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Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« on: December 29, 2018, 03:40:35 PM »
I find the following info about the current harvest of cougar kinda interesting.

The quota for the GMUs that make up the whole Blue Mt. area added together = 10 to 12 cats.
The total taken as of 12.26.18 was 28.  Most of these were taken during deer season while hunters were hunting deer..not specifically hunting cats.  Only 1 of the 28 was taken while hunting predators.
(data from a WDFW employee)

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/cougar/

Cougar season will end in much of E. Wash Monday evening.
I just found one small track today
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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2018, 04:10:31 PM »
Man im shocked 121 hasnt met quota yet.  Good news for me, ill be able to hunt out my back door.  For a while at least.  Guess ill head up to 101 the next couple days to hunt cats while i still can.

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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2018, 05:36:46 PM »
I find the following info about the current harvest of cougar kinda interesting.

The quota for the GMUs that make up the whole Blue Mt. area added together = 10 to 12 cats.
The total taken as of 12.26.18 was 28.  Most of these were taken during deer season while hunters were hunting deer..not specifically hunting cats.  Only 1 of the 28 was taken while hunting predators.
(data from a WDFW employee)

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/cougar/

Cougar season will end in much of E. Wash Monday evening.
I just found one small track today



I will hold my elation until after the 1/3/19 and they do an updated quota.   :sry: If it is a true count I'll bet KF hunter would be one of the happiest folks on here.   :chuckle:

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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2018, 05:44:06 PM »
I find the following info about the current harvest of cougar kinda interesting.

The quota for the GMUs that make up the whole Blue Mt. area added together = 10 to 12 cats.
The total taken as of 12.26.18 was 28.  Most of these were taken during deer season while hunters were hunting deer..not specifically hunting cats.  Only 1 of the 28 was taken while hunting predators.
(data from a WDFW employee)

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/cougar/

Cougar season will end in much of E. Wash Monday evening.
I just found one small track today



I will hold my elation until after the 1/3/19 and they do an updated quota.   :sry: If it is a true count I'll bet KF hunter would be one of the happiest folks on here.   :chuckle:

They dont have to wait a week.  They LOVE closing units down.  I think it was last year they updated twice in 1 day because somebody reported a cat after first update.  They absolutely would update and shutdown 121 / 105 tomorrow if the quota is met.  So anybody going out calling in the next 2 days, do it in one of the units that is already set to close on the 1st.

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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2018, 05:46:05 PM »
good idea, 101 it is

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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2018, 05:52:33 PM »
good idea, 101 it is

You going out tomorrow?

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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2018, 10:41:08 AM »
I find the following info about the current harvest of cougar kinda interesting.

The quota for the GMUs that make up the whole Blue Mt. area added together = 10 to 12 cats.
The total taken as of 12.26.18 was 28.  Most of these were taken during deer season while hunters were hunting deer..not specifically hunting cats.  Only 1 of the 28 was taken while hunting predators.
(data from a WDFW employee)

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/cougar/

Cougar season will end in much of E. Wash Monday evening.
I just found one small track today



I will hold my elation until after the 1/3/19 and they do an updated quota.   :sry: If it is a true count I'll bet KF hunter would be one of the happiest folks on here.   :chuckle:

They dont have to wait a week.  They LOVE closing units down.  I think it was last year they updated twice in 1 day because somebody reported a cat after first update.  They absolutely would update and shutdown 121 / 105 tomorrow if the quota is met.  So anybody going out calling in the next 2 days, do it in one of the units that is already set to close on the 1st.

Look now.  Updated dec 31st.  They only went 3 days before updating.  Like i said, theyre quick on the trigger when a quota is reached.

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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2018, 10:55:24 AM »
I find the following info about the current harvest of cougar kinda interesting.

The quota for the GMUs that make up the whole Blue Mt. area added together = 10 to 12 cats.
The total taken as of 12.26.18 was 28.  Most of these were taken during deer season while hunters were hunting deer..not specifically hunting cats.  Only 1 of the 28 was taken while hunting predators.
(data from a WDFW employee)

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/cougar/

Cougar season will end in much of E. Wash Monday evening.
I just found one small track today

where did you find the actual harvest info?
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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2018, 11:32:55 AM »
I find the following info about the current harvest of cougar kinda interesting.

The quota for the GMUs that make up the whole Blue Mt. area added together = 10 to 12 cats.
The total taken as of 12.26.18 was 28.  Most of these were taken during deer season while hunters were hunting deer..not specifically hunting cats.  Only 1 of the 28 was taken while hunting predators.
(data from a WDFW employee)

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/cougar/

Cougar season will end in much of E. Wash Monday evening.
I just found one small track today

where did you find the actual harvest info?
He was given that info by the local bio.
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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2018, 07:38:04 PM »
 :yeah:
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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2019, 06:46:04 PM »
They just updated closures on the web page. 

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Re: Cougar Quota.....Blue Mountains
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2019, 03:22:10 AM »
Updated again, 105 is closed.

 


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