Spring bear public comment is open

[dwtraut7]

Our situation is even more depressing when you compare it to expanding Bear opportunity in North Carolina: https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/north-carolina-to-expand-bear-hunting-amid-controversy

[Bullkllr]

Thornburn, McIssac, Anderson and Linville all get it.  They sounded frustrated that new commissioners would come on board and change the direction of the commission without getting themselves informed on the issues.

And, as stated in the other thread, the very first thing we should all do is thank them for their work, efforts, support of science, and general sanity! If any of them bail we're in a world of hurt.

Donald.Mcisaac@dfw.wa.gov
Kim.Thorburn@dfw.wa.gov
Molly.Linville@dfw.wa.gov
James.Anderson@dfw.wa.gov

[bearpaw]

All the known Dems on this site that regularly post are awfully quiet when it comes to posting on this thread... 

They are responsible for keeping Inslee in office and they know it! Anyone who supports the "D" party in WA has brought this upon us all! 

[Skyvalhunter]

What are we headed towards in the future with this commission?

[bigtex]

What are we headed towards in the future with this commission?

A bunch of PhDs in resource sciences who largely oppose hunting and fishing. If you know a PhD who supports hunting/fishing tell them to apply! I think you could easily say that even those individuals who were appointed to the commission in Inslee's first term (such as Dave Graybill) wouldn't make it on under this current regime.

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[ghosthunter]

What are we headed towards in the future with this commission?

The move in this state is to get rid of hunting. Every season. Any small hunts will be picked off first. Turkey may be next. Special permits, it’s all on the chopping block.We need a good organization to challenge them. I would gladly donate to such a group but the current groups don’t have the juice.

We need a no holds barred group for hunting in general.

[bigtex]

What are we headed towards in the future with this commission?

The move in this state is to get rid of hunting. Every season. Any small hunts will be picked off first. Turkey may be next. Special permits, it’s all on the chopping block.We need a good organization to challenge them. I would gladly donate to such a group but the current groups don’t have the juice.

We need a no holds barred group for hunting in general.

All you need to do is look at the timeline for California.

-Cougar hunting banned via voter initiative in the 90s
-Recreational for profit trapping banned several years ago.
-Trapping of bobcats banned shortly thereafter
-Then all trapping banned
-Now bobcat hunting is on hold until a statewide bobcat survey can be completed.

The difference between WA and CA is that all of the above was passed in the state legislature or via voter initiative, not by their Commission.

A bill was circulated last year to ban bear hunting, it was rescinded. Now there's a petition before the CA Fish and Game Commission to halt bear hunting until a study can be done to determine if hunting is hurting the population.

It's simple you come in small and knick off the less used seasons (bobcat, spring bear, etc.) until you get to the most popular seasons.


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[baldopepper]

All the known Dems on this site that regularly post are awfully quiet when it comes to posting on this thread... 

They are responsible for keeping Inslee in office and they know it! Anyone who supports the "D" party in WA has brought this upon us all! 

Well I'm a moderate D.  I don't like what I'm seeing anymore than the R's do..  Difference is some of us try to work, so to speak, from the inside. First off, I don't really think Inslee cares one way or another about hunting,  he just cares about getting reelected and keeping the D's in power.  On one side he had the vocal hunters out there who call him names and vow to never vote for him or a Democrat. On the other side he has the vocal anti hunters who praise him and vow to always vote to keep the D's  in control. Not hard to guess who he panders to.  Believe it or not, there are a lot of us D's who are very pro hunting rights and feel the only way to get change is to push those pro hunting d's to the forefront. Let's face it, this state Is a Democrat stronghold and only getting more so. Hunting rights are very low on the rung for why most people in this state choose a candidate, in fact a heavy percentage vote mostly along party lines.  Guess what I'm saying is we're better off backing candidates who support us, and can win a statewide vote, than we are sticking with party lines and backing a looser. There are democrats out there who do support hunting rights, in fact probably more that do than don't. We just need to support them when they run for office in this state. This ain't Idaho.

[MADMAX]

3%
How sad
You’d never know it opening day of modern firearms

Washington by the numbers

- Percent of residents with paid hunting licenses: 2.3%
- Total paid hunting license holders: 174,660
- Total hunting license, tags, permits and stamps: 685,780
- Gross cost of all hunting licenses: $17,068,229

[KFhunter]

My response from WDFW regarding their plans for my accumulated points


Thank you for contacting the Washington department of Fish and Wildlife. Your correspondence was forwarded to the Wildlife Program for a response.

At this time Spring bear is suspended for a single season. Your points will remain in the Spring Bear category for future hunts.

Sincerely,
 
Wildlife Program Customer Service
(360) 902-2515

Thats almost laughable.
Better chance of a spring unicorn or jackelope hunt popping up.

Here's tbe follow up:


Thank you for contacting the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.

 

When a hunt series is inactive, the points for that category are hidden on customer’s profiles. Due to the spring bear hunt being a hot topic, our tech team has unhidden the bear points on profiles, so you will still see them reflected. The points are not removed from anyone’s account, just hidden.

 

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at 360.902.2464.

 

Thank You,

 

Alyssa

WDFW Licensing Division

Customer Service Specialist 2

360.902.2464

Website: wdfw.wa.gov

[snake]

This is 2022 not 1990. There is NO such thing as a moderate democrat.

[baldopepper]

This is 2022 not 1990. There is NO such thing as a moderate democrat.

You are 100% wrong!   Kind of thinking that keeps the divide so wide. Far more moderate democrats and moderate republicans than the far left and far right loud mouths that seem to catch all the attention.

[Rainier10]

Thornburn, McIssac, Anderson and Linville all get it.  They sounded frustrated that new commissioners would come on board and change the direction of the commission without getting themselves informed on the issues.

And, as stated in the other thread, the very first thing we should all do is thank them for their work, efforts, support of science, and general sanity! If any of them bail we're in a world of hurt.

Donald.Mcisaac@dfw.wa.gov
Kim.Thorburn@dfw.wa.gov
Molly.Linville@dfw.wa.gov
James.Anderson@dfw.wa.gov

Sent an email to all four and already received a personal reply back from commissioner Anderson.

[idaho guy]

All the known Dems on this site that regularly post are awfully quiet when it comes to posting on this thread... 

They are responsible for keeping Inslee in office and they know it! Anyone who supports the "D" party in WA has brought this upon us all! 

Well I'm a moderate D.  I don't like what I'm seeing anymore than the R's do..  Difference is some of us try to work, so to speak, from the inside. First off, I don't really think Inslee cares one way or another about hunting,  he just cares about getting reelected and keeping the D's in power.  On one side he had the vocal hunters out there who call him names and vow to never vote for him or a Democrat. On the other side he has the vocal anti hunters who praise him and vow to always vote to keep the D's  in control. Not hard to guess who he panders to.  Believe it or not, there are a lot of us D's who are very pro hunting rights and feel the only way to get change is to push those pro hunting d's to the forefront. Let's face it, this state Is a Democrat stronghold and only getting more so. Hunting rights are very low on the rung for why most people in this state choose a candidate, in fact a heavy percentage vote mostly along party lines.  Guess what I'm saying is we're better off backing candidates who support us, and can win a statewide vote, than we are sticking with party lines and backing a looser. There are democrats out there who do support hunting rights, in fact probably more that do than don't. We just need to support them when they run for office in this state. This ain't Idaho.

   

Did you vote for Inslee? I understand your idea and it could make sense  but did you vote for Inslee? I just watch the politics from across the border in Idaho but it amazes me that he continues to get elected. If you voted for Inslee your idea makes no sense and you would be part of the problem and responsible for the loss of hunting opportunities.

[87Ford]

This is 2022 not 1990. There is NO such thing as a moderate democrat.