28 Desert Unit bucks taken by Yakima Indian Nation rumor or truth?

[MLCoug]

I heard a rumor last week that up to 28 bucks were taken by members of the Yakima Nation in the Desert unit.  A relative of mine spoke to his friend with the game dept and said that he would not recommend putting in for the Desert Unit anymore and that the state may make the unit a public hunt and no longer a special permit now because of the tribe starting to take so many deer from it.  Has anyone else heard of this or can someone in the know please find out?  His friend couldn't confirm the number of kills though.

[Kazekurt]

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[Mr Mykiss]

Heard they took "some"
Also
Saw scouting pictures from a buddy...quite a few really nice bucks...Alive and well.

[kirkl]

Doesn't surprise me, that's why they opened 342 back up to general season.

[steeleywhopper]

Does anyone know the boundaries of the Yakima Nation hunting area?

[coachcw]

Yeah eastern wa.

[carpsniperg2]

Does anyone know the boundaries of the Yakima Nation hunting area?

http://www.yakamanation-nsn.gov/docs/CededMap0001.pdf

Think this is right from there web site.

[steeleywhopper]

Does anyone know the boundaries of the Yakima Nation hunting area?

http://www.yakamanation-nsn.gov/docs/CededMap0001.pdf

Think this is right from there web site.

 

[PlateauNDN]

So I heard a rumor and want to know if it's true, I heard from a guy who heard from a guy that knows a guy that works for wdfw that said...

I know a few that have hunted the desert for a long time and didn't hear anybody complaining then. There's bucks getting pulled out of there but really doubt it's that high, but what the heck, HW courts been lagging until recently so why not get it back in session with the other recent threads brought back to life.

[JJB11B]

So I heard a rumor and want to know if it's true, I heard from a guy who heard from a guy that knows a guy that works for wdfw that said...

I know a few that have hunted the desert for a long time and didn't hear anybody complaining then. There's bucks getting pulled out of there but really doubt it's that high, but what the heck, HW courts been lagging until recently so why not get it back in session with the other recent threads brought back to life.

its the dang injuns....you know that

[PlateauNDN]

Another question, how does the wdfw officer know the exact number taken? Of the many times I've been in the desert unit I have yet to see a wdfw officer. Since when did we start reporting our kills to the state or is there a check point up there, not that I'd stop if there was one.

[mdbuck5x5]

Yeah eastern wa.

 

[Bango skank]

My signals too crappy for that pdf.  Can somebody just post a pic of the map?

[dreamunelk]

HUNTER IGNORANCE AT IT'S FINEST!  So who is this friend?  And who is is friend?  If he really has a friend in WDFW, what does he do?   Is he in the know or is he some low level labor that over heard that I tribal member  harvested a nice buck?  Ask your self how hard is it to harvest in the desert unit?  It is not permit only because of a plethora of deer!  So what is the probability that a few tribal members could harvest 28 deer in a short period of time?

funny how one elk or deer becomes dozens when non tribal people with guns lay down and leave many elk and deer.  Why?  In some areas it is simple.  Blame the Indians it is always their fault!

Shame!

[PlateauNDN]

 

Yeah eastern wa.

Hey! Why are you selling get us short??? You're forgetting a good chunk of western wa., parts of Idaho and Oregon.