Kapowsin nightmare

[bodangles]

Well I just drove up to Orting and picked up my permit, It seems they only take money orders or cashier checks so if you live a ways away you might want to do the same if you want to hunt on the 15 th. Still no sign from WDFW but i am going anyway no matter what!  Besure you read all the rules!!! There are more than you can believe. Took several days before I talked to a human, Think I'll give this one shot than next year you will find me back out in the real back country! No headaches/ No worries/ No fee's just me and nature.

[kibber]

Sounds like a far amount of people are upset with Kapowsin and other timber companys about some of the rules. Next year they should check out the area before they put in.

[rasbo]

yeah check them out first,so many put  in and dont use it,which makes a draw for me harder.

[kibber]

rasbo I think those of us that spend $350 a year shoud have first shot at those tags. Dont like the fact someone can draw a tag and then spend $100 to hunt bear in an area i have spend $350 to hunt.

[rasbo]

rasbo I think those of us that spend $350 a year shoud have first shot at those tags. Dont like the fact someone can draw a tag and then spend $100 to hunt bear in an area i have spend $350 to hunt.

yep I agree so does Clyde,he spends a lot of time with some of these guys trying to pull crap and then say I didnt know....the harvest rate would be better I believe...For those of us that know the property well

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[Swatson]

Yea I'm fed up with Kapowsin too.  Its a waste of a draw anyways, hardly any bears in there.  Definitley would recommend putting in for some of those other units!

[bearmanric]

when i get turkey done i'll be going up and playing.  no tag. but will be nice to get out with friends. Rick

[Alan K]

Yeah, I think we should be able to buy exclusive rights to put in for special permits too! 

[Michelle_Nelson]

The $350 is for a yearly pass the $100 is for Spring Bear season only(approx 2 months).  Still can't quite figgure out why that is unfair?     I think WDFW should include in the regs which Spring Bear Hunts have fees and which don't.
 
If I lived near Kapowsin and I want to hunt spring Bear close to home but don't hunt Kapowsin for deer and elk I am not going to pay $350 for a yearly pass so I can put in for a Spring Bear tag with the chance I might not draw and be out $350, or if I do draw, hunt spring Bear for 2 months.
 
 

[Bob33]

I think WDFW should include in the regs which Spring Bear Hunts have fees and which don't.
 

They do for Kapowsin.
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[bigtex]

yeah check them out first,so many put  in and dont use it,which makes a draw for me harder.

 

This pisses me off every year. People put in for tags, basically knowing nothing about the area then complain about having to pay, they don't hunt/pay which means those people who are willing to pay don't get drawn. Believe it or not but nobody is forcing you to apply for permits that you have no knowledge about. 

[archer31]

need info,  i live in longview,wa and my girlfriends going by orting monday, can she pick permit up for me or do i have to do it.  Is bear hunting in kapowsin good?

[woodman]

Yea I'm fed up with Kapowsin too.  Its a waste of a draw anyways, hardly any bears in there.  Definitley would recommend putting in for some of those other units!

I wish everyone thought this way, then I would get drawn every year. I love it in there and see and photograph plenty of bears in there.

[rasbo]

Yea I'm fed up with Kapowsin too.  Its a waste of a draw anyways, hardly any bears in there.  Definitley would recommend putting in for some of those other units!

I wish everyone thought this way, then I would get drawn every year. I love it in there and see and photograph plenty of bears in there.

shhhhh!!!! dont you know Joe, that bigfoot ate all the elk in the blues,then migrated here and is now eating all the bears in Kapowsin....