Quality Elk tags

[trophyhunt]

Didn't know libs was an insult, but as far as I'm concerned, they are insulting as hell trying to take away our freedoms so openly.   No disrespect to you at all Karl.

if course it's an insult. Do you see anyone using "libs" in a positive manner? No. No you don't. Reverse the rolls Jerry. Put yourself in a place where you would be getting emails arguing against your line of thinking. If an email comes right out of the gate with "I can't believe you morons are trying to do xyz". You are gonna delete the hell out of it right out of the gate and be on the offensive from the first sentence. Articulately argued topics backed up with factual information is the the only thing that will change a person's mind 

I re-read the text I sent, I don't see anything insulting, Morons wasn't used at all?  I hear what you're saying but I don't see it in this text.  I'm sure I'll make up for it though!!

[hughjorgan]

Unable to bait bears, unable to use hounds hunting cats, uncontrolled trophy and meat hunting by natives, poor management by WDFW, and then introduction of wolves that are twice the size of the old native wolves and letting their packs grow to out of control sizes and numbers.  This is an equation for disaster for sure!  Sad part is that we are nowhere near as bad as it is going to get here in Washington.  It is going to continue to get much worse. Top it all off with a liberal majority who could care less about the sportsman/outdoors-man and will completely shut out any kind of real science, game management, and common sense.  Not good guys and gals!  Not good at all.

Back in the 70's, 80's, and 90's you could barely see it all coming.  The snowball starts out small but when it gets going it grows at a rapid speed!  Just look at the last 10 years!  Actually look at the last 5 years!!!  BLUE MOUNTAIN ELK HERD CUT IN HALF IN JUST 2 YEARS PEOPLE!!!!  NOT A CALF TO BE SEEN!!!!  Just wait for CWD to finish it all off!  It will be here shortly!

When its all over and done the Lib's will tell us all it is because of Global Warming and Climate Change and tell us its our fault!  Us evil sportsmen are to blame!

This covers it, you can’t argue this for one second, if you think you can, your a liberal.  Haven’t read something that makes more sense than this in a very long time.  We all should copy and paste this and Email it to the director of fish and game. I am!

Man it’s not cwd that will finish it, it’s hoof rot disease and Monsanto evil chemicals! Look on the bright side we’re going to have some of the greatest quality predator tags west of the Mississippi! Wolves, cougars, bears oh my!

[meatwhack]

People are insulted by everything now days. Flying an American flag on your porch insults half these people.

[trophyhunt]

People are insulted by everything now days. Flying an American flag on your porch insults half these people.

[rosscrazyelk]

It's all very sad to see, very aggravating and plain pisses me off tha its come to this. We had it happen in other states before it even hit here and yet here we stand, worse off than the other states  and we all know why

[trophyhunt]

Two major factors have brought down two of our biggest, best elk herds, it is sad and maddening.  The blues elk herd was an amazing example of success, one of the best places to hunt big bulls in the country, and in less than 3 or 4 years, it’s pathetic.  The Yakima herd is another example of two main reasons explained in the quote I sent to the director.  This all falls on the state!!  Democratic leaders fail to do anything about it, anti hunter agenda and natives run our state.  Zero native bashing here, just truth! I’ve said it many times, read “operation Cody” and you’ll know why the Yakima herd is where it is (along w predators).  So knowing that until the politics change, nothing good will happen is very depressing. I can’t imagine how Pat Fowler feels after spending decades building the blue mountain herd up to its glory, now to see it broken. Sad deal for sure.

[rosscrazyelk]

I would disagree that Wik built the blues herd.
Pat Fowler built the blues heard and it's been  downhill since he retired.

[Tbar]

I would disagree that Wik built the blues herd.
Pat Fowler built the blues heard and it's been  downhill since he retired.

Pat Fowler built the composition of the herd.  It was pretty large in numbers even when he arrived.  He spent 36 years working on herd health and age structures. I would still guess the herd numbers were probably smaller at the end of his career than the beginning.

[Tbar]

Also I would give Paul a call and ask what the herd drivers are.  The predator issue is real and I'm sure it's tough to manage Apr's when they don't apply to all users. I would still be curious to hear his take on habitat loss, the impact on pregnancy/ calves at critical times and the ramped up damage harvest. 

[trophyhunt]

Ooops, you guys are correct!!!!  I am wrong, it was Pat!!!!   Fixed it