EAST/WEST DEER TAG SPLIT POLL

[sjhgraysage]

eastside all day everyday! 

[westsidehntr]

Eastside guys may want to be careful what they ask for. IMO this would concentrate a lot more hunters on the eastside, especially during any over the counter late seasons. If westside guys are forced to pick a side, many may pick east that normally would primarily hunt west just because it’s easier. But when forced to pick, will pick the better opportunity of the east side.

[hunter399]

Eastside guys may want to be careful what they ask for. IMO this would concentrate a lot more hunters on the eastside, especially during any over the counter late seasons. If westside guys are forced to pick a side, many may pick east that normally would primarily hunt west just because it’s easier. But when forced to pick, will pick the better opportunity of the east side.

Ya we should be careful.....🤨
Yet majority that oppose the idea are from the west.🤔

No matter what side we are on,what's best for deer herds statewide should be priority.
Double dip potatoe chip comes to mind.

[Mtnwalker]

Eastside guys may want to be careful what they ask for. IMO this would concentrate a lot more hunters on the eastside, especially during any over the counter late seasons. If westside guys are forced to pick a side, many may pick east that normally would primarily hunt west just because it’s easier. But when forced to pick, will pick the better opportunity of the east side.

  My buddies on the coast have told me they'll be done blacktail hunting and choose east if this goes into effect. Some of them don't even hunt the east side every year, but if it comes down to choosing that's what they'll pick. I don't think this will reduce any pressure on east side deer, if this was done before everything on the west side went pay to play it might have been a different story

[westsidehntr]

Eastside guys may want to be careful what they ask for. IMO this would concentrate a lot more hunters on the eastside, especially during any over the counter late seasons. If westside guys are forced to pick a side, many may pick east that normally would primarily hunt west just because it’s easier. But when forced to pick, will pick the better opportunity of the east side.

Ya we should be careful.....🤨
Yet majority that oppose the idea are from the west.🤔

No matter what side we are on,what's best for deer herds statewide should be priority.
Double dip potatoe chip comes to mind.

You may want to consider what we are telling you and why we oppose it. We are saying: right now we sometimes hunt eastside, sometimes westside. If forced to pick, we will hunt ONLY eastside. So do you want more or less pressure on the herds which are suffering? This will INCREASE pressure on whitetail and mule deer.

So keep letting us double dip or we’re coming to take ALL your potato chips 😁

[high_hunter]

Losing the ability to hunt & apply for permits statewide would be a shame and a major hit to hunter opportunities.  I think it would have the exact opposite of the intended effect and just force more hunters into smaller areas further increasing hunting pressure and potential conflicts.

Populations are managed at the GMU level, not half of the state level.  I think it is arbitrary and atrocious that this is already done for elk.

I didn't take your poll but thanks for posting for the sake of discussion!   

[Jonathan_S]

Eastside guys may want to be careful what they ask for. IMO this would concentrate a lot more hunters on the eastside, especially during any over the counter late seasons. If westside guys are forced to pick a side, many may pick east that normally would primarily hunt west just because it’s easier. But when forced to pick, will pick the better opportunity of the east side.

Ya we should be careful.....🤨
Yet majority that oppose the idea are from the west.🤔

No matter what side we are on,what's best for deer herds statewide should be priority.
Double dip potatoe chip comes to mind.

You may want to consider what we are telling you and why we oppose it. We are saying: right now we sometimes hunt eastside, sometimes westside. If forced to pick, we will hunt ONLY eastside. So do you want more or less pressure on the herds which are suffering? This will INCREASE pressure on whitetail and mule deer.

So keep letting us double dip or we’re coming to take ALL your potato chips 😁

Sounds like I'd be heading West. Blacktail hunting the Westside is a hoot and not as hard as this thread indicates.

[hunter399]

Eastside guys may want to be careful what they ask for. IMO this would concentrate a lot more hunters on the eastside, especially during any over the counter late seasons. If westside guys are forced to pick a side, many may pick east that normally would primarily hunt west just because it’s easier. But when forced to pick, will pick the better opportunity of the east side.

Ya we should be careful.....🤨
Yet majority that oppose the idea are from the west.🤔

No matter what side we are on,what's best for deer herds statewide should be priority.
Double dip potatoe chip comes to mind.

You may want to consider what we are telling you and why we oppose it. We are saying: right now we sometimes hunt eastside, sometimes westside. If forced to pick, we will hunt ONLY eastside. So do you want more or less pressure on the herds which are suffering? This will INCREASE pressure on whitetail and mule deer.

So keep letting us double dip or we’re coming to take ALL your potato chips 😁

Sounds like I'd be heading West. Blacktail hunting the Westside is a hoot and not as hard as this thread indicates.

I'm ok with ya coming east.
That's not the problem.

Your coming east regardless,so why do you feel you should get to hunt blacktail when you get home.
After you couldn't get it done on the Eastside.

[GOcougsHunter]

did not pass.   

[TeacherMan]

Crazy how close it’s staying to that 30% Westside, 70% Eastside no matter how many people vote.

[highcountry_hunter]

Eastside guys may want to be careful what they ask for. IMO this would concentrate a lot more hunters on the eastside, especially during any over the counter late seasons. If westside guys are forced to pick a side, many may pick east that normally would primarily hunt west just because it’s easier. But when forced to pick, will pick the better opportunity of the east side.

Ya we should be careful.....
Yet majority that oppose the idea are from the west.

No matter what side we are on,what's best for deer herds statewide should be priority.
Double dip potatoe chip comes to mind.

You may want to consider what we are telling you and why we oppose it. We are saying: right now we sometimes hunt eastside, sometimes westside. If forced to pick, we will hunt ONLY eastside. So do you want more or less pressure on the herds which are suffering? This will INCREASE pressure on whitetail and mule deer.

So keep letting us double dip or we’re coming to take ALL your potato chips

Sounds like I'd be heading West. Blacktail hunting the Westside is a hoot and not as hard as this thread indicates.

I'm ok with ya coming east.
That's not the problem.

Your coming east regardless,so why do you feel you should get to hunt blacktail when you get home.
After you couldn't get it done on the Eastside.

This frickin guy I tell ya


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[Jonathan_S]

Eastside guys may want to be careful what they ask for. IMO this would concentrate a lot more hunters on the eastside, especially during any over the counter late seasons. If westside guys are forced to pick a side, many may pick east that normally would primarily hunt west just because it’s easier. But when forced to pick, will pick the better opportunity of the east side.

Ya we should be careful.....🤨
Yet majority that oppose the idea are from the west.🤔

No matter what side we are on,what's best for deer herds statewide should be priority.
Double dip potatoe chip comes to mind.

You may want to consider what we are telling you and why we oppose it. We are saying: right now we sometimes hunt eastside, sometimes westside. If forced to pick, we will hunt ONLY eastside. So do you want more or less pressure on the herds which are suffering? This will INCREASE pressure on whitetail and mule deer.

So keep letting us double dip or we’re coming to take ALL your potato chips 😁

Sounds like I'd be heading West. Blacktail hunting the Westside is a hoot and not as hard as this thread indicates.

I'm ok with ya coming east.
That's not the problem.

Your coming east regardless,so why do you feel you should get to hunt blacktail when you get home.
After you couldn't get it done on the Eastside.

I am East, you goof, as indicated by my profile location and the fact that I said I would "head" West.

[TriggerMike]

This would've accomplished absolutely nothing for increasing the deer herds. The only outcome here would've been restricting sportsmen opportunity. I'm glad it didn't pass.

[Buckhunter24]

I'm looking at every other year in Idaho. If it went to east/west in Washington I would probably hunt westside the years I hunted Idaho and Eastside the years I don't hunt Idaho.

[hunter399]

Eastside guys may want to be careful what they ask for. IMO this would concentrate a lot more hunters on the eastside, especially during any over the counter late seasons. If westside guys are forced to pick a side, many may pick east that normally would primarily hunt west just because it’s easier. But when forced to pick, will pick the better opportunity of the east side.

Ya we should be careful.....🤨
Yet majority that oppose the idea are from the west.🤔

No matter what side we are on,what's best for deer herds statewide should be priority.
Double dip potatoe chip comes to mind.

You may want to consider what we are telling you and why we oppose it. We are saying: right now we sometimes hunt eastside, sometimes westside. If forced to pick, we will hunt ONLY eastside. So do you want more or less pressure on the herds which are suffering? This will INCREASE pressure on whitetail and mule deer.

So keep letting us double dip or we’re coming to take ALL your potato chips 😁

Sounds like I'd be heading West. Blacktail hunting the Westside is a hoot and not as hard as this thread indicates.

I'm ok with ya coming east.
That's not the problem.

Your coming east regardless,so why do you feel you should get to hunt blacktail when you get home.
After you couldn't get it done on the Eastside.

I am East, you goof, as indicated by my profile location and the fact that I said I would "head" West.

Honestly I believe it would of helped both sides.
You can't double dip the potatoe chips and believe there's going to be a whole bowl of dip left when your done.

I'll go back to lurking for now.
Good discussion anyway.
Later.