Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 02, 2012, 01:39:54 PM
WDFW WILDLIFE PROGRAM
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
wildthing@dfw.wa.gov
Hello hunters!
Hunting seasons will be here soon; in fact fall black bear hunting season begins in many parts of the state August 1. There are several related, timely items of interest that we’d like to bring to your attention.
For bear hunters, there have been some regulation changes, so be sure to read the 2012 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations pamphlet, page 62 – 63. Also, for hunters pursuing black bear in the Selkirk Mountains or the northern Cascades, it is critical for you to positively identify the bear, as endangered grizzly bears also inhabit these areas. We have posted on our web site some interactive training materials from BeBareAware.org to help you tell the difference between black and grizzly bears. Click here , then view the Interactive Bear Identification Program and take the Bear Identification Test.
Backcountry recreationists should also view the video Protect Yourself! Carry and use Bear Spray . Bear spray is proven to be an effective deterrent to aggressive bears, should you encounter one.
To increase the chances for your hunting season to be a successful one, we have created a document detailing some things that you can do now. Prepare for Hunting Seasons Now –is the first of a series of documents related to Hunting Prospects that will be released this summer. The focus of this piece is to encourage hunters to get active now in order to have a successful hunt this fall. Subject headings are: Study the regulations; Take a Hunter Education Course, Buy licenses, tags and stamps, Spend some time with maps, Do some scouting, Get to know landowners, Shape-up, Work with your dog, Get home on the (shooting) range, Get organized, and Start scheduling.
As you are out scouting or hunting, we’d like to know if you see what might be a gray wolf. We have created a Wolf Observation Form that includes the distinguishing characteristics between a wolf and a coyote. Wolves are repopulating Washington, and it is important that we know the extent of their movements. Your “eyes and ears” can provide us with valuable information as you take to the field this fall and winter.
We hope that your upcoming hunting season is a successful, fulfilling one.
Dave Ware
Game Division Manager
Wildlife Program
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
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It would be interesting to see how the trappers' time is allocated, i.e. what areas they are focusing on, how much time they spend in an area before moving on when they haven't successfully trapped a wolf, which sightings they prioritize, etc.....
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Post by: Kola16 on August 03, 2012, 10:31:03 PM
well last time i told the WDFW and forest service that i had an encountered wolves while hunting they told me that i was retarded and what i actually saw were actually coyotes :bash:
What did you say to them :dunno: Be specific because this is interesting to me :tup:
Post by: supagoose on August 03, 2012, 11:26:41 PM
well last time i told the WDFW and forest service that i had an encountered wolves while hunting they told me that i was retarded and what i actually saw were actually coyotes :bash:
What did you say to them :dunno: Be specific because this is interesting to me :tup:
its was acouple years back my cousin and i were hunting up by Metaline Falls. We both were rifle deer hunting. we both had hiked in about 3 miles on a closed road. as the sun came up we saw group of mullie does feeding out in the open so we sat and watched hoping there was a buck nearby. we werent in the area to long when a pack of wolve started howling right below the deer. we've heard coyotes before and these werent coyote right away we could tell they were wolves cuz they had some balls to them when they howled. it was like someone putting recording of a pack howeling on loud speakers. they werent more the 100yds below us but we couldnt see them because of the brush and slope of the mountain we tried to get into better positions to have a better look but we just couldnt see them. they howled for maybe 30min and from the howling we both think there had to be atleast 4 or 5. we continued hunting and we ran into a local and told him what happened and he told us the day before he had seen six run across the face of the mountain that we were on. when we got back to camp we ran into the forest service lady doing her rounds checking camp sites and told her what happen she laughed and said that washington doesnt have wolves and that they were only in idaho and wouldnt cross over. she told us that what we encountered were just coyotes. then she contiuned on discribe what a deer and an elk looked like to us so we would shoot the wrong animal. ive told WDFW about it but its the same thing nope those were coyotes.
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