Fish & Wildlife Commission meeting - April 9th & 10th

[bobcat]

So who will be attending this meeting? It's in Tumwater next week, on Thursday and Friday. This is the meeting in which the Fish & Wildlife Commission will give their final approval to the 2015-2017 hunting seasons and regulations.

The only thing that's really uncertain at this point, in my opinion, is the deer and elk baiting issue. I'd like to be present to hear that discussion. That particular issue is scheduled for 3:55 PM on Thursday.

Most of the other hunting issues that I'm interested in are also Thursday afternoon- small game, deer and elk seasons, moose, sheep, & mountain goat, GMU boundaries, etc. so I think I will try to be there from 12:30 to the end of the meeting at 4:55.

Friday morning would also be interesting but I don't think I'll be able to make it that day. I'll be missing "Equipment requirements" which will be the discussion regarding crossbows and mechanical broadheads. Then after that the black bear and cougar topics are scheduled. If anyone can attend the meeting, you would only need to be there from 8:00 to 9:20 to catch all the hunting related issues.

The agenda is here:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings/2015/04/agenda_apr0915.html

Location of the meeting: 

Capital Events Center
6005 Tyee Drive SW Tumwater WA 98512 - Mason/Lewis Rooms
Directions: www.capitaleventcenter.org/domain/97

[Special T]

Thanks for the update

[Rainier10]

Not sure I can make it but highly recommend going if you can.  They are interesting, poorly attended and during the breaks you can actually talk to the commissioners a little.

My guess is "no change" in baiting.  At the hunter education in service training this weekend they went over comments received on the issues at hand for the upcoming season and the process that they used to get input.  1400 comments were made about the baiting rules,  the next highest comment item only had like 500 as I recall.  I don't think there was a way for them to tell if someone made multiple comments on baiting but was told that the majority of the comments were in favor of no change.

[BULLBLASTER]

Wish i could make it buf its just too far from spokane during the workweek.

[Ridgerunner]

Hopefully you can make it and get a report out, however I agree with you, at this stage everything is pretty much set with the exception of baiting and the 4 point minimum in NE WA.

[idahohuntr]

Anybody at this meeting?  Will you be live broadcasting the decisions bobcat?   

[Ridgerunner]

I wish I was there, hopefully someone makes it.

[bobcat]

I'm not there yet but I will be in about 20 minutes.

[idahohuntr]

I'm not there yet but I will be in about 20 minutes.

Awesome!

[bobcat]

And yes, I'll let you all know about the baiting issue and the 4 pt. min. issue as soon as i hear their decisions on those.

[Ridgerunner]

Excellent!

[dreamingbig]

Awesome


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[bobcat]

Looks like the 4 pt minimum will be decided tomorrow. The vote was 4 to 4.

[bobcat]

They're also moving the baiting discussion to tomorrow when there will be 9 commissioners. There are only 8 today.

[pd]

Looks like the 4 pt minimum will be decided tomorrow. The vote was 4 to 4.

Very interesting!  Disagreements on the Commission?  This is actually a really good thing, we don't want rubber stamps in either direction.  Thanks for the reporting.