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QuoteStatewide harvest rates eventually returned to their pre-ban levels,In over ten years it has not returned to preban levels. We are killing nearly 1/3 more now then when we could use dogs and bait.
Statewide harvest rates eventually returned to their pre-ban levels,
Quote from: billythekidrock on March 10, 2009, 06:32:49 PMQuoteStatewide harvest rates eventually returned to their pre-ban levels,In over ten years it has not returned to preban levels. We are killing nearly 1/3 more now then when we could use dogs and bait.I should have said "returned and then surpassed" pre-ban levels. You're right, we actually harvest more bears now than before the ban; but a greater percent of those harvests occur in more open country as incidental kills as a direct result of liberal (meaning loose) policies set due to the ban and the likely decline in harvests that resulted from it.RW
Quote from: Abolt338 on March 10, 2009, 07:39:08 PMQuote from: billythekidrock on March 10, 2009, 06:32:49 PMQuoteStatewide harvest rates eventually returned to their pre-ban levels,In over ten years it has not returned to preban levels. We are killing nearly 1/3 more now then when we could use dogs and bait.I should have said "returned and then surpassed" pre-ban levels. You're right, we actually harvest more bears now than before the ban; but a greater percent of those harvests occur in more open country as incidental kills as a direct result of liberal (meaning loose) policies set due to the ban and the likely decline in harvests that resulted from it.RWI thought you meant that, but wasn't sure.I agree that there are too many incidentals as a result of the cheap tags and longer season.
Quote from: billythekidrock on March 10, 2009, 07:44:03 PMQuote from: Abolt338 on March 10, 2009, 07:39:08 PMQuote from: billythekidrock on March 10, 2009, 06:32:49 PMQuoteStatewide harvest rates eventually returned to their pre-ban levels,In over ten years it has not returned to preban levels. We are killing nearly 1/3 more now then when we could use dogs and bait.I should have said "returned and then surpassed" pre-ban levels. You're right, we actually harvest more bears now than before the ban; but a greater percent of those harvests occur in more open country as incidental kills as a direct result of liberal (meaning loose) policies set due to the ban and the likely decline in harvests that resulted from it.RWI thought you meant that, but wasn't sure.I agree that there are too many incidentals as a result of the cheap tags and longer season.And don't forget the few of us (you included) who choose to chase more than one ...RW
I'd be interested to see what the age and sex of harvested bears has done, I bet it's quite a few more sows and young bears are taken now then in the past. I wonder how many cubs are left on their own now.
I dont believe it for a minute...I saw bears absolutly everywhere last year from 10 one day 6 another, in all elevations and times of year...I saw a total of 34 last year...33 of em in washington...But like said before I doubt the game department knows whats going on either...Too many of the damn things in my opinion, keep on killin em!!!