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[mulehunter]

 
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Bill Information > HB 1124 - 2011-12

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HB 1124 - 2011-12    (What is this?)

Establishing seasons for hunting cougars with the aid of dogs.

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History of Bill
as of Saturday, January 15, 2011 9:44 AM

 
  Sponsors: Representatives Blake, Kretz, Chandler, Taylor, Armstrong, Hinkle, Shea, McCune, Condotta
 
  2011 REGULAR SESSION
    Jan 12  First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. (View Original Bill)
    Jan 18  Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) (Committee Materials)

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I hope More people Email to them before Monday.   Link it open and link Find Your Legislator  and fill out in their Email Site not from your own Email.

Thank you for your time.


Mulehunter 
   
   

[mulehunter]

what i think. It will probably come down to a money deal. I made mention of the economic impact of each biologlist, hunter, gamedept on working with all problem bears. And According to USFW Survey in 2006 each hunter in WA spends $2,080 a year.  Most of my families and friends has sent.  Because they wanted to hunt elk deer and that way cougars are under control.  What I like idea to open whole county on east side for draw permit cougar. It has to be all county NOT FIVE COUNTY. And on west side open to public because its very limited roads. Also open hunt for only one month per year for dogger on west side. Make it good flexiable for all houndmen and boothunter.  I hope we all can shake hand to all eachother and be thankful for what we can hunt.

Mulehunter

[CementFinisher]

If you chose to email there is an option to email the leter to all your local reps, so you dont have to send multiple e mails.

[bearpaw]

Email messages sent.

Hope more messages are sent today....

This legislation is important to get some degree of trapping and hound hunting back in this state.

[Elkaholic daWg]

 Done!

[bearpaw]

Here's a link to HB1137 a bill to reform the trapping laws.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1137&year=2011

And here's a link to HB1124 a bill to ease the laws on hound hunting for cougar

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1124&year=2011

Folks we really need to call our legislators in support of these bills.



It's real easy to click on the links humptulips provided, enter your location, and then click to email your legislators. It only took me a couple minutes to send a short message of support.

[Kain]

He has a "D" by his name but sounds promising.

Pridemore, Sen. Craig to me
show details 3:00 PM (8 minutes ago)
Yeah, I’ve tried for years to get a mole trapping bill through.  It’s a difficult issue.
 
1137 is over in the House.  If it makes it over here to the Senate, I’ll do what I can.
 
Craig
 

[Little Dave]

It might help to review the WDFW fiscal notes on this too.  The department was asked to estimate costs/savings of passing this bill.

The agency reported that it would cost about $5000 in 2010 because "new" meetings would need to be held prior to setting these kind of seasons.   The fiscal note says nothing about the fiscal benefits of a potential increase in hunter reports to offset some of the expensive personnel and equipment costs involved with the state monitoring the population.  Nothing is said about potential revenue from an increased interest in cougar permits, or reduction in damage payments.

Jason Callahan is named as the WDFW representative who prepared the fiscal note.
The document indicates his phone number is 360-902-2525.

https://fortress.wa.gov/binaryDisplay.aspx?package=27164

UPDATE: (Jan 18)
I got a call from the agency.  They fixed the fiscal note prior to the committee meeting (which is starting now).

[Little Dave]

You can have your letter off to Olympia in two minutes or less.

The three people you need to write to are your state legislators, two representatives and one state senator.  There are 49 districts, so if you don't know whom to contact.  Do this:

1.  Start the timer to prove it can be done in two minutes or less.

2.  Prepare a short and sweet letter like these two paragraphs:

I am writing to ask you to support HB 1137 regarding regulated trapping and HB 1124 regarding cougar hunting with hounds.  Both bills restore needed management tools and cost savings to the agency that will manage our game populations. 

3. Follow this link to find your district:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx

4. Type in your address or click on the map where you live.  Links to your state senator and two representatives will appear.  Follow one of those links and then find the link for Email. 

5. On the Email page fill out the contact information, in the response section check the option that reads "Check here if you wish to send a copy of this message to your other legislators", choose a subject for your message like "Please support HB 1124", add your message and then choose send message.

6. Check your time.  ... 1:48 this time.

[WAcoyotehunter]

Here is a reply from a rep in district 7.

Dear Bart,

Thanks so much for contacting me regarding your support for HB 1124.  I am absolutely supportive of this bill and your ability to pursue cougars with the aid of dogs!  The Humane Society folks do not like this bill, but you and I know that our rural communities will continue to have trouble with cougars unless hound hunters are able to more frequently pursue them with dogs.

Thanks again for taking the time to share your comments.

Shelly Short,
State Representative
7th District

[Machias]

He has a "D" by his name but sounds promising.

Pridemore, Sen. Craig to me
show details 3:00 PM (8 minutes ago)
Yeah, I’ve tried for years to get a mole trapping bill through.  It’s a difficult issue.
 
1137 is over in the House.  If it makes it over here to the Senate, I’ll do what I can.
 
Craig
 

It's NOT a difficult issue if he just looks at the facts and not the BS lies the animal rights morons spread.  Also I am against any MOLE TRAPPING bill as it only alleviates one small problem and does not address the real issues.  You guys probably always wonder why I get fired up about mole trapping.  It's because those little furry *censored*s might just be the reason trapping is brought back to this state.  If we allow mole trapping then the average WA voter no longer has a wildlife problem and all the complaining goes away and therefore our chances of getting I-713 overturned goes away.   

[WAcoyotehunter]

I got this reply from Rep Brian Blake...a west sider!! 

I strongly support it. Brian Blake

Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:25 AM
To: Takko, Rep. Dean; Blake, Rep. Brian
Subject: please support HB 1124

 

Dear Representatives Takko and Blake-

 

I am writing to encourage you to support HB 1124 to allow pursuit of cougars with dogs.  I am a responsible sportsman and a professional wildlife biologist in Pend Oreille County.  I also own a train hounds to pursue cougars.  Currently, the WDFW calls on us to help track, harass, or even destroy cats that have caused public safety concerns or harassed or killed livestock and pets.  Hound hunters have been happy to help in these circumstances and have been a useful tool for the WDFW to use.  There have been several serious cougar problems here in Pend Oreille County, including an attack on a young boy last summer.  Sadly, hound hunters are quitting due to lack of legal seasons, and the WDFW is going to struggle finding well trained dogs to assist with their needs.  To remain effective as a management tool, we need a season to train and maintain our dogs.  Please support the bill to allow the Fish and Wildlife Commission to allow cougar hunting and pursuit with hounds. 

 

Thank you,

Bart George

[WAcoyotehunter]

when do they vote?  how much public participation was there?

I worried about that when the DFW opened the pilot season to anyone in the state, regardless of hound ownership...it makes it look like a trophy hunt rather than a management decision...

 

[Elkaholic daWg]

 Received  today



Thank you for emailing Rep. Kristiansen expressing your support for HB 1124 and 1137.

 

As you may know Rep. Kristiansen is a  co-sponsor on HB 1137.  Rep. Kristiansen supports both these bills in their current form.

 

Should either bill get scheduled for a hearing are you interested in testifying on it?

 

To track bill information please go to the following website;

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ .

 

 

Again, thank you for emailing Rep. Kristiansen.

 

Sincerely,

[Special T]

me too ELK