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Loup Loup:
I don’t think so. You must keep in mind there’s a difference between the majority of WDFW staff and dept motivations, and the quasi scientific,grant suckleing, poser, “environmental” groups.
WDFW is collecting hold in your hand data from harvesters. Not some imaginary observations from urban people from New Jersey, and other unsavory places. A group of second graders could think up some of the life history data of wildlife that these poser “researchers” come up with.
Remember also that we have harvest data on bobcats since the early 70s. Also 25 years ago we trapped, snared, hunted, and ran with hounds bobcats. With no change in their population.
With cages and boot hunting we don’t harvest a drop in the bucket of what we used to take.
The data WDFW is collecting will justify our harvest at current levels.

JakeLand:

--- Quote from: Loup Loup on May 09, 2025, 12:22:44 PM ---I don’t think so. You must keep in mind there’s a difference between the majority of WDFW staff and dept motivations, and the quasi scientific,grant suckleing, poser, “environmental” groups.
WDFW is collecting hold in your hand data from harvesters. Not some imaginary observations from urban people from New Jersey, and other unsavory places. A group of second graders could think up some of the life history data of wildlife that these poser “researchers” come up with.
Remember also that we have harvest data on bobcats since the early 70s. Also 25 years ago we trapped, snared, hunted, and ran with hounds bobcats. With no change in their population.
With cages and boot hunting we don’t harvest a drop in the bucket of what we used to take.
The data WDFW is collecting will justify our harvest at current levels.

--- End quote ---
again Bingo ! I detest having to give them a jaw But if it actually helps us as trappers and hunters fight off the *censored*s I’m for it not happy with how the agency doesn’t know their left foot from the right on collecting the jaws but …

hunter399:

--- Quote from: JakeLand on May 10, 2025, 07:32:23 AM ---
--- Quote from: Loup Loup on May 09, 2025, 12:22:44 PM ---I don’t think so. You must keep in mind there’s a difference between the majority of WDFW staff and dept motivations, and the quasi scientific,grant suckleing, poser, “environmental” groups.
WDFW is collecting hold in your hand data from harvesters. Not some imaginary observations from urban people from New Jersey, and other unsavory places. A group of second graders could think up some of the life history data of wildlife that these poser “researchers” come up with.
Remember also that we have harvest data on bobcats since the early 70s. Also 25 years ago we trapped, snared, hunted, and ran with hounds bobcats. With no change in their population.
With cages and boot hunting we don’t harvest a drop in the bucket of what we used to take.
The data WDFW is collecting will justify our harvest at current levels.

--- End quote ---
again Bingo ! I detest having to give them a jaw But if it actually helps us as trappers and hunters fight off the *censored*s I’m for it not happy with how the agency doesn’t know their left foot from the right on collecting the jaws but …

--- End quote ---
You guys may be correct,I can't argue something that may or may not come up in the future.
Maybe I have trust issues,who knows.
But the same dot ..org groups have tightened cougar quotas to the point that some fall seasons probably won't open for some GMU.
Spring bear GONE.
Even a few years back ,there was proposal for a coyote season.
Not sure a population model is a great thing.

JakeLand:

--- Quote from: hunter399 on May 10, 2025, 10:02:25 AM ---
--- Quote from: JakeLand on May 10, 2025, 07:32:23 AM ---
--- Quote from: Loup Loup on May 09, 2025, 12:22:44 PM ---I don’t think so. You must keep in mind there’s a difference between the majority of WDFW staff and dept motivations, and the quasi scientific,grant suckleing, poser, “environmental” groups.
WDFW is collecting hold in your hand data from harvesters. Not some imaginary observations from urban people from New Jersey, and other unsavory places. A group of second graders could think up some of the life history data of wildlife that these poser “researchers” come up with.
Remember also that we have harvest data on bobcats since the early 70s. Also 25 years ago we trapped, snared, hunted, and ran with hounds bobcats. With no change in their population.
With cages and boot hunting we don’t harvest a drop in the bucket of what we used to take.
The data WDFW is collecting will justify our harvest at current levels.

--- End quote ---
again Bingo ! I detest having to give them a jaw But if it actually helps us as trappers and hunters fight off the *censored*s I’m for it not happy with how the agency doesn’t know their left foot from the right on collecting the jaws but …

--- End quote ---
You guys may be correct,I can't argue something that may or may not come up in the future.
Maybe I have trust issues,who knows.
But the same dot ..org groups have tightened cougar quotas to the point that some fall seasons probably won't open for some GMU.
Spring bear GONE.
Even a few years back ,there was proposal for a coyote season.
Not sure a population model is a great thing.

--- End quote ---
I don’t like it anymore then you but our hands are tied and we gotta hope it goes our way no other option unfortunately

hunter399:

--- Quote from: JakeLand on May 10, 2025, 10:37:44 AM ---
--- Quote from: hunter399 on May 10, 2025, 10:02:25 AM ---
--- Quote from: JakeLand on May 10, 2025, 07:32:23 AM ---
--- Quote from: Loup Loup on May 09, 2025, 12:22:44 PM ---I don’t think so. You must keep in mind there’s a difference between the majority of WDFW staff and dept motivations, and the quasi scientific,grant suckleing, poser, “environmental” groups.
WDFW is collecting hold in your hand data from harvesters. Not some imaginary observations from urban people from New Jersey, and other unsavory places. A group of second graders could think up some of the life history data of wildlife that these poser “researchers” come up with.
Remember also that we have harvest data on bobcats since the early 70s. Also 25 years ago we trapped, snared, hunted, and ran with hounds bobcats. With no change in their population.
With cages and boot hunting we don’t harvest a drop in the bucket of what we used to take.
The data WDFW is collecting will justify our harvest at current levels.

--- End quote ---
again Bingo ! I detest having to give them a jaw But if it actually helps us as trappers and hunters fight off the *censored*s I’m for it not happy with how the agency doesn’t know their left foot from the right on collecting the jaws but …

--- End quote ---
You guys may be correct,I can't argue something that may or may not come up in the future.
Maybe I have trust issues,who knows.
But the same dot ..org groups have tightened cougar quotas to the point that some fall seasons probably won't open for some GMU.
Spring bear GONE.
Even a few years back ,there was proposal for a coyote season.
Not sure a population model is a great thing.

--- End quote ---
I don’t like it anymore then you but our hands are tied and we gotta hope it goes our way no other option unfortunately

--- End quote ---
I hope it stays the same too!
Definitely a robust population in Washington.

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