CWD Officially Confirmed in WA

[andersonjk4]

General question about the baiting ban, how long is a site considered “baited”. I know a lot of people already had bait pile out before the emergency rule was announced (8/23). I thought I remembered language somewhere that used to state how long a site was considered “baited” if no more bait is placed. I searched the WACs and the RCWs and the WDFW website and didn’t find anything. I emailed the department yesterday, but not expecting an answer before the weekend.

[dilleytech]

What a bummer. If I kill a buck mid November on my west foothills blues white tail buck tag 3 hrs from home I now have to abide by all this or risk the penalties. The greatest thing about killing animals in November is how you can hang the deer or quarters bone in outside for a few days. so as I see it right now.

1. The transport rule applies to every unit that starts with 1?

2. If I kill a buck on the boarder of two units no one’s going to take my deer if I drag it over the line to my truck to bone it out..

3. Apparently now I have to bring my pot and burner to boil the skull on site since I’m a European mount guy…

What a pain in the butt. I for one have no interest in getting a deer tested it doesn’t matter to me either way I’m eating the deer.

[baldopepper]

What a bummer. If I kill a buck mid November on my west foothills blues white tail buck tag 3 hrs from home I now have to abide by all this or risk the penalties. The greatest thing about killing animals in November is how you can hang the deer or quarters bone in outside for a few days. so as I see it right now.

1. The transport rule applies to every unit that starts with 1?

2. If I kill a buck on the boarder of two units no one’s going to take my deer if I drag it over the line to my truck to bone it out..

3. Apparently now I have to bring my pot and burner to boil the skull on site since I’m a European mount guy…

What a pain in the butt. I for one have no interest in getting a deer tested it doesn’t matter to me either way I’m eating the deer.

The real bummer with this stuff is when you go to your old hunting spot and there are no deer. I can't emphasize enough that this stuff is no joke. I've seen what it can do to a deer herd. It might be a bummer, but if we don't cooperate any way we can to stop its spread we're fools.  Personally wouldn't object to seeing anyone flaunting the regulations loose their hunting privileges for a couple of years

[dilleytech]

What a bummer. If I kill a buck mid November on my west foothills blues white tail buck tag 3 hrs from home I now have to abide by all this or risk the penalties. The greatest thing about killing animals in November is how you can hang the deer or quarters bone in outside for a few days. so as I see it right now.

1. The transport rule applies to every unit that starts with 1?

2. If I kill a buck on the boarder of two units no one’s going to take my deer if I drag it over the line to my truck to bone it out..

3. Apparently now I have to bring my pot and burner to boil the skull on site since I’m a European mount guy…

What a pain in the butt. I for one have no interest in getting a deer tested it doesn’t matter to me either way I’m eating the deer.

The real bummer with this stuff is when you go to your old hunting spot and there are no deer. I can't emphasize enough that this stuff is no joke. I've seen what it can do to a deer herd. It might be a bummer, but if we don't cooperate any way we can to stop its spread we're fools.  Personally wouldn't object to seeing anyone flaunting the regulations loose their hunting privileges for a couple of years

There is no stopping the spread. Just living with it. I have heard of natural immunity to CWD becoming a thing and they are actually talking about selectively breeding deer to help fight it. Blue tongue and hard winters is a lot more concerning to me. 

[bearpaw]

So, I am assuming that it is ok to transport everything within the 100 series units.  Like moving a harvested elk from the Blues to Spokane even with bones in.

Well, I'd think that would be ok, but personally I'd ask first.  Maybe that will be part of the clarification they will be releasing.  Lady I talked to when I called seemed quite knowledgeable on it, was very pleasant to talk to and said if any further questions don't hesitate to call. Not sure how forgiving they're gonna be on infractions so better to not just guess about what you can or can't do

It would seem best to treat the GMU's with known CWD cases as a different state, so we aren't moving deer from infected GMU's to uninfected GMU's. I look forward to seeing their revised policy.

[hunter399]

There was a petition for East/West deer tags a few months ago.
They said it was a very low percentage of folks hunt both sides of the state.
So in theory,should be a low percentage chance of CWD hitting the Westside .
Unless there hunter reports are inaccurate,a lot more hunters than they are aware of hunt East/West.
They also could of used the East/West option for certain rules to apply for different hunters.
I have a feeling CWD will spread across the entire state, WDFW is just not proactive enough to slow this down. They have let out herds dip so low over the years. That they can't offer extra tags to pin point the disease. Get it under control.
Idaho is harvesting deer and testing as we speak.

[dwils233]

What a bummer. If I kill a buck mid November on my west foothills blues white tail buck tag 3 hrs from home I now have to abide by all this or risk the penalties. The greatest thing about killing animals in November is how you can hang the deer or quarters bone in outside for a few days. so as I see it right now.

1. The transport rule applies to every unit that starts with 1?

2. If I kill a buck on the boarder of two units no one’s going to take my deer if I drag it over the line to my truck to bone it out..

3. Apparently now I have to bring my pot and burner to boil the skull on site since I’m a European mount guy…

What a pain in the butt. I for one have no interest in getting a deer tested it doesn’t matter to me either way I’m eating the deer.

 Blue tongue and hard winters is a lot more concerning to me.

At least for me, the concern is always compunding impacts Deer can bounce back from any one thing- usually given time and frequency. But we are seeing blue tongue on fast intervals, harder winters/drier springs, more habitat fragmentation, less CRP, and now CWD. As our herds face more frequent challenges on faster intervals, their overall resilience diminishes and I see CWD a significant, cumulative threat. We can't stop hard winters, but we can slow CWD to give us time for other solutions and mitigation protocols to be effective

[dwils233]

What a bummer. If I kill a buck mid November on my west foothills blues white tail buck tag 3 hrs from home I now have to abide by all this or risk the penalties. The greatest thing about killing animals in November is how you can hang the deer or quarters bone in outside for a few days. so as I see it right now.

1. The transport rule applies to every unit that starts with 1?

2. If I kill a buck on the boarder of two units no one’s going to take my deer if I drag it over the line to my truck to bone it out..

3. Apparently now I have to bring my pot and burner to boil the skull on site since I’m a European mount guy…

What a pain in the butt. I for one have no interest in getting a deer tested it doesn’t matter to me either way I’m eating the deer.

No judgement, but this has been the reality for out of state hunters coming back home to WA for years. I once shot a deer the morning we were supposed to drive home. I was breaking it don while others broke down camp. Just the way it is. It was impractical, but it didn't ruin my hunt. Washingtonians just need to start thinking about Region 1 the same way they think about out of state regs for CWD transport.

Same with skulls- I wish Washington had the kind of resources you can find in Wyoming- 2 day turnaround on processing, cheap and fast pressure washing for skulls....There actually can be a really neat cottage industry around making this easier to abide comply, that keeps money in east side communities and supports taxidermy and butcher shop professions

[GOcougsHunter]

Been thinking about this a lot.  Anyone think that going to a car wash in region 1 and using their pressure hose to your head/horns would sufficiently clean it?  Just thinking  outside the box on this one.  Any of you Wyoming/Montana hunters have work arounds rather than trying to hunt down a Taxi or carry a boil pot?

[HillHound]

We just carry a pot and cook them there. Bring some foil, dish soap, and extra long needle nose pliers and you can get them clean enough. Turkey frying burner or a Coleman camp stove works fine. We did bring a pressure washer once. Let’s just say we didn’t make a whole lot of friends using that in the parking lot of the motel in the middle of November.

[fishngamereaper]

Well I told the wife my moose trip will last at least a week after harvest so I can age the meat at camp...and I was going to need extra bourbon.
She didn't find it funny 

[baldopepper]

Well I told the wife my moose trip will last at least a week after harvest so I can age the meat at camp...and I was going to need extra bourbon.
She didn't find it funny 

Well, come hang em at my place near Hunters and come back at your leisure.   Only cost you a steak or two

[fishngamereaper]

Well I told the wife my moose trip will last at least a week after harvest so I can age the meat at camp...and I was going to need extra bourbon.
She didn't find it funny 

Well, come hang em at my place near Hunters and come back at your leisure.   Only cost you a steak or two

Hush you
Stop trying to take away my me time 

[6haase6]

Hunting idaho and talking to local trappers and hearing how many collared wolves they trap that are out of Washington give me a gut feeling this came across the state line from a predator. I’d have to go look and see but I want to say they just had a case in northern idaho earlier this year.

[Ghost Hunter]

Well I told the wife my moose trip will last at least a week after harvest so I can age the meat at camp...and I was going to need extra bourbon.
She didn't find it funny 

Well, come hang em at my place near Hunters and come back at your leisure.   Only cost you a steak or two

This is what I'm thinking.  Or sink it in my pond.  Not boiling it.