunity in grouse hunting.

Fair enough.
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