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Actually the area in Wyoming that I'm thinking of is about 95% private, 5% public.
Quote from: bobcat on January 03, 2016, 10:09:54 AMSounds similar to Wyoming. Where we hunt in NE Wyoming, doe mule deer tags are only valid on private land. They also have similar rules for doe antelope and cow elk in many units. IMHO this works very well in Wyoming, but there are profound differences too. There are no restrictions on filling buck tags with regard to having to kill a doe first, that would not sit well in Wyoming either. Also, the major public land in NE Wyoming, the Black Hills NF, has primarily migratory deer that winter on private land. However, I have no problem with limiting harvest opportunity on public land relative to private. For one thing, it concentrates allowable antlerless harvest on the properties that claim damage, and for another it protects deer that produce future deer that are more likely to be available for harvest on public land. This relates a great deal to the vulnerability of deer on the public land to harvest; an any deer, general season in the Desert unit, for example, would have much more dire population consequences than a general any deer season in the Clark or Pasayten units.
Sounds similar to Wyoming. Where we hunt in NE Wyoming, doe mule deer tags are only valid on private land. They also have similar rules for doe antelope and cow elk in many units.
It's actually getting to the point in western Washington, with most timber company land being closed to the public, that we're going to need different hunting seasons on public land versus private land.
Quote from: bobcat on January 05, 2016, 09:18:14 AMIt's actually getting to the point in western Washington, with most timber company land being closed to the public, that we're going to need different hunting seasons on public land versus private land.Even if the access was equal, I would think the difference in land stewardship would necessitate different seasons. Forest Circus land being unthinned even age monoculture for the most part. About the only area that has enough light to grow forage reliably is the roadside. Quite a contrast from the tree farms. The access issue is only speeding up possible future season differences.