Poll for changes to draw system, only 3 votes not 12.

[timberfaller]

  NO option for scraping the whole system?    Whats with that!!!!

[trophyhunt]

NO option for scraping the whole system?    Whats with that!!!!

they would never consider that option, even if 100% of us wanted it. The revenue is too much to lose.

[jackelope]

NO option for scraping the whole system?    Whats with that!!!!

Why would you want to scrap the whole system?
What would you prefer? Please don't say open seasons for everything...
What would you do, Timberfaller?

[Curly]

I wish they would go back to the old system before the multiple categories started.  I wonder if that is what Timberfaller was talking about doing?

Seems like whenever they change the system they make it worse. 

[mfswallace]

I like the idea of buy a second tag if u draw antlered and antlerless in same year!!!!!!!!!!! Quotas have been set and hunter has paid his money.

[Karl Blanchard]

Tagging

[trophyhunt]

I am in no way expecting our small group to be part of changing the draw system, I quite smoking the green stuff a long time ago.  But what if a couple ideas that are popular here get in the minds of the wdfw?  It would be nice to see more numbers on the voting, I know most feel it's a waste of time, but you never know?

[trophyhunt]

More votes please.

[stevemiller]

Cool we should get a lot of pics then.I dont want to hear about these points I want to see them or they dont have them hows that?

Nobody needs to show you a thing and nobody cares what you want to hear about. Are you calling people liars here? Pretty clear you haven't been hunting long. Listen more, pop off less and you just may learn something.

YES

[trophyhunt]

I added a question to the poll, I know most have already voted.  It was a opinion that really makes sense.  If you want to vote for it and it won't take your vote cause you have already voted, maybe just insert a quote how you would rate it? Not sure what else to do but I think it's worth looking at. 

[stevemiller]

I see that earlier permit deadline and results is number one,This would be nice but we would have to ask for so much more,For example we would need the regs to be out earlier as well in order for our choices to be out.I think the special app deadline is pretty close to spot on and I think that since they can do daily lotto there should be no prob. with having these results out in 2 to 3 days.  So question on this poll only is deadline to when?If your like me and you go buy your license and apps when they first become available we will still have to wait 2 months no matter how fast they put out the results unless we get less time to buy them.That may be ok with some of us but not all and that just might put a damper on some.IE income tax refunds allows a lot of sportsman the ability to do their hunts. 

[adamR]

I like the idea of buy a second tag if u draw antlered and antlerless in same year!!!!!!!!!!! Quotas have been set and hunter has paid his money.

I think this would drastically decrease draw odds.  Knowing that drawing two tags gets you a second elk would cause more people to apply who don't already and people that already do apply to apply for more or different units just so they can kill two elk.

[stevemiller]

i agree,this one is way out there,give it to another hunter that appllied,seems like this whole thread isd based on all the supposed hunters that have max points and all that,you would think that they would want more hunters drawing a tag not hunters drawing more apps.

[timberfaller]

NO option for scraping the whole system?    Whats with that!!!!

Why would you want to scrap the whole system?
What would you prefer? Please don't say open seasons for everything...
What would you do, Timberfaller?

not for "open" seasons except on Coyotes, Wolves and other pests of game animals!

First thing I would do is Split the agency back apart, let fishery's fend for themselves.  Yes I prefer the way things used to be, before all the varying seasons and units.  I'd even go back to having just the East and West side as  units.  Never been a fan of any thing dealing with "Points" collecting to recreate.

I can understand "controlling people" but if I know my own back yard, why should I be kept from enjoying it???   Oregon has come to that, and WA is doing their best to follow OTHER states instead of doing their own thing.

I still have a copy of the 1973 game/hunting pamphlet.  Wow how things have changed, less wildlife, less hunters NOW  and the 73 pamphlet was smaller then the state map and covered ALL hunting seasons.

But then some people have never seen the days of "herds" of deer and elk and all they have to go on is what they see today.   AND the "habitat" is still there but the "herds" are gone, so I'll squelch the "loss of habitat" argument here and now, even though habitat loss does take place.

I probably haven't given any real answers, but then I've never gone along with the crowd and especially the PC crowd.

Don't even get me started on "fishing"!  Bought my first license last year after having stopped fishing over 15 years ago, Only because of grandkids now.

 

[JLS]

Just because habitat "looks" the same as it was 20 years ago certainly doesn't mean that it is.

I would scrap the whole system.

Choose one deer and one elk category.
Choose one of moose, sheep, and goat.
No points.
OIL for moose, sheep, goat.
3 year wait for deer and elk.