COWEEMAN RESIDENTS ARE HOT !!!!

[Arteman]

People are just lazy and the wildlife department gave out way to many tags.  When do the animals ever get a rest. Oh ya i guess in a couple days they will.

Their rest will be short lived, won't be long tell they are chased from here to the ends of the earth tell they drop those antlers.  Then and only then will they be completely useless, and not worthy of being chased.  That is until September of course.  The life of a Elk...   and we wonder why they split as soon they catch wind or a glimpse of us, unlike a deer thats sometimes a lil more curious. 

[furbearer365]

Why cant the fish and game lengthen general seasons and get rid of all the "extra" seasons.  I think bow should Sept 1 - Sept 30, muzzle loader from Oct1 - Oct 31 and Rifle form November 1 - November 30 and call it a year.  I think the success rates would go up like they want, but the elk would all in all be much healthier due to less pressure throughout the year.

[danderson]

Sounds  like this was blown out of porportion, gut piles dont last more than 1 day, and most hunters wouldnt leave a gut pile in the middle of a road.

[furbearer365]

It is not being blown out of proportion.  If you read the article the gut piles were not the problem.  It was mentioned but the controversy was the idea of having elk tags in January. 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Why cant the fish and game lengthen general seasons and get rid of all the "extra" seasons.  I think bow should Sept 1 - Sept 30, muzzle loader from Oct1 - Oct 31 and Rifle form November 1 - November 30 and call it a year.  I think the success rates would go up like they want, but the elk would all in all be much healthier due to less pressure throughout the year.

Unfortunately, success rates are not what they want to go up, revenue is their only concern.
More money in special permits and Cow tags than in general season (unless it is in towns that have hunters visiting)
They are only managing their $$$, not their sense... 

[DeerThug]

Sounds like you boys need  some wolves over there to take care of the problem.  They will eat the elk before  you kill them and clean up after you get what is left over from their feast.....

[Arteman]

Sounds like you boys need  some wolves over there to take care of the problem.  They will eat the elk before  you kill them and clean up after you get what is left over from their feast.....

A pack of wolves I think wouldn't last very long over here, Way to much land access and way to many trigger happy (anti wolf) hunters. 

[furbearer365]

Unfortunately, success rates are not what they want to go up, revenue is their only concern.
More money in special permits and Cow tags than in general season (unless it is in towns that have hunters visiting)
They are only managing their $$$, not their sense... 
[/quote]

Exactly, i know what they truely want, i was just refering to what they say they want.  When you live smack dab in the middle of it all, you really see how ignorant some of their ideas really pan out to be.

Deerthug, you should listen to Arteman, we call them monster coyotes over here.  We just think you eastsiders have the largest coyotes ever.

[elksnout]

Why not leave the area as you found it? Or better than you found it? Same goes for guys relieving themselves on a landing or road and not even trying to bury it.

And personally, I feel those St Helens elk are hunted waaaaaay too hard. Legally from the first week of September to now. I just cannot see where that makes any sense. We all on here say how much we respect and love our elk. I dislike what the mangement plan is up there very much. 

[BOWHUNTER45]

Thats how I run ... I never litter or try leaving evidence I was ever there... now as far as the elk go I can say they have alot of elk in this unit !!! we seen herds in the yards which are causing the problems for land owners...I seen mass sign up every road I went up ....and this is why I chose to go on that hunt toward the end ...so I did not have to deal with other people and my plan worked out great ...We never seen one other hunter besides ourselves and that was sweet!!! The dept definately needs start managing elk , not money