Post by: Adam Williamsen on May 18, 2016, 02:45:00 PM
Post by: JJB11B on May 18, 2016, 02:49:53 PM
Post by: AZcoueshunter78 on May 18, 2016, 05:38:30 PM
Post by: NW-GSP on May 18, 2016, 06:12:44 PM
You know he's irritated! He's been on this site for 2 years and that was his 9th Post! I agree with you man. All the people that are traveling to the east side to hunt due to this are making it more and more crowded here as well (I can't blame them though) Its getting very difficult to find a decent place to hunt over here, especially during Muzzy season. I'm not hunting Big Game in Washington this year.....
Neither am I. I will save my money this year and hunt out of state next year.
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on May 18, 2016, 07:55:00 PM
Post by: johnsc6 on May 19, 2016, 12:11:12 PM
just payed $350 to hunt in my home town what a ripoff. i hope fish and wildlife go broke after they price everybody out of the woods. they give the timber companies tax breaks so they can raise our taxes to pay the game wardens wages. ill go out of state next year to hunt properly managed wildlife. :yike:
I hear ya, it does make the $1000+ for out of state stuff a little easier to swallow.....
Post by: REHJWA on May 19, 2016, 12:19:36 PM
Post by: johnsc6 on May 19, 2016, 12:23:58 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on May 19, 2016, 12:26:41 PM
just payed $350 to hunt in my home town what a ripoff. i hope fish and wildlife go broke after they price everybody out of the woods. they give the timber companies tax breaks so they can raise our taxes to pay the game wardens wages. ill go out of state next year to hunt properly managed wildlife. :yike:
Care to share the items on which you spent $350? Because if all you want to do is hunt close to home, I can't see how it cost that much (unless you are including access to timber land in your total)
Assuming that $350 includes elk, deer and bear tags, prepare to spend about $1,000 for similar privileges in Idaho next year :hello:
Post by: jhawk13 on May 19, 2016, 01:24:07 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on May 19, 2016, 01:41:11 PM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,195561.0.html
Post by: Thefisherman83 on May 19, 2016, 01:50:12 PM
Post by: b0bbyg on May 19, 2016, 01:53:34 PM
just payed $350 to hunt in my home town what a ripoff. i hope fish and wildlife go broke after they price everybody out of the woods. they give the timber companies tax breaks so they can raise our taxes to pay the game wardens wages. ill go out of state next year to hunt properly managed wildlife. :yike:
Care to share the items on which you spent $350? Because if all you want to do is hunt close to home, I can't see how it cost that much (unless you are including access to timber land in your total)
Assuming that $350 includes elk, deer and bear tags, prepare to spend about $1,000 for similar privileges in Idaho next year :hello:
I was kind of wondering the same thing. I was in the same $ range but that included a discover pass, several special hunt applications and a Multi-season deer tag which is optional.
Post by: QUINNB on May 19, 2016, 02:53:36 PM
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on May 19, 2016, 05:13:24 PM
Post by: Adam Williamsen on May 20, 2016, 02:26:04 PM
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Post by: Stein on May 20, 2016, 02:40:35 PM
Post by: Adam Williamsen on May 20, 2016, 02:52:49 PM
Post by: KDB on May 20, 2016, 03:29:50 PM
Post by: snake on May 21, 2016, 01:26:40 PM
Post by: Hot Lunch on May 21, 2016, 03:06:03 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on May 21, 2016, 05:03:15 PM
For me, it's not just the money spent here but the small things other states do that make me more wiling to shell out my hard earned money. Something as small as a phone call from Montana every spring asking how my hunt went, how we did and a friendly invitation to come back again means a lot. Shows me they appreciate hunters and their money. Sad that my home state just doesn't feel like they give a darn. It just feels more like a "thanks for your cash" approach.
Post by: snake on May 21, 2016, 10:54:21 PM
Post by: abe henderson on June 06, 2016, 11:00:48 PM
Seriously though, yeah prices go up, policies change, but I'm bringing up two boys who are both hunting now with three more young ones on their heels and we are having a ball out there! There is a lot to complain about in this world but isn't it nice to grab an otc deer or elk tag, climb up on a high ridge (on land owned by you and I) and watch the sun come up? I don't know about you but that makes me feel like I'm really living 👍🏼 :twocents:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 07, 2016, 05:39:22 AM
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on June 07, 2016, 07:25:48 AM
Post by: Moose Master on June 08, 2016, 06:32:51 AM
Post by: nickrj11 on June 08, 2016, 07:50:45 AM
It is what you make it. A guy could buy his big game combo for under $100 and hunt all year. The special permits aren't a requirement to hunt, nor are the access permits. They are luxuries and should be treated as such. Its not like the new license season sneaks up on you, you have a whole year to save up for it. Ill be into it for around $650 after the access permit and, to me, that's a bargain for a years worth of entertainment!
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on June 08, 2016, 08:01:49 AM
It is what you make it. A guy could buy his big game combo for under $100 and hunt all year. The special permits aren't a requirement to hunt, nor are the access permits. They are luxuries and should be treated as such. Its not like the new license season sneaks up on you, you have a whole year to save up for it. Ill be into it for around $650 after the access permit and, to me, that's a bargain for a years worth of entertainment!
What about the generations of wholesome family tradition and values that having that land public provided to these rural communities... The pass I buy sells 800 in less than 90 seconds. Even if my family wanted to buy it (they refuse cause they paid the taxes for those roads and agreed to do so for access to the tree farms) they couldn't. You guys act like they have a choice. Most all timber companies have gone to permit only. Very small chunks of state land to hunt that hold game. It was a greedy thing to do and will cost them and the wdfw in the end.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Post by: nickrj11 on June 08, 2016, 08:35:08 AM
It is what you make it. A guy could buy his big game combo for under $100 and hunt all year. The special permits aren't a requirement to hunt, nor are the access permits. They are luxuries and should be treated as such. Its not like the new license season sneaks up on you, you have a whole year to save up for it. Ill be into it for around $650 after the access permit and, to me, that's a bargain for a years worth of entertainment!
What about the generations of wholesome family tradition and values that having that land public provided to these rural communities... The pass I buy sells 800 in less than 90 seconds. Even if my family wanted to buy it (they refuse cause they paid the taxes for those roads and agreed to do so for access to the tree farms) they couldn't. You guys act like they have a choice. Most all timber companies have gone to permit only. Very small chunks of state land to hunt that hold game. It was a greedy thing to do and will cost them and the wdfw in the end.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
I completely understand this point. However, the only main complaint we ever seem to hear about is cost and the timber companies receiving tax breaks. And when you say they couldn't buy a permit even if they wanted to, do you mean they cant afford it or the permits sell out to quickly? I buy the same permit by the way.
Post by: shadowless_nite on June 08, 2016, 10:42:42 AM
It is what you make it. A guy could buy his big game combo for under $100 and hunt all year. The special permits aren't a requirement to hunt, nor are the access permits. They are luxuries and should be treated as such. Its not like the new license season sneaks up on you, you have a whole year to save up for it. Ill be into it for around $650 after the access permit and, to me, that's a bargain for a years worth of entertainment!
I agree, it maybe a hobby/sport. But it sure beats talking to a psych about your problems and paying for therapy sessions. I feel any sort of hobby/sport/interest etc, when given serious effort, takes some money. Even if I am unsuccessful harvesting I usually look book and think " were the experiences for me and my family really worth the cost?..." and in the end I can't think of any price I wouldn't pay to see my wife and kids with me enjoying what I enjoy. But don't get me wrong, it is expensive and I complain each year after buying tags and whatever else I need so I'm just as ready to jump ship and hunt somewhere else, every man has his limits right?
Post by: Alaska316 on June 08, 2016, 04:10:11 PM
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on June 10, 2016, 07:25:40 AM
We paid for the roads and maintenance of them with the agreement we get PUBLIC ACCESS. Not the tiny chunk of public they offer for walk in. Access to the tree farm the entire farm. They went back on their end of the agreement and it was all for money. Now the WDFW spend most of its enforcement power on checking permits at the gates of lots of privately owned tree farms around the state...... What a joke they make a couple million a year on permits and loose a lot more to china by cutting out the American workers and still need WDFW to regulate and supervise their gates. Huge waste of money so a few guys can kick back w their feet up. But hey support our heritage being taken away all you want.
It is what you make it. A guy could buy his big game combo for under $100 and hunt all year. The special permits aren't a requirement to hunt, nor are the access permits. They are luxuries and should be treated as such. Its not like the new license season sneaks up on you, you have a whole year to save up for it. Ill be into it for around $650 after the access permit and, to me, that's a bargain for a years worth of entertainment!
What about the generations of wholesome family tradition and values that having that land public provided to these rural communities... The pass I buy sells 800 in less than 90 seconds. Even if my family wanted to buy it (they refuse cause they paid the taxes for those roads and agreed to do so for access to the tree farms) they couldn't. You guys act like they have a choice. Most all timber companies have gone to permit only. Very small chunks of state land to hunt that hold game. It was a greedy thing to do and will cost them and the wdfw in the end.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
I completely understand this point. However, the only main complaint we ever seem to hear about is cost and the timber companies receiving tax breaks. And when you say they couldn't buy a permit even if they wanted to, do you mean they cant afford it or the permits sell out to quickly? I buy the same permit by the way.
Not talking about the current tax breaks they receive. Just the agreement they made w the tax payers when my grandparents agreed to pay for and maintain the road systems through the taxes with the agreement that the public could access the roads.
And yes they sell out too fast for my 80yo grandfather to figure out his computer. We hunt out of state anyways. that way his old bones can still kill bigger bucks than most in WA. He's not gonna break his 178" buck here in wa that's for sure. unless he draws his deer tag............