Yet Another Reason To Hate Wa.

[stringflinger4elk]

jack of all trades,
 
Not wrong i spent a considerable amount of time fact finding this issue, They even agreed with me that thier own regs contradict switching when you are in a points only scenario.

and the computer prgram doesn't get hung up about east or west it can't get around you having one liscense a permit app and trying to get anothr liscense in it's computer gobbly gook way of thinking  it will dump and crap out on them tryinig to do that and give them error messages and can't be done.

I am trying to scoot out of work early but I will check back later gotta go for now... 

[JackOfAllTrades]

If you love the outdoors, it's certainly not time to give it up.  It's time to have a cold one and realize that life ain't perfect.  There is some quality hunting available in this state. You just have to read between the lines once in a while to figure out how to take part.

Hell, one of the reasons I pretty much quit river fishing years ago...  (trying to get back into it now)

You can fish this section with bait. This section isn't open at all. This section is barbless hooks, and you have to throw all the Coho back. Kings are open for these ten days but not Sunday. Yet I can go down stream and see nets across the river. Friggin pisses me off! But well, A bad day fishin is still better than the best ever day at the office.

Your venting is well heard, but over. Your time is up, else you need to put another ten bux in my beer fund.  

I still encourage you to work with them to get the regs/computer issue resolved.

Take care.

-Steve

[EastWaViking]

Another reason... they did away with the 2 day September goose hunt in Eastern WA.

-Shorter Sept. Bow season
-No early goose season

Lousy pencil pushers in Olympia.

[JackOfAllTrades]

 

Eastside September goose season canceled, WDFW reminds hunters

OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reminds hunters that there will not be a two-day September season for Canada geese in eastern Washington this year.

Instead, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission shifted those two days of hunting to the October-January season when migrant geese are present in the state.  

The commission, which sets policy for WDFW, took that action at its April meeting in response to ongoing declines in resident goose production on the east side of the state.

September goose seasons in western Washington were not affected by that action and will proceed as planned.  

The September goose season was initiated in several eastside counties in 1996 and expanded to all of eastern
Washington in 1997, said Mikal Moore, a WDFW waterfowl specialist.  

Those seasons are based on population objectives set by the Pacific Flyway Council ( http://www.pacificflyway.gov/ ), composed of representatives from wildlife agencies in each state and province in the western United States, Canada, and Mexico.  

In eastern Washington, the index of nest counts for Canada geese in 2005-2007 was 1,935, below the 2,000 threshold allowing the hunting season to continue without modification.  If the nest index increases above 2,000 in the future, WDFW will recommend reinstatement of the two-day September season, Moore said.
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If'n they let all the Geeses git shot, yer young'ns won't have any to shoot when they're old enough.  Game management sux.

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

-Steve

[Wenatcheejay]

If you love the outdoors, it's certainly not time to give it up.  It's time to have a cold one and realize that life ain't perfect.  There is some quality hunting available in this state. You just have to read between the lines once in a while to figure out how to take part.

Hell, one of the reasons I pretty much quit river fishing years ago...  (trying to get back into it now)

You can fish this section with bait. This section isn't open at all. This section is barbless hooks, and you have to throw all the Coho back. Kings are open for these ten days but not Sunday. Yet I can go down stream and see nets across the river. Friggin pisses me off! But well, A bad day fishin is still better than the best ever day at the office.

Your venting is well heard, but over. Your time is up, else you need to put another ten bux in my beer fund.  

I still encourage you to work with them to get the regs/computer issue resolved.

Take care.

-Steve

Thanks Steve, 

You understand my tantrum perfectly...

[JackOfAllTrades]

I do, and spoken from experience, I wish I'd have never quit river fishin.

-Steve

[rosscrazyelk]

Hey it is better than it used to be. Before you had to pick an area like say Clockum, Yakima, Blues what have you. If you did not get drawn you still had to hunt that unit, Also to top it off If you put in for a permit and did not get drawn you had to wait a couple more days after the season opener.   

[BC CHASER]

This state does suck but you gotta love what we have..... everything!  We are pretty unique as far as hunt and fishabilty goes.  We have 3 deer, well 4 but cannot hunt that one, 2 elk, bears, lions, OIL's and small game.  MOST animals you can hunt OTC and you do not have to draw a tag like many other states.  I will be going into next years drawing with 14 points for elk.  I fill in all 4 choices and still cannot draw, WTF?   I know a lot of guys who have drawn with 1-5 points in some of the same areas as I put in for, WTF?  They do a lot of things ass backwards but in the end we have it pretty good.  I actually wish that all elk and mule deer would go to a draw only.  I believe that if they managed the heards and not the hunters we could have a ton of top quality hunts.  We have the genes here for the new WR typical MD.  As far as the majority getting shafted by doing it this way well, allow a certain # of buck tags, doe tags and special tags like 2 point only and a few late rut hunt tags in all gmu's and you keep your meat hunters and trophy hunters happy.  There actually would be quite a few tags and would have the chance to draw everyother year or so.  You can also hunt out of state too.  I do.  The hunting quality is much better in most of them.  Where we hunt in MT. if you get 300 yards off the roads you will never see another hunter.  I feel your pain man but in the end we have it really good.   Actually if you quit that is one less name in the pot competing QUIT! JK!

[georgia redneck]

I do not pretend to know much about the computer glich thing but  damn I get get tired of hearing people who go into a situation that has a chance of blowing up in there face  and then when it does bi@#%* moans and complains about it if you do not like the state you live in get out and if you do not like the way things are ran in said state try to change it. There are  plenty of hunting opportunities in this state and if one of the many do not fit into you'r nitch of acceptability sorry go to the meat dept at safeway and buy a steak. Just my no disrespect intended just my rant

[Mr Mykiss]

I like WA. Could you imagine if you were outta state and hunted in WA!!!??? One day we'll have our chance and it will be a true once in a lifetime hunt and you'll say "it was worth it!" or you'll just cry more.

[PolarBear]

The regs are just fine if you know how to read and are able to comprehend the rules.