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WDFW airs plans for special-hunt drawings
rosscrazyelk:
I can understand your frustration. But I have felt that frustration for 14 years.. So you can say I have felt the system never worked..
bobcat:
I've drawn 3 deer permits and 3 elk permits since 1996 so it works for me. But I also apply for hunts that have relatively low numbers of applicants, at least on my 3rd and 4th choices.
I had given up completely on bull elk permits and went to only applying for cow elk. Now with the changes that strategy won't work anymore; I expect there will be too much competition for the antlerless permits, now that people have no reason to not apply for them.
It's really not that big of a deal to me, as I will be just fine with the general season hunts this year. My biggest complaint is the lack of public notice, of exactly how this new draw system was going to be done. They posted it on their website on February 4th, and now if all goes as expected, the proposal will be adopted at the commissioner's next meeting in April. That's only 2 months from the time of public notification to it being a done deal.
Bob33:
--- Quote ---lets just use me for example I have 14 points for Elk they are going to put 14 points in each category that I apply for and only loose the points for the ones I get drawn for. sounds pretty good to me.
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If you have 14 points, that is probably because you have been applying for a "quality" bull permit? If you have been applying for an antlerless permit, you most likely would have drawn by now.
Guess what? Your odds of drawing that quality permit will get worse. You will not only be competing with the other hunters that been applying for that permit, but now many of the hunters that have been applying for antlerless tags will be jumping into your pool as well.
Bob33:
--- Quote ---Also, the news release says that hunters will have more “options” not a greater chance of being drawn.
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Say what?
"First, it would reduce the number of applicants in each drawing, thereby potentially improving hunters' odds of being selected for hunts they prefer"
Dave Ware said that here: http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/2010_changes_faq.html
billythekidrock:
--- Quote from: rosscrazyelk on March 17, 2010, 07:39:04 AM ---I can understand your frustration. But I have felt that frustration for 14 years.. So you can say I have felt the system never worked..
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So how do you feel about the guys that have 20+ points in every category?
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