Post by: wsmnut on November 20, 2014, 08:38:15 PM
Mule deer seasons will open this week for both bow hunters and those modern firearms hunters who still have unfilled permits for antlerless deer.
The late archery season in Game Management Units (GMUs) 209 (Wannacutt), 215 (Sinlahekin), 233 (Pogue), 243 (Manson), and 250 (Swakane) opens Friday (Nov. 21) and continues through Nov. 30.
The second half of the modern firearms special split season for antlerless mule deer also reopens Nov. 21 and continues through the end of the month in the three GMUs most affected by this summer’s Carlton Complex fire. Those units include Alta (242), Chiliwist (239) and Pearrygin (224).
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife biologist Scott Fitkin said the special antlerless season was adopted and 1,900 permits issued in an effort to encourage hunters to harvest more does and reduce the stress on local herds during the coming winter months.
Seth Thomson of Thompson’s Thomson’s Custom Meats in Twisp said the antlerless results as gauged by the number of carcasses brought into their facility was far below season expectations for the first half of the split season.
“Many hunters who had two tags and got a buck elected not to shoot a doe,” Chris Thomson said. He added that in a hard winter with reduced habitat to support local herds, “nature will take its course.”
1900 permits now? I thought it was 1,000. Bad reporting or what????
Wsmnut
Post by: huntnphool on November 20, 2014, 10:26:11 PM
Post by: mkcj on November 20, 2014, 10:36:49 PM
Post by: MtnMuley on November 21, 2014, 03:08:05 AM
Post by: coachcw on November 21, 2014, 06:02:18 AM
Post by: Elkpiss on November 21, 2014, 08:58:40 AM
What a lot of people fail to realize is how the seasons are set and the numbers of tags issued in Okanogan County are basically determined by this useless puke. One change and we wouldn't be in these :bash: threads over the same issues. Allow this to continue and expect more :bash:
WTF are you doing up at 3am..? :dunno: :pee: :dunno:
Post by: boneaddict on November 21, 2014, 09:07:17 AM
Hats off to those that did not "take advantage" of this mismanagement. THANK YOU
Post by: huntnphool on November 21, 2014, 08:40:29 PM
Its clueless management. What are the numbers killed by the fire? What are the numbers remaining? Where are all these excess animals?+1 on the mis"management"
Hats off to those that did not "take advantage" of this mismanagement. THANK YOU
Dont know what the fire numbers are, clearly Fitkin doesn't either, but at the last meeting they threw out a total herd number of around 35k I believe is what they said.
Post by: bigmacc on November 21, 2014, 09:23:26 PM
Its clueless management. What are the numbers killed by the fire? What are the numbers remaining? Where are all these excess animals?+1 on the mis"management"
Hats off to those that did not "take advantage" of this mismanagement. THANK YOU
Dont know what the fire numbers are, clearly Fitkin doesn't either, but at the last meeting they threw out a total herd number of around 35k I believe is what they said.
Clearly Fitkin does not know, because if that herd number of 35k that hes throwing out there were true that would mean there are as many deer now as there were in the glory days of the Methow, myself and a few others here know that is total b.s..... :twocents:
Post by: bigmacc on November 21, 2014, 09:29:56 PM
Its clueless management. What are the numbers killed by the fire? What are the numbers remaining? Where are all these excess animals?
Hats off to those that did not "take advantage" of this mismanagement. THANK YOU
I also will tip my hat to those who did not partake....thank you :tup:
Post by: Ridgerunner50 on November 21, 2014, 09:30:41 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 21, 2014, 09:32:55 PM
Maybe the snow that is falling now will lessen the impact of Fitkins doe massacre!
How much snow do you have?
Post by: Ridgerunner50 on November 22, 2014, 04:52:51 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 22, 2014, 08:31:31 PM
Post by: 7mmfan on November 22, 2014, 10:34:39 PM
Post by: huntnphool on November 23, 2014, 09:56:47 AM
I think I'll be heading over on Friday morning to find myself a whitetail doe and see if I can help the mule deer a little bit. I have an angle on a few :)
:tup: Good eats.
Post by: Birdguy on November 23, 2014, 03:18:29 PM
Suppose Fitkin will use these "hunter success" numbers to report that with all the animals taken by hunters this year is just another testiment to non effect of wolves to our herds in the area :dunno: ?
Post by: Team Baze on November 24, 2014, 06:19:30 PM
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Post by: YellowDog on November 24, 2014, 07:33:41 PM
Took my son this weekend to unit 242 we saw a lot of deer and in the end he told me he couldn't shot a Doe. He is only 11 and I didn't want to push him and make him do something he didn't want to and then ruin him on hunting. He will know when it's time so there are two less doe tags that won't be filled. We did make good memories and found new areas .
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I think you made a wise.decision not to pressure your soninto taking a doe if he didn't want to... Not all parents are as wise. :tup:
Post by: boneaddict on November 24, 2014, 08:26:09 PM
Took my son this weekend to unit 242 we saw a lot of deer and in the end he told me he couldn't shot a Doe. He is only 11 and I didn't want to push him and make him do something he didn't want to and then ruin him on hunting. He will know when it's time so there are two less doe tags that won't be filled. We did make good memories and found new areas .:tup: Not just because you didn't harvest a doe, but because I think you made a great decision with your son. Good for him as well. Impressive.
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