Proposed changes to deer and elk special permits in Washington

[denali]

Thanks bobcat

will send an email as well

[winston2789]

I think we might have a few more to go to hit that 500 mark.... keep em going. 

[duckmen1]

i got drawn for a doe permit last year when i had four points lost it all
others who didnt get drawn who may have 4 points get them carried to ever catagory they put in for
if i only drew a doe permit and lose everything howcome someone that didnt draw gets points toward all four catagories or however much they put in for
they should carry my points toward every other catagory that wasnt a doe catagory just like they did everyone else
not trying to sound greedy here but i think the new system is going to screw more over than help
this will not increase your chances like they say
if 50 permits are given for doe and 500 people apply
and 10 permits for buck are given and 2000 people apply
now the 50 permit will have 2500 people applying and
the 10 permits will have 2500 people aplying
the people should not have gotten greedy and conplained there way into getting more applications
its not helping
theonly thing this does is make you have to pay a lot more money to the wdfw and then more poeple will end up getting laid off by lack of funds

[bobcat]

I think we might have a few more to go to hit that 500 mark.... keep em going. 

I started a poll to try to get a count of how many have been sent. Vote here:

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,46679.0.html

[bow4elk]

(But I'm not sure the Commission would actually be able to read a letter sent to the mail address since they are spread all across the state).

Not to worry.  Snail mail letters also get delivered to each of the commissioners.  An individual in the Fish and Wildlife Commission office in Olympia opens letters mailed to that address, and makes copies for each of the commissioners.

Yes, do both - email and a hard copy.  Physical mail is becoming obsolete and it communicates a personal interest vs and SPAM approach. 

[bobcat]

Great point bow4elk. I will plan on doing both.

[Elkaholic daWg]

Email sent!

me too, and sent it to my hunting buddies also

[rosscrazyelk]

That is a great letter.  After reading it  I saw something I did not see before. It has a category for bulls and bucks and one for quality hunts. So what would be the difference?

[bobcat]

The quality hunts are generally the ones that take place during the rut. Everything else is in the regular buck/bull category. Best thing is to look at the proposed permits if you want to see what they consider quality and what they don't.

Here's a link to it if you haven't seen it yet:   http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/regulations/2010/wsr_10-04-125_revisions.pdf

[Bigshooter]

Sent Mine.

[ACCUBOND]

Only 2 choices for quality hunts thats a plus.

[winston2789]

Only 2 choices for quality hunts thats a plus.

The chances of getting drawn on 3rd and 4th choice are slim to none, so that doesn't really help...

[Bob33]

i got drawn for a doe permit last year when i had four points lost it all
others who didnt get drawn who may have 4 points get them carried to ever catagory they put in for
if i only drew a doe permit and lose everything howcome someone that didnt draw gets points toward all four catagories or however much they put in for
they should carry my points toward every other catagory that wasnt a doe catagory just like they did everyone else
not trying to sound greedy here but i think the new system is going to screw more over than help
this will not increase your chances like they say
if 50 permits are given for doe and 500 people apply
and 10 permits for buck are given and 2000 people apply
now the 50 permit will have 2500 people applying and
the 10 permits will have 2500 people aplying
the people should not have gotten greedy and conplained there way into getting more applications
its not helping
theonly thing this does is make you have to pay a lot more money to the wdfw and then more poeple will end up getting laid off by lack of funds

I trust you included all that in your letter or email to the Commission.  That makes a strong argument.

[bobcat]

Only 2 choices for quality hunts thats a plus.

The chances of getting drawn on 3rd and 4th choice are slim to none, so that doesn't really help...

Why do you say that?  You have just as much chance when you put a particular hunt down as a 3rd or 4th choice as if you had put it down as 1st or 2nd. If your number comes up and your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices are already gone, but there are permits left for your 4th choice, you will get your 4th choice. I don't understand why your odds would be "slim to none." Your odds are the same for each hunt listed no matter if you have it listed as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th.

[ACCUBOND]

Get rid of 10000 for desert and 5000 for entiat and thats gotta help. I know it will screw everyone else i know, not saying its right but just looking at a positive. Some of the early elk hunts that only offer a couple of tags, with two choices how many will put in for them over the more popular hunts?