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I did anwer your question,maybe you didnt want to here what i said. I would fire most of them and start over,because they are there to manage game and they dont.
Quote from: Smithandsonstaxidermy on December 06, 2011, 09:05:10 AMMy wife reports every year,but not sure what she reports,and i dont care.I refuse to do it.There do it or else communist,crap just will not work.If i was in charge,i would fire most of them and start over.Can you please answer my question then: Quote from: CedarPants on December 06, 2011, 07:50:42 AMFor those with a negative view of mandatory reporting, I'm willing to listen to any and all reasons/facts you have to support how NOT reporting will benefit game management in this state. I can understand your viewpoint, but I'd like to hear your supporting facts as to how our game numbers will benefit if they do away with mandatory reporting.
My wife reports every year,but not sure what she reports,and i dont care.I refuse to do it.There do it or else communist,crap just will not work.If i was in charge,i would fire most of them and start over.
For those with a negative view of mandatory reporting, I'm willing to listen to any and all reasons/facts you have to support how NOT reporting will benefit game management in this state. I can understand your viewpoint, but I'd like to hear your supporting facts as to how our game numbers will benefit if they do away with mandatory reporting.
Quote from: CedarPants on December 06, 2011, 09:14:50 AMQuote from: Smithandsonstaxidermy on December 06, 2011, 09:05:10 AMMy wife reports every year,but not sure what she reports,and i dont care.I refuse to do it.There do it or else communist,crap just will not work.If i was in charge,i would fire most of them and start over.Can you please answer my question then: Quote from: CedarPants on December 06, 2011, 07:50:42 AMFor those with a negative view of mandatory reporting, I'm willing to listen to any and all reasons/facts you have to support how NOT reporting will benefit game management in this state. I can understand your viewpoint, but I'd like to hear your supporting facts as to how our game numbers will benefit if they do away with mandatory reporting. I don't think that reporting isn't a good tool for WDFW to use. Like Smith said, I hate the do it or else attitude on top or everything else we have to pay in every year. It's like buying a sweater then getting fined for not reporting what color you bought so the supplier knows what colors to put out next year, well kinda.
The way I see it, we can either submit harvest reports that are accurate or the WDFW could go to a mandatory game check type of system to try to get data needed for management. Myself, I prefer the current system as it is really easy to enter the info online.
Quote from: huntnnw on December 05, 2011, 06:17:56 AMI sure hope they dont base anything off those reports...I know alot of people who put 0 year after year..why in the hell would u tell fish and game if you harvested a bull year after year in the same unit..next thing u know your seasons are cut short etc Another good reason not to report accurately is because the info becomes public information, and can draw attention to your honeyhole. That is exactly what happened at my elk hunting spot this year. A new group of guys were camping exactly where we have camped the last several years. When we asked how they ended up here they said the harvest reports suggested it was a good spot.
I sure hope they dont base anything off those reports...I know alot of people who put 0 year after year..why in the hell would u tell fish and game if you harvested a bull year after year in the same unit..next thing u know your seasons are cut short etc
PA i dis agree with you premis that we must fine people to get info. I like the carrot approach that they currently use. Offer you into a drawing for a special permitts raffle. Here is why... Obviously there is a contingent of hunters that do not want to share info. They are willing to provide FALSE datta so they will not be punished. I don't know, but i would guess that those same people are not too concernted about being entered into a raffle, so they are likely not to take the time and Lie to enter... Corrupting good data is much worse that getting LOTS of data that is questionable in nature... there is a term for this in the survey world. SASL Chit At the Speed of Light. You get fast numbers that are computable and analizable but don't mean anything because it is difficult for you to assertain the truthfulness of the data.
Wolves will likely mean an end to OTC tags..........or maybe we can have a one weekend elk and deer season.