WDFW Proposed pricing for 2011

[NWWABOWHNTR]

This is WDFW's proposed prices for 2011.  I will take your feedback from here and provide to the WSAA for input to the WDFW.
Below is what was posted on the WSAA Hunting commision forum.  I'd like to get as much input as possible to get back to them.

We need your input on this ASAP!!!

Please keep your input specific and useful so we can cut and paste from this forum.
If you feel strongly start forming your thoughts, we will provide the time and place to either send a letter or testify at the commission meeting this is open to public input.

There is a Commission meeting on Dec. 2nd, 3rd, & 4th I have not been able to confirm if this is an agenda item.

[fair-chase]

Why can I not view this? After downloading it tells me to check the address cannot be found. I see it has been downloaded 10 times so I am wondering if it's me.

[Special T]

WOW big jump in the 2nd deer tag category from 20-68... Don't think i'll be putting in for those doe 2nd tags anymore... Are they double dipping with the Migratory bird validation/permit AND the small game migratory bird authorization?  Do i need both to hunt ducks and geese or just one?  I think the funny thing is that they definitely push the combo lic because the individual deer/elk are just under/over $50 ea... I might need to choose to get more serious about either bird hunting or big game hunting, because if they keep this up(raising prices) I think just one style of hunting Wings or Big game might be all my time will allow...  I wonder what the $$ amount is gona  be before i choose which i want to do more... Since bear is moved to Sept most of the big game falls within similar dates for Duck hunting, or pretty close.... you have some early goose in Sept... Then the regular season in Oct till Jan 15th then could go yote hunting..    

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Fair chase... do you have excel?  It is an excel spread sheet. 

[Woodchuck]

Feels like extortion almost to me

seriously, it seems to me the are gonna jack the prices to a point to just see how much we will pay. the revenue had to have increased with the creation of the seperate catagories. i think they would get more revenue and make the hunting public happier if they would let us buy multiple weapon tags like most of the rest of the country 

[fair-chase]

Yeah I have excel. It tries to open in excel but won't. I may have to tool around with my firewall. Seems like something is blocking the info from coming through. I don't think it's a format problem.

Never mind. I got it now. Just had to lower firewall for a minute.

[NWWABOWHNTR]

emailed it to you...

[fair-chase]

Thanks nwwabowhntr.

[DoubleJ]

If the money stayed in the DFW, I'd be more willing to pay the additional charges.  As is, my son and I are going to seriously look at hunting another state.  We have access to 1600 acres in North Carolina where, as a non resident, it'll cost me $120 to harvest 6 deer and an aditioinal $10 for 2 more deer.  I understand that Washington doesn't have the same deer numbers and can't compete like that but, maybe things would be different if they kept all of the hunting and fishing dollars in the DFW instead of the Gov.'s pet projects.

[baldopepper]

Format is somewhat hard to interpet at first glance, but after figuring it out, I don't think the increases are insurmountable.  I could'nt see where youth fees are going up and I think this is important to  continue to encourage young hunters.  I think we all have to understand that if we are going to hold tax increases in check, user fees are going to have to go up and, in my opinon only, this is fair.  I only wish there was a way to pass some of the game managment cost along to non hunters and fishers, as they certainly are invlovled in management issues with no way to pass on user fees to them.  

[Tony 270]

Although any price increase hurts, especially when services are drastically reduced, but overall it doesn't look too bad if you buy the combo tag. Only thing I don't get (hunting wise) is why they're increasing bear and cougar tags? I don't specifically go after them anywhere because I rarely see them, particularly cougars. But when the population continues to go up and we're not tagging enough of them, why increase the price? Seems they should lower the price to encourage people to go after them -- more now than ever after WA took a lot of hunting season away to go after them. Less time to go for them, more money to go after them... not a good combo.

[DoubleJ]

Less time to go for them, more money to go after them... not a good combo.

It's an excellent combo if you're trying to covertly abolish hunting opportunities in Washington.  Less hunters killing predators = more predators.  More predators = less deer/elk.  Less deer/elk gives the state the right to suspend hunting of those species "For the good of the species".

[croix]

it also looks like they are getting rid of "deer-bear-cougar" and "elk-bear-cougar" combos and will only have the full meal deal of "deer-elk-bear-cougar". i don't understand that move at all. i assume that clerically it will be cost beneficial as far as tracking, but if i don't elk hunt then why would i want to get an elk tag just to get the benefit of a bundled package? i could actually save $2.50 if i buy the deer, bear, and cougar individually if i didn't hunt elk.

[dirty24d]

               
We'll see how this turns out. I went through and hid all fields that were no chnage or didnt apply to residents so this shows only resident adult fields.




We'll this makes it easier to read for me at least  and shows the categories I'm,interested in as an resident adult hunter.   Hope it helps enjoy.

[Bob33]

Wow - 2nd deer and elk tags are going up 162%.  You know what that means: there will be lots and lots of applicants that draw but then decide not to purchase the tag once they see the price.