Rim Fire Rifle use during fall turkey season

[GWP]

22 for turkey, that's a no for me.
If you want to take the numbers down than lower the tag cost and up the maximum harvest.

Yes on the last. Definitely a HUGE 'NO!' on the first part. I can not imagine how they thought this was a good idea.

[Russ McDonald]

It looks like WDFW has pulled the proposal of rimfire during fall turkey season.

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[MtnMuley]

It's about time they have done something right.

[Turkeyman]

Let’s hope so!

[253shotgunner]

While I am lukewarm regarding rimfire for turkey hunting, I wouldn't mind air rifles being allowed. I think you can harvest turkeys with an air rifle in CA.

[Limhangerslayer]

Glad to hear that.  One of the dumbest proposals I’ve heard of.  Bunch of people shooting rimfire rifles around barnyards.  What could Go wrong

[Big game archer]

Good news

[hunter399]

Glad to hear that.  One of the dumbest proposals I’ve heard of.  Bunch of people shooting rimfire rifles around barnyards.  What could Go wrong

Yup,I doubt a farmer or livestock owner should ever use Rim fire around the barnyard.

[hunter399]

The facts are that some areas in the NE Wa. Turkeys are a nussianse.
So all guys really did is seal there fate. As in the kill permits for private land owners will continue.
Some of that opportunity could of been handed to hunters ,but now it will stay as the private hunt club of kill permits.
Just cause you guys got the proposal shut down ,doesn't exactly mean it's a win-win.

[HillHound]

Can those private landowners not allow access for shotgun hunting like they apparently would have for rimfire? I totally understand they’re a nuisance in some areas. And more often than not it’s probably areas that the farmers don’t allow public hunting. If they had an easy way for people to sign up And have a group hunting in the morning and in the evening, keep it to a few people each day so it’s organized and the birds will be drove out of the field every time they tried to come in. End of problem and increasing opportunity. Or I suppose we could just let that farmer empty a 30 round clip on the flock out of his 10/22 and let the buzzards clean them up

[hunter399]

Can those private landowners not allow access for shotgun hunting like they apparently would have for rimfire? I totally understand they’re a nuisance in some areas. And more often than not it’s probably areas that the farmers don’t allow public hunting. If they had an easy way for people to sign up And have a group hunting in the morning and in the evening, keep it to a few people each day so it’s organized and the birds will be drove out of the field every time they tried to come in. End of problem and increasing opportunity. Or I suppose we could just let that farmer empty a 30 round clip on the flock out of his 10/22 and let the buzzards clean them up

What Alot people don't realize is those nussianse birds will die ,shotgun,Rim fire,doesn't really matter weapon you give a private land owner. So how people automatically assume Rim fire is gonna take down herds of Turkey is beyond me.
What the proposal would of done is maybe raised fall harvest rates by HUNTERS,and reduced nussianse permits,So that the farmers didn't get the option for a 15 bird permit.
I do have mixed feelings about it. But no change is fine by me. All it really means is nussianse birds have to be shot by shotgun only ,which honestly if land owner wants them gone ,I don't think anybody's gonna care that they have to use a shotgun.
Oppertunitty for hunters will stay the same. For fall harvest.
At the end of it all nobody really won anything.

[buckcanyonlodge]

Where do I sign up for and receive nuisance permits? How many can I get?

[baldopepper]

Where do I sign up for and receive nuisance permits? How many can I get?

I got a little lab retriever, let her run around and the turkeys stay out of the yard. She leaves the deer alone.  Have to take down the feeder now. Damn bear has discovered it.  Wife likes the bear and seems to be no reasoning with her on dispatching it.

[hunter399]

Where do I sign up for and receive nuisance permits? How many can I get?

Contact you local warden
Show him property damage
Show him ways you have tryed to stop it.
They will most likely give you one.
They will offer up suggestions,call back tell them that didn't work.
Get permit
Hunt turkeys year round.
Your Welcome.  

[buckcanyonlodge]

You mean there is a closed season??