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Harvest reports what's the point?
« on: December 03, 2011, 08:16:29 PM »
I don't understand the point Of them since the state has no idea of the native American harvest numbers. Today I saw five trucks with 2-5 native hunters in each truck in unit 340 and my buddy saw three in 336. There harvest numbers must be staggering. How can wdwf manage a herd without the true harvest numbers?

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2011, 08:21:53 PM »
I agree with your post.

But I also think some is better then none

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2011, 08:35:46 PM »
Two wrongs will never equal a right.  Report accurately!

As for them driving around with guns.  Sounds like road hunters.  Not the most lethal method.

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2011, 08:42:11 PM »
Because they score the extra cash if you forget. :o

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2011, 09:04:26 PM »
ya and our harvest report numbers will be down and they can start dropping the number of permits we have a chance at, I have 15 permits and counting

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2011, 10:46:47 PM »
Two wrongs will never equal a right.  Report accurately!


 :yeah:
Don't you think the WDFW feels the same way about trying to manage without accurate information?  If there was something that they could actually DO, then I'm certain it would have already been done.  All we can do as hunters and conservators of our sport and game is report accurately and voice an educated opinion in a meaningful way.
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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2011, 11:07:50 PM »
The harvest reports show trends so that the biologists can track each GMU and the success rates over time, which gives them an idea if deer and elk populations are going up or down. This data is probably one of the most important things they have to gauge animal populations. If other factors are reducing deer and/or elk numbers (poaching, tribal harvest) then this should show up in the harvest numbers and success rates that they get from us.

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2011, 11:38:57 PM »
Ha ha ha! The biologist are telling the WDFW what to do and what's going on and they aren't listening.

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2011, 03:10:48 AM »
Ha ha ha! The biologist are telling the WDFW what to do and what's going on and they aren't listening.

The Biologists work for the WSDFW.

The Biologists estimate what they think the population is, based off several factors. Harvest numbers, existing habitat, predators, disease, weather, etc. are all apart of the the process they use to decide how to mange the area.

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2011, 03:37:46 AM »
Ha ha ha! The biologist are telling the WDFW what to do and what's going on and they aren't listening.
I agree...




The Biologists estimate what they think the population is, based off several factors. Harvest numbers, existing habitat, predators, disease, weather, etc. are all apart of the the process they use to decide how to mange the area.



And I also agree with BOBCAT on the poaching and tribal hunting... Tribal hunting gets lots of press but poaching numbers are estimated to be large as well.... But as you know... We will never know.....
Just because you believe something is true doesn't mean that it is true!

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2011, 04:41:04 PM »
Turning in your harvest report to WDFW so that you can screw them out of ten bucks  :tup: but don't tell them what you've killed..I don't know about y'all,, but I don't plant deer or elk for harvest,,I plant a garden to harvest. This reporting is just another way to get money.. Toatal B.S.

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2011, 04:56:39 PM »
not understanding there Hunterman ? 10 bucks for ??

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2011, 04:59:15 PM »
If you don't report you have to pay a $10 penalty the following season when you purchase your license.

So by reporting (doesn't have to be an accurate report), you're dodging that fine.

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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2011, 05:02:14 PM »
not understanding there Hunterman ? 10 bucks for ??


He's referring to the penalty you pay if you don't submit your report for deer or elk each year. I have not had to pay the $10. Not once. So I'm pretty sure they don't ask us to report our hunting activity for the purpose of penalizing us $10 every year.

They do it because hunters are their best source of information in determining deer and elk population trends.


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Re: Harvest reports what's the point?
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2011, 05:11:21 PM »
Got ya. i always report. usually its a big 0 but for some reason i didnt get the reference to the screwing part.

 


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