Public land joke..

[bigtex]

We can also blame this on the internet. Anyone can sit at home i  their pajamas and look for "new" public land they haven't been to before with assessors maps online, online agency maps, and now the OnXmaps. Its a negative side effect to a good thing

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[JimmyHoffa]

We can also blame this on the internet. Anyone can sit at home i  their pajamas and look for "new" public land they haven't been to before with assessors maps online, online agency maps, and now the OnXmaps. Its a negative side effect to a good thing

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Definitely, has affected pretty much everything.

[2MANY]

It's more fun without PJs.

[jkthomps]

aaaand that's why I quit rifle hunting....

X2

And that's why I have always owned horses and mules.
Glad to hear these places draw all the people.
I heard there is an abundance of huge bucks that are easy to kill there as well. LOL.

Didn't the RMEF have something to do with securing the Rock Creek area in WA?

Is that an invite to start hunting with you with horses and mules? If so, I am in lol

[Stickerbush]

We can also blame this on the internet. Anyone can sit at home i  their pajamas and look for "new" public land they haven't been to before with assessors maps online, online agency maps, and now the OnXmaps. Its a negative side effect to a good thing

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True that. Blessing and a curse.

[Curly]

We can also blame this on the internet. Anyone can sit at home i  their pajamas and look for "new" public land they haven't been to before with assessors maps online, online agency maps, and now the OnXmaps. Its a negative side effect to a good thing

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Also can blame message boards.

[2MANY]

aaaand that's why I quit rifle hunting....

X2

And that's why I have always owned horses and mules.
Glad to hear these places draw all the people.
I heard there is an abundance of huge bucks that are easy to kill there as well. LOL.

Didn't the RMEF have something to do with securing the Rock Creek area in WA?

Is that an invite to start hunting with you with horses and mules? If so, I am in lol

Personally I would like to see every road locked at the asphalt.
There are 2MANY people hunting 2FEW acres of real estate these days.

[Bigshooter]

The WDFW needs to better manage game, bobcat.

Yes they do, and that's why I said mule deer should be permit only. They have no control over how many people hunt each GMU. I don't consider that management. They just sell as many tags as people will buy and hope for the best.

We both know it's a pure money makes for the WDFW. They need to have a late muzzleloader season in the 101 and maybe a short rifle season. We have tons of mule deer here.

First you say that they need to be managed better then you say we have tons of mule deer. 

I agree with bobcat all mule deer hunting should be by permit only.

[razzanof]

I shot my first buck on "over-hunted" game lands in Pennsylvania. It was in a spot that no deer had any business being in.  The fact that I shot the deer was due to my uncle realizing that anyone entering the woods would kick deer towards me.  My point is don't always discredit "over-populated" areas.

[asmith]

This is why mule deer hunting needs to be by permit only. It's ridiculous that we still have an unlimited number of over-the-counter deer tags in a state with a high population of people and relatively low numbers of mule deer.

Why stop there?  Make all deer hunting permit only.  That way you can only hunt every 3-5 years.  Just take a look at Nevada deer hunting.  Everything is a draw.  Sure, it does make for some really nice deer.  But you only get to hunt every few years.  I lived there for 4 years and was finally drawn the year I moved up here.  So I never did get to deer hunt.  The better option is too limit the amount of tags sold to each area.  Then at least if an area you want to hunt is sold out, you can always get a tag for a different area.

I would rather be able to go hunting in an over populated hunting area, then not hunt at all!!  Its always about more than just killing a deer.  Its about getting out with friends and family and enjoying the outdoors.

[kentrek]

I don't think a lot of people realize the decline in young adult hunters...18-25 year olds...i bet I have nearly 15 pluss buddies that have given up on hunting in this state because of the current  restrictions...permit only will just drive the hunter numbers down even further

If the deer/elk need to be managed I'd vote for an idaho elk zone system...have zones that have "x" amount of tags...first come first serve

We will lose are rights to hunt if we eliminate the hunters

[JLS]

I don't think a lot of people realize the decline in young adult hunters...18-25 year olds...i bet I have nearly 15 pluss buddies that have given up on hunting in this state because of the current  restrictions...permit only will just drive the hunter numbers down even further

Agreed.

Those of you wanting to eliminate opportunity better be asking yourself the honest question of "why"?  Just because the Escure Ranch is a rat race during deer season doesn't mean we should be eliminating opportunity.  What would be the point of going to permit only?  To grow bigger deer?  Why?  There are big deer in general hunt units, on public land in Washington.  Go find them. 

If anything, we should be actively seeking out ways to create more opportunity.