GMU 101 ITS FINISHED... (NEW PROPOSAL)

[No Bull]

First off, I didn’t mean that you “TeacherMan” had and exclusive on the whining, far from it. Good or bad, you have managed to bring a lot of attention to this issue but that’s your business.
   “Colville” has made some good points and a strong argument for just opening  101  up and letting everyone have at it.( I really doubt that this is what he really would like to see.) If that were to happen what kind of game management would that be?
     So, you see, we really get back to the people in charge of managing “our” game and ultimately us. The way I see it, as far as the Game Dept. Management is concerned, it comes down to the risk being  placed upon a irreplaceable resource versus the dollars it might bring to the states coffers. After all, doesn’t this money go to the general fund?
    Just maybe in looking at the consumers of the hunting experience,  us , young and old; we need to teach and instill in others that instant success and the gratification that may come with that success, in most cases, is not always the best policy. With that said I standby my personal conviction of the true reward of hunting and will do what is necessary to help preserve it. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe in using this resource in a fair and equitable manner with minimum impact so as to maintain a quality hunting experience.        No Bull

[Elkstuffer]

GMU 101 Late Season Rifle Hunt........"So easy, a Yakima Indian could do it!!!" LMAO    

Thats funny stuff remington!

[danshae]

some of you fellows amaze me!this is exactly why we get nothing accomplished in this state and the clockums get everything they want!they stick together!something apparently we forgot about how to do a long time ago.the only thing it seems we care about any more is what benefits us at the moment even if it hurts our neighbor.(if you forgot neighbor being all hunters in general regardless of weapon!)since ive been checking things out on this site ive come to the conclusion that the majority of you are bowhunters and care only about yourselves.or maybe you do not understand how bad it would hurt you if all the modern guys spoke their minds.and im sure the modern guys could share plenty of stories about arrowed deer!

[huntnphool]

since ive been checking things out on this site ive come to the conclusion that the majority of you are bowhunters and care only about yourselves.

I think you should check things out a little longer, I believe there are far more modern hunters on here than archery. Purhaps the archery guys voice their opinions more often

Welcome to the site

[bobcat]

I think the archery hunters were voicing their opinions more because it was the archery seasons that were shortened, or eliminated. Muzzleloader and modern firearm didn't change much so not as much to complain about. My only real complaint is that they want to close public land in August to bear hunting.   

[Elkstuffer]

I think the archery hunters were voicing their opinions more because it was the archery seasons that were shortened, or eliminated. Muzzleloader and modern firearm didn't change much so not as much to complain about.

+1

[PA BEN]

Sherman is a very large area, and some of the ruffest country up north. Because of this very topic posted here, a lot of hunters will think it's a pice of cake hunt and that there is a trophy buck behind every bush in 101. I say, good job of pointing this out for all to see. But I for one, thank you for posting it, because this will ease the pressure in Stevens Co. for the late buck hunt. And this will give those bucks a break for once.

[hunt4]

And this will give those bucks a break for once.

In theory that might be but I think there will be a bunch of archery guys that are on the fence that will jump back to rifle, i am sure there is going to be a few thousand that will go rifle instead of bow . Most guys hunting is about tradition so do you think hunters will leave there old stomping grounds of stevens to go to ferry .

[PA BEN]

Archery hunters won't change for this, archery hunters hunt archery because it becomes a life style. But more rifle hunters will go up there.

[hunt4]

Archery hunters won't change for this, archery hunters hunt archery because it becomes a life style. But more rifle hunters will go up there.

keep thinking that there is a bunch of rifle guys that switched over because of the longer seasons, better hunts.
All i know is Archery whitetails in 101 will be a joke if this happens, you think there spooky now, wait tell the pumpkin army gets done chaseing them around in the general plus a late season.
It is very hard for me to even comment about this i am so pi$$ed

[finnman]

From what I have gathered on here, most archery hunters are 1-4 miles from the nearest road so when the army of pumpkins arrive in their lifted chevy crew cabs all their going to do is kill the stupid little bucks that are to dumb to know better than to live next to the roads, since we all know the pumpkin patch don't leave their rigs!

By the way I drive a Ford, and its not lifted.

[huntnphool]

By the way I drive a Ford, and its not lifted.

I knew I liked you finnman

[270Shooter]

By the way I drive a Ford, and its not lifted.

I knew I liked you finnman

[MountainMan7640]

Unfortuneatly I love this unit for late archery hunting. I have been hunting this unit forever... The thing I have seen especially in the last couple years is less deer do to predators. Bears, cougars coyotes and wolves. There has been a real incline in the amount of predators especially the last three mentioned. If predators are not controlled the deer if not killed off will leave areas that has large amounts of predators in them. Now if you open this area to a late modern season it will devastate it. I know for one if this passes I will be looking for a new archery unit as there will be no point in going into this unit.

[finnman]

You could also argue that with the addition of a late lead-spitter season, there would be added opportunity for some of these guys to tag a Tom cat or coyote. I don't think bear season goes to Nov. 7? I know I will be looking for one if I am up there!