Should Quality Buck & Bull tags go OIL?

[Jpmiller]

As someone who could afford to front the tag fees for oil tags I still don't like it. Why do you want to price someone out of the sport? Wanting to hunt a oil tag but not having the same "passion" as someone else shouldn't disqualify you.

[ctwiggs1]

Wanting to hunt a oil tag but not having the same "passion" as someone else shouldn't disqualify you.

I don't mind doing it to nonresidents, but to expect a resident to front $1,000 to apply for the OIL tags for animals that are in their state is a bit much.

We shouldn't be trying to eliminate hunting opportunity. 

[huntnnw]

Gotta front in a lot of states. Not just oil , but deer and elk

[Jpmiller]

Gotta front in a lot of states. Not just oil , but deer and elk

But why is trying to price hunters out of opportunities the way you want to go? Why limit the chances for everyone? What makes my chances of drawing a tag any more important than someone else's chances?

[ctwiggs1]

@jpmiller

 

[SkookumHntr]

Gotta front in a lot of states. Not just oil , but deer and elk

But why is trying to price hunters out of opportunities the way you want to go? Why limit the chances for everyone? What makes my chances of drawing a tag any more important than someone else's chances?

[Biggerhammer]

WoW! Some people really need to rethink their thought process.

Brilliant! Let's put more restrictions on a already restricted system.

[Jimmy33]

There's not a single buck or bull tag in WA worth that designation . Some states do have tags like this such as Henry mts Utah. There are LOTS of options in this state to increase draw odds and they have done absolutely nothing about it EVER! If it means less money they don't wanna hear it.

My point exactly...the reason that there are so many differing opinions for the way Washington should be managed is because there are so many different levels of what people perceive as good quality Hunts and the amount of money and time people are willing to put up with to get those hunts. If I didn't live here and have been stupidly hoarding points over 14 years for perceived "great" hunts then this would not be a state worth saving points for. The best tags this state has to offer are general season OTC tags. We as Washington hunters are feeding WDFWs fire when it comes to this system. We won't do anything about it. I think it's pretty simple. We have option 1 that says we go down to one choice per category. I hate this option but I'm afraid it's all they may actually agree too. Or option 2 get rid of everything and go to idahos system. I also think that if you draw a tag, you should only be able to hunt that season, not a general tag. In short, there are no OIL elk or deer tags in this state. OTC mule deer and elk in other states are equal to our 1% draw odd tags...


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