EAST/WEST DEER TAG SPLIT POLL

[fishngamereaper]

One thing I hear on opinion is east side guys don't like the fact that westside guys have the ability to capitalize on both eastern and western wa seasons. But one thought is eastside guys have the same ability to do so. They just don't because they don't know how to hunt as well as the westside folks do for the grey ghosts. That's why they choose to hunt those easy whitetails and mule deer only. That can be patterned much easier than blacktails. 

And they melt in the rain..

[raydog]

One thing I hear on opinion is east side guys don't like the fact that westside guys have the ability to capitalize on both eastern and western wa seasons. But one thought is eastside guys have the same ability to do so. They just don't because they don't know how to hunt as well as the westside folks do for the grey ghosts. That's why they choose to hunt those easy whitetails and mule deer only. That can be patterned much easier than blacktails. 

And they melt in the rain..

And they can't shoot forkys because they're so used to counting to 3.
 

[Karl Blanchard]

You guys are way off! We just like antlers that we can't fit in our pants pocket

[Jonathan_S]

I think most dedicated western wa deer hunters that currently make trips to the east side will continue to do so if that system ever took place in which it would make minimal difference. I personally want to keep the deer seasons how they are on the subject. And see other changes for deer.

It would benefit the blacktail then
It's not an East vs West person discussion, it's an East vs. West deer discussion. The deer herd I choose to hunt is 3 hours away from me which is farther than some Westsiders go to hunt mule deer. If my preferred species (WT) were on the West, I'd chase them there. It's immaterial what side of the Cascades it is on except for the people who want to be a victim.

[raydog]

You guys are way off! We just like antlers that we can't fit in our pants pocket

  well played

[fishngamereaper]

You guys are way off! We just like antlers that we can't fit in our pants pocket

Can't eat the antler's...

[Karl Blanchard]

You guys are way off! We just like antlers that we can't fit in our pants pocket

Can't eat the antler's...

it's true but you CAN eat whatever they are attached to

[duckmen1]

You guys are way off! We just like antlers that we can't fit in our pants pocket

Can't eat the antler's...

it's true but you CAN eat whatever they are attached to

I say come to the west side and get some antlers that can’t fit into your pocket.  Now that is an impressive hunter. We have a few on here that do just that on a yearly basis and I can say I look forward to seeing those posts every year. Very impressive. Seeing those old ghosts. For me though I am an east side hunter. I would love to do the program for the multiple seasons like some people posted. But haven’t been able to do the later seasons for blacktail due to have been being fortunate on the east side most years. But always look forward to going for blacktail after east side. Just doesn’t seem to happen. But one year I will have to do a blacktail season. Been many years since I truly designated going for blacktail. And would like to get a nice one.

[kodiak06]

WDFW is floating the idea of going to an East/West structure for deer tag allocations like we have for elk currently. If that came to pass are you choosing east or west.

Are you blacktail guys giving up your east side permit applications for the love of those cute, little racked rainforest deer?

Eastside guys going Westside because you think the woods will be wide open with everyone choosing Eastside deer so they can still apply for the Entiat?

The mature cute lil' blacktails are harder to kill that a muley or WT. I'm hunting east if I have to pick... I'll hunt BT on the Or coast...

[LDennis24]

You guys are way off! We just like antlers that we can't fit in our pants pocket

Can't eat the antler's...

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It's made from real bits of antler,  so you know it's good! And they say 60% of the time, it works every time!

[Rainier10]

https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/commission/meetings/2024/14-16mar2024-agenda

Commission will be discussing this petition tomorrow.

[trophyhunt]

If they keep coming up with stupid laws that have zero to do with management, more and more of us will be labeled as criminals.... and divide us even more.  Man, that almost sounds like an agenda.

[hughjorgan]

If they keep coming up with stupid laws that have zero to do with management, more and more of us will be labeled as criminals.... and divide us even more.  Man, that almost sounds like an agenda.

This was generated by HUNTERS; not WDFW or even the commission. It is also not being recommended by the WDFW to be passed by the commission.

[trophyhunt]

If they keep coming up with stupid laws that have zero to do with management, more and more of us will be labeled as criminals.... and divide us even more.  Man, that almost sounds like an agenda.

This was generated by HUNTERS; not WDFW or even the commission. It is also not being recommended by the WDFW to be passed by the commission.

well that’s good to hear, hopefully they don’t pass it.

[Martinhunter]

Put all your hunting clothes on and stand in the shower on the coldest setting.  After a few days of doing this you can look at a pic of a button buck on your phone. 

I wouldn't mind hunting the westside, but never have.