Permits quotas rocking

[B4noon]

Or dropping like rocks.  Just looked at the new proposals heading before the commission for approval April 5th and 6th massive reduction even from February proposals most bull units in single digits for all user groups wish these shoot from the hip bio clowns would just address the real issue at hand of course there's no bulls to count on the Nile feed station end result 7 archery tags 2 muzzy and a fee increase 

[kirkl]

link to it? cant find anything on their new website.

[B4noon]

It's under the about wdfw section you can click on wdfw commission then go to upcoming meetings and agenda

[kirkl]

found it

https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/commission/meetings/2019/march-1-2019-meeting-agenda

[kirkl]

12 rifle tags for observatory which encompases 3 gmu's, down from 35. Pathetic

[KFhunter]

[Crunchy]

12 rifle tags for observatory which encompases 3 gmu's, down from 35. Pathetic

wow that is a huge hit.  Glad it isnt one of the units I put in for.  Where did all the elk go??  Wolves I assume....

[KFhunter]

12 rifle tags for observatory which encompases 3 gmu's, down from 35. Pathetic

wow that is a huge hit.  Glad it isnt one of the units I put in for.  Where did all the elk go??  Wolves I assume....

nooo it wasn't wolves!

it was poor habitat!
it was winter kill!
it was hoof rot!
it was ticks!
it was gillnets!


anything but wolves

[Bango skank]

12 rifle tags for observatory which encompases 3 gmu's, down from 35. Pathetic

And it will continue to get worse.  Wdfw will not manage predators, and without managing predators no amount of managing ungulates and reducing tags will fix our declining herds.

[KFhunter]

And it will continue to get worse.  Wdfw will not manage predators, and without managing predators no amount of managing ungulates and reducing tags will fix our declining herds.

[bobcat]

I don't believe predators are the problem in that area. More likely it's the unregulated hunting by the Yakama tribe.

[Mfowl]

 

[kirkl]

yep predators with 4 wheels.

[B4noon]

I know it's almost a forbidden topic but when you have seen over the last few years trucks with 4 to 5 branched bulls roll by the house every weekend  august through febuary it doesn't take long to add up where all the mature bulls have gone.  Some sort of co-management needs to exist not sure the answer but we are on the fringes of losing the battle how pathetic it will be 5 years from now when we have to look back on single digit permit levels and refer to them as the good ol' days.  Wolves are on the outskirts of the yakima herd but have been for years and are not having that significant of an impact yet,  however within the next 3 to 5 years of continuing  current wolf management they too will be a force to reckon with in this area as well

[trophyhunt]

Give the guy a break, he needs to sell elk jerky to survive!