pics of my Malaga Bull

[boonerboy]

Walter's orchard?

[jstone]

Yep remember that country well, used to hunt around there all the time my brother used to be the ranger of squilchuck. Hunted around there and up twords mission....  GOOD TIMES

[GreggHunts2hard4u]

I shot my bull on Mr. Hampton's property. an orchard owner last named Zimmerman granted me access on his property and had 2 huge bulls a 7x7 and 6x6 on his property but after hearing that i missed that big 6x6 he wouldnt let me shoot either of the 2 bulls and he let 2 tag holders a father and his son go shoot them. i was bummed got to watch them both walk up on the bulls and kill them both simultaneously. oh well the father and son were both from wenatchee and the property owner felt bad that a coastie(me) was gonna get to shoot them and not a local. it was funny i was in class at school and my dad called me up and yanked me out of school and told me that there were 2 huge bulls on property i had access to so i camo'd up left kent and before we got to ellensburg we got a call from Rolly sayin that the guy wouldnt let me shoot the bulls we still went anyways tho.

[GreggHunts2hard4u]

my dads 2003 Malaga Bull. haha he didnt want his face on there

[GreggHunts2hard4u]

Heres a photo of the 2 bulls that were shot by the father and son that didnt get the opportunity to go shoot. 7x7 on left and 6x6 on right

[buckmaster_wa]

Nice bulls. The 7x has some long main beams.

[GreggHunts2hard4u]

yeah the 7x was  BEAST!! when he put his head back his main beams went way passed his ass. he could damn near scratch his back legs with um

[high country]

I sat on that tag for 2 years......never could get to hunt.

congrats to you.

[ridge line]

 Its A small world . I was there the day he shot that bull in fact I drug that elk out with my snowmobile and its was snowing to beat hell. That was one happy young man. We brought that bull @ his dads back to my shop and  Rollie caped them out.Ive helped allot of people with late tags but that was amazing to see that young man harvest that fine bull. thanks for the memory's

[GreggHunts2hard4u]

IT IS A small world! yeah i remember u draggin it out with your snowmobile and saying coors light coors light hahaha what a great time that was!! thanks again for doin that for me was such a big help!!

[ridge line]

 bushlight/bushlight

[Elkaholic daWg]

Yeah farmers are ridicoulous. They complain and piss and moan about elk damage but wont let anyone hunt their property. They expect government hand outs and reparation money. Here's a novel idea if the damage is that bad BUILD A FENCE!!! 

MY uncle is a farmer on the west side. He asks for damage control permits. He also lets people hunt on his property. And guess what HE BUILT A FENCE!!!

 I'm Definately with you there Colockumelk!!  You see NO fences around Stemilt basin orchards. I have other suspicions about that area also, but they are not politically correct.

[colockumelk]

What pisses me off the most and alot of "Master Hunters" agree with me is; in the Kittitas Valley you have hay farmers that live up against elk country. They complain about elk damage to their crops. But they lease their property out to cattle. So how does an elk damage your hay field but cattle don't? Then the WDFW solution to the problem is the MH program. Which is a bandaid. They let fully capable grown men shoot elk in a Hayfield. WHY? Instead they could let disabled hunters and kids harvest those elk. Let the ones who can't chase elk in the mountains anymore do it. And then there's the money that the WDWF pays out. What a bunch of cowards. Either tell the farmers to pound sand and the only way to get damage money is IF they have a fence. Or stop paying reparations, save that money and build a fence. I mean in the Kittitas Valley alone they pay 10s of thousands odlf dollars in damages.

I didn't mean to rant but the original poster said they couldn't get permission in many spots.  THIS IS PURE BS!!! If a farmer receives one penny for damages then they should HAVE to ALLOW ANYBODY to hunt their property. The same exact thing happens in the Teanaway. The farmers are surrounded by elk country. They piss and moan to the WDFW. They get money from the WDFW and also the special seasons are late to help keep the elk out of the farmers fields. But the farmers wont let anyone hunt there. So the hunters hunt off the property pressuring the elk TO the farmers property causing more damage. Its a cycle caused by stupidity and greed.

*NOTE* My statesments above to not apply to all farmers.  I have nothing against farmers.  They feed our nation.  BUT...  the statements above DOES apply to alot of farmers and only applies to the ones that are described in the above post. So please dont think I'm painting all farmers in this manner. 

[high country]

clock, I am one of those MH's that can hunt that area, but I have issues with shooting anything in a field. my crew tends to hunt the canyons and arroys or the tanny. I 100% agree that anyone recieving crop damage $$ should have some access program, and I am working as hard as I can to get it there.....although my work is more biased tothe hunting with permission land.

there is not a soul who can't become a master hunter and I know of a 11 YO girl who may well become one by next year. the program weeded out most of the trash in the last couple years and now if you are a previously sighted hunter you are banned from the program, and should be. I respect the land owners rights to be able to regulate the nomber and specifics of who hunts their land but if they are forced to let everyone on how will they hold accountability? at least if a MH come on their land they are supposed to be ethical hunters in good practice....not all are, but should be....and if they go slob they are pluckedfrom the program forever.

the mh program is a bs program, but it is open to all hunters who are willing to participate and follow rules and it does make for some long seasons and good ones to take the kids on.

[colockumelk]

I'm not completely against the MH program.  Most people in it are good people who just want to hunt longer and more often.  My uncle is one.  I'm just saying how it is being used in the Kittitas Valley is not stopping or helping the problem.  It is a temporary band-aid that works for a couple of days at most.  I am still firm on my belief that if property owners are having problem with wildlife and need a few animals harvested then the crack should be given to disabled and when I say disabled I mean in a wheel chair disabled not 350lbs I eat too much disabled, or a kid.  And when I say a kid I mean 12 years old not 17.5. 

MH's can still hunt the low spots like where you are talking about where you go but let the kids and disabled have a crack at the ones in the fields.  And as far as the Teannaway goes that is complete BS.  The WDFW created a special season aimed SPECIFICALLY at helping out the elk damage because of farmers complaints.  Yet these same farmers wont let ANYONE hunt their property. 

As far as access goes you're right not EVERYONE should be allowed.  But they should have to prove that they let X-number of people on.  Unfortunately no-one in the WDFW apparantly has a spine to do what is right.  But then again we ALL know that the WDFW doesn't care about wildlife.  They care about $$$$$$$.

Thankyou for your efforts high country.  THat program needs more like you.