change it back.........tag related

[phishisgroovin]

This east or west tag selection is BS.

Washington State hunters should be able to hunt the whole state during any elk season, not just half of it.

[SSGLuke]

You are so right. This the only state I have hunted in that you have to claim which part of the state you want to hunt

[jackelope]

right.
wrong....

You like crowds, don't you?
Every Tom Dick and Harry would be putting in for Eastside permits and when they don't draw they'll be hunting the west side.


I'll stick to playing the game of chance in order to avoid giant unbearable crowds.
Or you could pay up and get the multi-season tags.

[WSU]

right.
wrong....

You like crowds, don't you?
Every Tom Dick and Harry would be putting in for Eastside permits and when they don't draw they'll be hunting the west side.


I'll stick to playing the game of chance in order to avoid giant unbearable crowds.
Or you could pay up and get the multi-season tags.

Agreed.  All it would do is create concentrations of hunters and over-crowding issues (not to mention tougher draw odds for eastside tags). 

[SkookumHntr]

right.
wrong....

You like crowds, don't you?
Every Tom Dick and Harry would be putting in for Eastside permits and when they don't draw they'll be hunting the west side.


I'll stick to playing the game of chance in order to avoid giant unbearable crowds.
Or you could pay up and get the multi-season tags.

Its one of the Best things about are Tags/Permits.

[teanawayslayer]

I agree jackalope. I get stuck hunting spikes in ew.  Yeah it sucks. But there aren't a million people. It will pay off when the big bull tag comes my way. I am really surprised they haven't done deer the same way. which would be fine with me too.  But only if they had better late hunts.  Oh well wdfw has some idea of how to manage but not much.

[grundy53]

I agree with you guys  about what the crowds would be like but also feel I'm a citizen of this state.... the whole state. Not just half of it. If I pay taxes for the whole state I should be able to hunt the whole state.

[teanawayslayer]

At least they give you a choice. could be worse. like not have one

[bobcat]

You are so right. This the only state I have hunted in that you have to claim which part of the state you want to hunt

So I take it you haven't hunted in Oregon? They have FIVE general season elk tags you have to choose from. Three areas, with two of those areas having "first season" tag, and a "second season" tag.

They have:

Coast First Season
Coast Second Season
Cascade
Rocky Mtn Elk First Season
Rocky Mtn Elk Second Season

This is for rifle hunts. I'm not sure what they have for bow hunting but you get the idea. I remember when Washington only had one elk tag and you could hunt anywhere in the state. But that was when we had a lot less people.

[bobcat]

I agree with you guys  about what the crowds would be like but also feel I'm a citizen of this state.... the whole state. Not just half of it. If I pay taxes for the whole state I should be able to hunt the whole state.

You can hunt the whole state, just not in the same year.   

[Ridgerunner]

Maybe if enough guys whine about it, it will change, unfortunately draw odds would go into the toilet.

[phishisgroovin]

i am just pissed that all my years of hunting, i have never harvested a single animal. period.....
and i am Venting a little.......


With the exception of two Grouse a few months ago and a couple rabbits as a kid.

[jackelope]

i am just pissed that all my years of hunting, i have never harvested a single animal. period.....
and i am Venting a little.......


With the exception of two Grouse a few months ago and a couple rabbits as a kid.

No offense, but based on another thread you started or posted in you might consider hunting elk somewhere other than the Colockum. That seems to me to be kinda like hunting that Vail tree farm then complaining about the crowd. There's a lot of places to hunt deer and elk where there's a lot of animals and not a lot of people.

[WDFW-SUX]

I dont have a problem sticking to my side of the state...

[teanawayslayer]

sounds like you need to find better hunting spots or change your hunting style.  It's not the states fault you haven't harvested an animal.  You have to work harder and smarter.