Post by: Gamblin Guy on April 10, 2015, 04:31:57 PM
I was very skeptical that the change would be made, my hat is off to you all.
:hello: :tup:
Post by: popeshawnpaul on April 11, 2015, 06:14:17 AM
Thanks to Ren Sarnes. He was with me at every meeting and we equally fought this through this package. I'm proud at how WSAA & WSB have been able to work together for this package. That cooperation greatly helped all bowhunters, whether they know it or not.
Right now, we will need members to start looking at other issues to fight for. In the interim, I'm concerned about the increased muzzy opportunity and how it will affect resource allocation.
Post by: huntnphool on April 12, 2015, 11:03:49 AM
I'm more frustrated that I couldn't get Alta or another unit for late mule open to increase opportunity and decrease pressure on swakane. Next package!
Adding Alta would make the most sense, remove pressure from Swakane and Pogue late hunts.
Post by: 4fletch on April 14, 2015, 08:43:06 PM
Post by: Eli346 on April 15, 2015, 04:43:03 AM
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 15, 2015, 05:42:34 PM
Post by: Todd_ID on April 16, 2015, 08:34:16 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 16, 2015, 08:49:52 PM
I'm more frustrated that I couldn't get Alta or another unit for late mule open to increase opportunity and decrease pressure on swakane. Next package!
Adding Alta would make the most sense, remove pressure from Swakane and Pogue late hunts.
Time to reduce the permits and pressure on the Alta unit herd and let it try to come back to even a shadow of what it used to be.
Post by: wsmnut on April 16, 2015, 09:20:29 PM
I'm more frustrated that I couldn't get Alta or another unit for late mule open to increase opportunity and decrease pressure on swakane. Next package!
Adding Alta would make the most sense, remove pressure from Swakane and Pogue late hunts.
Time to reduce the permits and pressure on the Alta unit herd and let it try to come back to even a shadow of what it used to be.
I agree with Skyvalhunter. Adding pressure to Alta would be a huge mistake. That unit needs a lot of time to even remotely begin to recover. I hope to live long enough to see it get back to half of what it should be.
Wsmnut
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 17, 2015, 07:40:32 AM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on April 17, 2015, 07:40:59 AM
I'm more frustrated that I couldn't get Alta or another unit for late mule open to increase opportunity and decrease pressure on swakane. Next package!
Adding Alta would make the most sense, remove pressure from Swakane and Pogue late hunts.
Time to reduce the permits and pressure on the Alta unit herd and let it try to come back to even a shadow of what it used to be.
I agree with Skyvalhunter. Adding pressure to Alta would be a huge mistake. That unit needs a lot of time to even remotely begin to recover. I hope to live long enough to see it get back to half of what it should be.
Wsmnut
You can simply take some pressure off by adjusting other weapon type pressure. Bowhunters kill very little even in a late general season.
Post by: UBA on April 17, 2015, 09:29:56 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 17, 2015, 09:39:15 AM
Post by: boneaddict on April 17, 2015, 09:49:03 AM
The alta is vey sick. Predator permits should be the only permits issued for that unit for the next three years. Yes I can find and kill a big deer there, but it's in pitiful condition at the moment.
And I was around when that was a late archery hunt. Those were certainly the days.
Post by: huntnphool on April 17, 2015, 11:37:03 AM
I'm more frustrated that I couldn't get Alta or another unit for late mule open to increase opportunity and decrease pressure on swakane. Next package!
Adding Alta would make the most sense, remove pressure from Swakane and Pogue late hunts.
Time to reduce the permits and pressure on the Alta unit herd and let it try to come back to even a shadow of what it used to be.
Let's start by issuing 1900 doe permits in knee jerk prediction of a "possible" devastating winter huh?
How about the increase in quality buck permits over the last two seasons throughout the Methow?
Yeah, a late archery season is what's really going to destroy Alta right? :chuckle:
Post by: Rainier10 on April 17, 2015, 11:50:50 AM
Thanks again for all the effort.
Post by: popeshawnpaul on April 18, 2015, 05:39:05 PM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on April 18, 2015, 05:47:16 PM
There are as much or more modern rifle hunters most years than late archery Swakane hunters. Modern rifle usually kills as much or more than late archers. Modern hunters hunt early and kill all the "resident" local bucks suppressing that population. Lifted restrictions in other units will hopefully lessen crowding. I think archers aren't used to crowding and modern hunters are, thus, the large bitching from archery hunters with respect to crowding.
Reality is, archers don't kill that many bucks in Swakane.
Post by: bearpaw on April 18, 2015, 06:16:04 PM
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Post by: 400out on April 18, 2015, 07:01:07 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 19, 2015, 07:47:58 PM
I'm no stick flicker but good job! :tup:I think all hunters should be happy overall with the new regs. There will always be things to complain about but I think for the most part opportunity and options for hunting methods improved across the board.