Lincoln Unit DFW bear sighting?

[Ghost Hunter]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but did we just get an email on a sighting outside our hunt area?  

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I thought it was nice of them to tell us about seeing a bear, but yes that is not part of the permit area.   

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

About as useless as tits on a boar !!
They saw one in Spanaway, they saw one in Tacoma, now they saw one Garred Creek C-line at the F-line junction.  Section 20, T.15N. , R.05E
at 7:45 AM on a day we cannot hunt until 3:00 PM.....WooHoooo!!
WTF??

[bobcat]

Yeah, I was gonna say, why don't they tell you about all the other bears that have been seen in people's back yards all around the Puget Sound area?   

Maybe they should change your permit to being valid anywhere on the westside of the state...

[Curly]

They need to open up the whole state for spring bear and increase the permits.  It's obvious that there are plenty of bears.......why not open it up??? 

[Ghost Hunter]

About as useless as tits on a boar !!
They saw one in Spanaway, they saw one in Tacoma, now they saw one Garred Creek C-line at the F-line junction.  Section 20, T.15N. , R.05E
at 7:45 AM on a day we cannot hunt until 3:00 PM.....WooHoooo!!
WTF??

Gotta check ya on that one.    That's within a couple miles of the walk in only unit that we can hunt every day.   If it was headed that way it could easily be there by evening.   They left out key information  

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

About as useless as tits on a boar !!
They saw one in Spanaway, they saw one in Tacoma, now they saw one Garred Creek C-line at the F-line junction.  Section 20, T.15N. , R.05E
at 7:45 AM on a day we cannot hunt until 3:00 PM.....WooHoooo!!
WTF??

Gotta check ya on that one.    That's within a couple miles of the walk in only unit that we can hunt every day.   If it was headed that way it could easily be there by evening.   They left out key information  

Ya, I suppose, it could stop at the houses and check their garbage cans on the way....
 
Strange coincidence, but I sent Donny Martorello an e-mail complaining about lack of information from Weyco yesterday, he sent me a response today saying he contacted them and reminded them.
We exchanged a few messages about what I have been seeing,
1/2 hour later I got the e-mail........

[bonecrusher]

so they want all 50 of you guys to go after the one bear they saw??!! have fun with that one fellas

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

so they want all 50 of you guys to go after the one bear they saw??!! have fun with that one fellas

With a Game Warden to write tickets, being it was not in permit area.
P.S. there are 75 of us.

[bonecrusher]

P.S. there are 75 of us.

even better    id like to know just what the purpose of them telling you guys abvout that was. did they think they were helping?

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

According to D, Martorello, it is part of the agreement with Weyco, they don't get depredation permits, unless they tell us where they are receiving damage, and we aren't effective in controlling it.
They (Weyerhaeuser) cannot claim that we are not being effective, if they don't let us have any info.

[billythekidrock]

According to D, Martorello, it is part of the agreement with Weyco, they don't get depredation permits, unless they tell us where they are receiving damage, and we aren't effective in controlling it.
They (Weyerhaeuser) cannot claim that we are not being effective, if they don't let us have any info.

Boot hunts (in the small amount of permits given out) are not effective in curbing damage.

[bowtech721]

According to D, Martorello, it is part of the agreement with Weyco, they don't get depredation permits, unless they tell us where they are receiving damage, and we aren't effective in controlling it.
They (Weyerhaeuser) cannot claim that we are not being effective, if they don't let us have any info.

Boot hunts (in the small amount of permits given out) are not effective in curbing damage.

[ICEMAN]

Maybe they can start releasing all the captured bears from Tacoma and release them a few minutes ahead of you guys?



  Fing wildlife. They have no clue...

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Effective, or not, they dont get any until after we are notified of damage and allowed to hunt,
then they get 4, yes, only 4, how effective is that ?

[bobcat]

P.S. there are 75 of us.

74... you forgot to subtract BTKR.  

[bobcat]

Oh, I bet those hound hunters could chase a lot of bears off Weyerhaeuser ground and onto DNR with only 4 depredation permits.   

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Good point.

[rasbo]

Maybe they can start releasing all the captured bears from Tacoma and release them a few minutes ahead of you guys?



  Fing wildlife. They have no clue...

hmmm,theres the ticket,follow the gamies to the release site,hungover bear yeah boy

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Mostly what I am trying to say is that in order for them to be allowed to have DP permits, they have to notify us of any sightings and any areas that are receiving damage.
After our season they will be allowed to have 4 permits. If they do not tell us of any damage areas, then they dont have a reason for the permits.
This is what the guy that is in charge of these hunts told me,...but you know how far you can trust them...

[billythekidrock]

Effective, or not, they dont get any until after we are notified of damage and allowed to hunt,
then they get 4, yes, only 4, how effective is that ?

Chasing bears with dogs (even without killing) is honestly much more effective then boot hunting.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

again,

Mostly what I am trying to say is that in order for them to be allowed to have DP permits, they have to notify us of any sightings and any areas that are receiving damage

So their "sighting" was just a feeble attempt to comply with the agreement.
I am not argueing about effectiveness, only trying to explain why they told us about seeing a bear.