Have to choose east or west (current system). Area of state you would hunt?

[jechicdr]

Would be interesting to see the distribution of hunters if tag was statewide or if you had to choose eastside or westside.

Also answer this poll.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=92363.msg1178797#msg1178797

[Turner89]

I like the west side. Lived here all my life, and love it here. I need green and mountains.

[bobcat]

I prefer hunting the eastside for elk but voted "coastal" because I won't hunt when spikes are the only legal animal.

[kenzmad]

I have always hunted "around" st helens.  there is alot of ground out there. too bad you can't camp on most of it

[Wazukie]

I would hunt were I always hunt. 

[jechicdr]

patterns are similar, need more voters to be more accurate

[DoubleJ]

I prefer hunting the eastside for elk but voted "coastal" because I won't hunt when spikes are the only legal animal.

[pianoman9701]

So. Cascades. Not as many wolves...yet.

[jechicdr]

Idea is that if entire state was open, then hunters may favor a different part of the state than they would hunt if they had to choose because they wanted a coveted eastside draw.  Still too early to see a pattern, but I suspect people are going to hunt what they are comfortable with, rather than switch areas so they can kill a bull.

[Maverick]

So youre saying if the whole was open to like any elk or any bull? I think.people would be crowding the colokum and the blues. Any where that had special draw for big bulls. Haha

[jechicdr]

Not saying any elk.  Still have to stay within rules of the region.  But if someone wants an eastside quality bull tag, they have to choose to hunt the eastside and have to hunt the general season on the eastside if they didn't get drawn.  But if entire state was open, how many people would apply for eastside bull but hunt westside because they could shoot a bull.  Mostly interested in seeing if more people hunt the westside and have less pressure on eastside elk (and as a result more elk for me).

[Maverick]

I vote to keep it split up! If they opened it state wide then ill never get drawn for a bull!

[jackmaster]

i picked westside cascades, not because it 3pt or better but because my house is in the puyallup unit and i have some if the biggest bulls in the state right in my backyard, i have never been an avid elk hunter if i stumble into one then sweet, but it aint like huntn a blacktail,

[teanawayslayer]

I vote to keep it split up! If they opened it state wide then ill never get drawn for a bull!

[jechicdr]

Guess that would be the next poll.  If you are typical westside hunter, would your first choice hunt be a westside or an eastside draw if the tags were statewide?