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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Chet43 on November 29, 2015, 09:56:22 PM

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Title: RESEARCHING SPRING BEAR HUNTS
Post by: Chet43 on November 29, 2015, 09:56:22 PM

Does the game department archive on their web site the past years reports of number of permit holders that actually hunted; average days per hunter and harvest records for each area?

I would be interested in knowing what some of the areas did over the last several years but a very quick look at the web site I did not see anything that resembled archived records.

I would also be interested in doing this for other animals too.

Title: Re: RESEARCHING SPRING BEAR HUNTS
Post by: JimmyHoffa on November 29, 2015, 10:00:45 PM

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/2014/reports/bear_hunt_name.php (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/2014/reports/bear_hunt_name.php)
This might help, don't know if this is what you looked at already.

Title: Re: RESEARCHING SPRING BEAR HUNTS
Post by: KFhunter on November 29, 2015, 10:03:25 PM

 :yeah:

Jimmy beat me too it

Title: Re: RESEARCHING SPRING BEAR HUNTS
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on November 29, 2015, 10:05:04 PM

Try here:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/

Title: Re: RESEARCHING SPRING BEAR HUNTS
Post by: bobcat on November 29, 2015, 10:14:47 PM

The harvest reports are all there for previous years, but I don't think they're very reliable, especially for spring bear permits. Not sure why, maybe just due to the low number of permits, but the data seems very inconsistent from year to year.

Title: Re: RESEARCHING SPRING BEAR HUNTS
Post by: Chet43 on November 30, 2015, 12:26:08 PM

Thanks everyone for the help.

Title: Re: RESEARCHING SPRING BEAR HUNTS
Post by: Big6bull on December 01, 2015, 08:57:42 AM

Seems like almost half don't do their report and or don't hunt .

Title: Re: RESEARCHING SPRING BEAR HUNTS
Post by: bobcat on December 01, 2015, 09:08:20 AM

It's more than half that don't do the report. It's a large majority. They apparently need to enforce that requirement better. Should be if you don't do your report you can't buy another hunting license until you do.

Title: Re: RESEARCHING SPRING BEAR HUNTS
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on December 02, 2015, 11:20:19 AM

Quote from: bobcat on December 01, 2015, 09:08:20 AM

It's more than half that don't do the report. It's a large majority. They apparently need to enforce that requirement better. Should be if you don't do your report you can't buy another hunting license until you do.

I thought that was the deal  :dunno:
In addition to a $10 fee...
But then I file mine as soon as season is over..