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Community => Advocacy, Agencies, Access => Topic started by: Russ McDonald on October 23, 2013, 08:53:56 AM

Title: Points System.
Post by: Russ McDonald on October 23, 2013, 08:53:56 AM: I know this is a touchy subject with some here but am looking for if anybody heard of something like this. A co worker asked me if I have heard about WDFW taking away points because you have to many. The co worker has a hunter in his camp that said that they took away points because he had to many for branched antler permit. I am sure that is called quality now. He had 16 and they put him back to 13. :yike: Anyone heard of this. :dunno: I haven't.
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: jackelope on October 23, 2013, 08:59:27 AM: No.

I have several friends and folks I know with max points and they keep building year after year. My guess is someone made a mistake counting their points.

Quote from: Naches Sportsman on October 23, 2013, 08:58:11 AM
Yeah. There is a points cap now.

What is your source of this info?
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: Elkaholic daWg on October 23, 2013, 09:07:51 AM: Or they put in a group App with lower point applicants and saw the average thinking their own individual point total had changed.
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: Russ McDonald on October 23, 2013, 09:13:55 AM: Quote from: Elkaholic daWg on October 23, 2013, 09:07:51 AM
Or they put in a group App with lower point applicants and saw the average thinking their own individual point total had changed.
yes that could be it.
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: Russ McDonald on October 23, 2013, 09:14:43 AM: Quote from: jackelope on October 23, 2013, 08:59:27 AM
No.

I have several friends and folks I know with max points and they keep building year after year. My guess is someone made a mistake counting their points.

Quote from: Naches Sportsman on October 23, 2013, 08:58:11 AM
Yeah. There is a points cap now.

What is your source of this info?
Don't see that on anything on WDFW website about a points cap.
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: jackelope on October 23, 2013, 09:22:26 AM: Quote from: russ_mcdonald on October 23, 2013, 09:14:43 AM
Quote from: jackelope on October 23, 2013, 08:59:27 AM
No.

I have several friends and folks I know with max points and they keep building year after year. My guess is someone made a mistake counting their points.

Quote from: Naches Sportsman on October 23, 2013, 08:58:11 AM
Yeah. There is a points cap now.

What is your source of this info?
Don't see that on anything on WDFW website about a points cap.

There is no points cap.
Look at folks with poacher points sitting on 20-30 points.... I think Polarbear is one of them if I recall.
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: rtspring on October 23, 2013, 09:26:23 AM: There is no cap.
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: Bob33 on October 23, 2013, 09:53:03 AM: http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/results/points/2012.php (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/results/points/2012.php)

Some individuals had 37 points. There is no cap. Never has been.
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: boneaddict on October 23, 2013, 09:55:39 AM: :yeah: No Cap. Cow tags are still out of wack because of the way they handed them out when they split categories.

Point system sucks, but once started, you are in it until you rot.
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: D-Rock425 on October 23, 2013, 10:00:49 AM: Quote from: Elkaholic daWg on October 23, 2013, 09:07:51 AM
Or they put in a group App with lower point applicants and saw the average thinking their own individual point total had changed.
. My first guess
Title: Re: Points System.
Post by: jackelope on October 23, 2013, 10:10:57 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on October 23, 2013, 09:55:39 AM
:yeah: No Cap. Cow tags are still out of wack because of the way they handed them out when they split categories.

Point system sucks, but once started, you are in it until you rot.

Right. The guys that had 10-12 points have that many points in all categories, which skews the system.