Firring center ?

[coachcw]

So my buddys getting black balled At the gate by the range officer. He's telling him he can hunt there since he not on the list . This Is BS the raffle tag states that any 300 gmu that allows deer hunting is open to the raffle tag holder  from sept 1-dec 31 2011. There has to be someone we can talk to to clear this up.

[Sumpnneedskillin]

Has he gone to MWR and watched the video and gotten his Outdoor Rec Card?  If not he's not allowed to hunt the firing center. 

[coachcw]

It's not that he is trying do do that but the range officer is telling him that he can't hunt deer there.?

[benhuntin]

this is the first year that there was a list but I do not know how you would get on.  It seems like you would have to call the state and have them get you on the list   Sucks to have to deal with the bs but the range officers will not budge

[losdaddy7]

I'm a little confused because you said "at the gate".  The range officer isn't at the gate, you have to get through, past the guard, register at the gymnsasium, regiuster weapon at the police station, then drive 7 or eight miles to the range control.  Then you pick your areas and tell them what your hunting.  They do the check when you leave if you tag something.  If the guard at the gate isn't letting him through, I would suggest he just say he wants to get registered and will yote hunt, since that is open.  Then he can take the issue up with range control.  If it's range control, then I would be prepared to show them the regs.

[270Shooter]

That unit has been decimated as far as numbers go, not to say that there aren't big deer in there, because I'm sure there are, but I think you should look into a different area, quilomene or naneum?

[coachcw]

wow  it went all the way to the chief of police at the firring center , a call from the captian of the yakima dept of game , two calls to olympia and Acess Granted ! His tag is legal in 371 . have a nice day Go hunt !

[pat2bear]

Don't want to open a can of worms here but its is kind of frustrating how much red tape someone has to go through to hunt out there while others come and go as they please. Anyway, good luck coach. 

[Biggerhammer]

Glad to hear they sorted it out.

[jake]

can be a pain but when you get everything in line its sinple really...some natives have ripped that unit up, i know numerous people out here that say every big buck/bull they have been seeing the last couple years is now dead,

[chad s.]

I've never really had a problem. Most everyone I've meet out there is for most part very polite and have never really been treated rudely by anyone. I've had the vehicle inspections and stuff but it's no big deal. The only problem I had is when the MP's still ran security out there (pre 9/11) one guy tried to tell me I had to wear orange to coyote hunt. I told him that wasn't right and then another guy came in and agreed with me. Moot point since everyone has to wear orange now anyway. Good luck on your hunt. I know between the Wanapums and the cougars the deer have been annihilated. There's still a few good bucks out there but nothing like it was 5 years ago.

Well your assumptions about the Wanapum's and cougars on YTC couldn't be further from the truth. I spent three years working for the Wanapum Nation from 2002-2004. During that time, never once was an elk harvested by a Wanapum. In fact, the only elk meat they ate were from poached elk off of Hanford by Non-Natives. The Game Warden would grant them the meat. The highest annual harvest rate of mule deer from YTC during my tenure was five. The Wanapums only harvested both fish and wildlife for subsistence. The majority of Wanapums have good paying jobs with the Grant County PUD. I know exactly how many salmon were harvested each year, because I was the one who conducted studies for the WDFW. I know exactly who those salmon were distributed to. I've spent countless hours driving around on YTC, and can tell you deer numbers are way higher closer to the Wanapum village then they are towards Yakima and I-90. There is no cougar problem on YTC, just a lot of coyotes. Although I don't agree with a lot of hunting practices by Native-Americans from other tribes, these assumptions about the Wanapum Nation couldn't be further from the truth.

[boneaddict]

Glad you got your access coach, now fire up the spotting scope and have at them. 

[colockumelk]

I didn't even know there was a Wanapum nation. I figured when tje guy said wanapum he was trying to be covert in blaming the Yakamas. Guess what I will be googling tonight. Time to learn me some more state history.

[boneaddict]

Very small tribe Clock.   I mean VERY SMALL.   The tribe never fought white settlers were very kind and helpful actually, so there was never no need to sign a treaty with them, and as a resultthey retained no federally-recognized land rights.  In a nutshell, it means they are like you and me. LOL

[colockumelk]

Cool learn something every day. Thanks Bone.