Cougar season closures

[hunter399]

105 and 113 are the only 2 units left open in the NE.

I was just looking at that. Quota met, don’t want to harm that population with overharvest

Freaking joke
Most rural areas of Washington,most likely highest densities of cats and we are shut down.
Same ol sad story of under estimated predator population.
Only to shut us down.
Between the wolves and cats now,we are screwed.

There's a reason quota got hit so quickly, probably cause a lot more cats then they know about.

[hunter399]

County pit will see more cougar harvest in my county,then hunters will this winter.Left to rot, disrespect to cats and conservation.
It's a hunt I liked to do after deer season closed ,woods are quiet.
Never see a dollar from me for a cougar tag.
I promise.

[time2hunt]

Just saying unit 334 is a open quota unit


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[shootnrun]

Did my part to fill the SE quota. Saw 3 and only got 1 of them, tho.

[Taco280AI]

Did my part to fill the SE quota. Saw 3 and only got 1 of them, tho.

One is better than none 

[hunter399]

Did my part to fill the SE quota. Saw 3 and only got 1 of them, tho.

One is better than none 

Heck ya it is.
Congrats 👍
Wishing you all luck,if your unit is open.

[Britt-dog]

Did my part to fill the SE quota. Saw 3 and only got 1 of them, tho.

Good Job. Hopefully there was a lot of hunter take in the units that have closed. I am curious to know how many are state depredation and vehicle kills vs hunter take.

[hunter399]

So I got a question.....
I'll ask here before I email wdfw.
Our licence year is March 31-march 31.
Does anyone know what the quota year is ?

What I'm trying to figure out is , safety removal after Jan 1 .
Are those cats gonna count towards our 2025 season.
If they do, probably won't be a 2025 season in the NE.
Quota year, licence year should be the same ,but I don't know.

[Skyvalhunter]

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/wdfw-commission-approves-bear-cougar-hunting-frameworks-for-public-comment/

[Scruffy]

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/wdfw-commission-approves-bear-cougar-hunting-frameworks-for-public-comment/

Very good write up, I was at the meeting and it summed it up pretty well.

[Ridgeratt]

Checked this morning and 113 is still open.

[nwwanderer]

So,is that 5-4 vote a finger on the pulse or a choke hold?  Time will tell

[Stein]

105 and 113 are the only 2 units left open in the NE.

I was just looking at that. Quota met, don’t want to harm that population with overharvest

Freaking joke
Most rural areas of Washington,most likely highest densities of cats and we are shut down.
Same ol sad story of under estimated predator population.
Only to shut us down.
Between the wolves and cats now,we are screwed.

There's a reason quota got hit so quickly, probably cause a lot more cats then they know about.

I think they just cut and pasted from the salmon policy.

Not harvesting enough - lower limits and shut early, obviously not enough resource
Harvesting too much - lower limits and shut early, taking more than plan (no, it doesn't matter if the original population estimate was wrong by 400%).

So, unless we harvest at the exact daily or weekly rate that is sitting in cell D24 on someone's spreadsheet, the outcome is lower limits and shut early.

[Meathunter06]

It never closes

[CarbonHunter]

So it sounds like they went along with the department’s recommendations because people are onto to how incompetent the commission is?  And the 5-4 vote is that they are still going to keep the agenda going but the lights are too bright right now to advance their next milestone?