Possible changes to deer hunting in 2011

[dscubame]

I hunt because I love to and because I have a motto to uphold...."beef free since 1993". 

Absolutely love it. 
Been saying similiar since 2003 when I started knocking down elk every year.  Myself, wife, and two daughters have been fortunate.  Thanks for the new motto. 
Dscubame

[Viszla]

Antler restrictions are flat out B.S.  Funny how they never ponder the idea of cutting back season length and doe harvest.  The deer are hunted for 4 months solid, how do you expect them to survive even without a harsh winter or two.  WDFW's motto is "we want you to hunt, but we're going to make it so you don't get anything."  Washington sucks!

[Wenatcheejay]

We just need to go to DRAW for all tags.

Think about not having the pumpkin patch syndrome.

Anything that makes hunting harder, more expensive, lower opportunity to harvest, and less enjoyable of an experience, the State will be all for. And, so many hunters in this State will cheer all the way to no longer having OTC tags. (At least OTC tags with any real chance to use them.)

The State has done such a beautiful job of pitting one group of hunters against the other, shave a few season days here, close a unit there, No one cares about traps, baits, hounds, cut, cut, cut, less opportunity, less opportunity. Sure, makes great sense. That is IF you are AGAINST hunting.

[coachcw]

at least if they go to full draw then you could meat hunt or throphy hunt .

[arnoldmc1]

Good idea we are looking at another year of hard hard winter.  Lived in Spokane for 40 years hunted the area all the time.  But our winters are taking a toll on the dear heards got to do something!!

[DBHAWTHORNE]

I'm game for it.

[Wenatcheejay]

Good idea we are looking at another year of hard hard winter.  Lived in Spokane for 40 years hunted the area all the time.  But our winters are taking a toll on the dear heards got to do something!!

I think we need more wolves for a healthier ecosystem. The wolves only take out the old and the weak. The same people who say that limiting hunting to a 4 point rule say that wolves are good for the program so it must be true. 

[high country]

We just need to go to DRAW for all tags.

Think about not having the pumpkin patch syndrome.

Anything that makes hunting harder, more expensive, lower opportunity to harvest, and less enjoyable of an experience, the State will be all for. And, so many hunters in this State will cheer all the way to no longer having OTC tags. (At least OTC tags with any real chance to use them.)

The State has done such a beautiful job of pitting one group of hunters against the other, shave a few season days here, close a unit there, No one cares about traps, baits, hounds, cut, cut, cut, less opportunity, less opportunity. Sure, makes great sense. That is IF you are AGAINST hunting.

well the big game combo went from 78 to 128 and it did nothing to deter the number of hunters. the fact is if they double it again there will still be more then halfthe hunters involved....netting a profit still, the cost has seemingly little to do with buying tags....untill it gets criminally expensive

[400out]

I'm game for it.

ofcourse you are If the weather keeps going this way we wont have to worry about hunting at all! the deer/elk will all be victims of the winter  

[bobcat]

well the big game combo went from 78 to 128

What license are you talking about that is $128   The deer-elk-bear-cougar combo is $81.20. (or was, not sure what it will be next year but I don't think it's going up by $50)

[WAcoyotehunter]

I'm game for it.

Me too.  Let's try it in the two proposed units and see the results.  It's a three year pilot program and would show us success through more intensive surveys that are currently being planned by the WDFW.  It's good for the herd and it's worth a shot.  It's just two units, not all of NE washington.

[high country]

well the big game combo went from 78 to 128

What license are you talking about that is $128   The deer-elk-bear-cougar combo is $81.20. (or was, not sure what it will be next year but I don't think it's going up by $50)

I buy it all at once....hunting and fishing plus the tags. that was the jump it made for me when the last big jump hit.

[bobcat]

Oh I see. Yeah I quit buying the fishing license a couple years ago. Had to cut back somewhere and I figured since I only used the fishing license maybe once a year I could just do away with it completely.

[dscubame]

Me too Bobcat and I still catch the same amount of fish.   

[throttlejocky20]

I thunk it's a great idea. I would also like to see the whole west side go to 2 point min. It would definitely make for some great hunting.