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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: Tracker0721 on April 15, 2020, 08:33:30 PM

Title: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: Tracker0721 on April 15, 2020, 08:33:30 PM: Ran into a guy today excited to be going turkey hunting. He bought his license before the closures, follows the laws but is really off grid and only comes into town every other week or once a month to grab groceries or gas. He had no idea seasons been closed! So how are those without internet being informed seasons closed? There’s a lot of hill people up here and I haven’t seen signs or anything posted anywhere. I haven’t even gotten an email or seen them post to their Facebook that turkey is closed. They only sent out spring bear and youth turkey was closed. But ya check on their website and it says it’s closed to may 4th.
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: Timberstalker on April 15, 2020, 09:35:50 PM: In certain cases, a ticket may be the notification.
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: jackelope on April 15, 2020, 10:39:20 PM: They have emergency fishing closures over here all the time and people are expected to know. I believe it is the person’s responsibility to verify open season. How to do that without the internet in a situation like this, I have no clue.
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Post by: bobcat on April 15, 2020, 11:08:03 PM: Would be pretty likely to have the ticket dropped, in my opinion.
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Post by: hunter399 on April 16, 2020, 05:45:45 AM: For Turkey I would think they fill there tag and done.
If they truly don't have internet there not gonna post it on the web.So who is really gonna know.
Not promoteing illegal activities
Just really no way of knowing your not legal.
When you buy a tag+paper regs.
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: Onewhohikes on April 16, 2020, 05:46:41 AM: US
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: hunter399 on April 16, 2020, 05:51:23 AM: Quote from: Onewhohikes on April 16, 2020, 05:46:41 AM
US
Well you better get up to Republic and post flyers all over town then go door to door way up in the back woods with this virus going on and see what happens. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: Tracker0721 on April 16, 2020, 06:09:22 AM: Yeah. I remember the same thing happening when it went from any whitetail to buck only for archery. Heard of a lot of guys shooting does. Same guy got mad when he heard I was bear hunting last August because his regs didn’t show we changed it.
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: hunter399 on April 16, 2020, 06:20:12 AM: Quote from: Tracker0721 on April 16, 2020, 06:09:22 AM
Yeah. I remember the same thing happening when it went from any whitetail to buck only for archery. Heard of a lot of guys shooting does. Same guy got mad when he heard I was bear hunting last August because his regs didn’t show we changed it.
Alot of rural folks don't keep up with regulation changes.The old paper back regulation is the hunting bible.
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: bearpaw on April 19, 2020, 10:52:58 AM: I'm hearing of a fair amount of shooting going on in the county which a great deal is probably target practice, but there quite a few random shots here and there too. I've heard of one person who actually saw someone shoot a turkey recently, but nobody has any idea who the shooter was? Have to wonder if they didn't know season was closed or if they decided to hunt anyway?
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Post by: Bob33 on April 19, 2020, 11:00:46 AM: Newspaper?
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Post by: KFhunter on April 19, 2020, 11:01:10 AM: Quote from: bearpaw on April 19, 2020, 10:52:58 AM
I'm hearing of a fair amount of shooting going on in the county which a great deal is probably target practice, but there quite a few random shots here and there too. I've heard of one person who actually saw someone shoot a turkey recently, but nobody has any idea who the shooter was? Have to wonder if they didn't know season was closed or if they decided to hunt anyway?

If its going on all day long sporadically it's probably target practice, someone poaching a turkey is going to shoot once then get their bird and get outta there
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: bearpaw on April 19, 2020, 11:07:58 AM: Quote from: KFhunter on April 19, 2020, 11:01:10 AM
Quote from: bearpaw on April 19, 2020, 10:52:58 AM
I'm hearing of a fair amount of shooting going on in the county which a great deal is probably target practice, but there quite a few random shots here and there too. I've heard of one person who actually saw someone shoot a turkey recently, but nobody has any idea who the shooter was? Have to wonder if they didn't know season was closed or if they decided to hunt anyway?

If its going on all day long sporadically it's probably target practice, someone poaching a turkey is going to shoot once then get their bird and get outta there

:yeah: That's exactly what I figure too, so I'm pretty suspicious of the the single shots through the day.
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Post by: Sandberm on April 19, 2020, 11:12:52 AM: What ever happened to the poster named Campmeat? He was always a ray of sunshine on matters such as the virus :chuckle:

What about that Plateau guy? Native isnt he? Havnt heard from him in a while. It'll probably come out that sweat lodges kill the virus.

The Russians are finding out that Vodka doesnt work.
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: Stein on April 19, 2020, 11:18:14 AM: It's the sportsman's responsibility to know the regulations. In this state, it's common for the printed regulations to be out of date, either because of errors, additions or emergency regulations. It's not easy for us, but it is the way it is.

I get that some people aren't connected, but you have to be pretty aggressively not listening to anything to not know we are in a pandemic and a bunch of stuff is closed. Internet, television, radio, newspaper, people talking around town, guy at the sporting goods store where you buy your license and ammo. Pretty much anywhere you look you see mention of hunting and fishing closed.

If nothing else, you would notice nobody out turkey hunting. I found out about a fishing closure that way once, didn't check and drove to the Everett ramp and had it all to myself - that was a pretty good clue.
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: Sandberm on April 19, 2020, 12:07:27 PM: Teal lk in potholes used to b yearround till it wasnt. Lucky dad and i didnt get a ticket.

Years earlier we were down the very bumpy rd fishing canal lk. Guy drives in, yells at us, " you know they killed this lk out last fall dontcha?" NO! We did not.
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: PA BEN on April 19, 2020, 02:47:58 PM: Quote from: bearpaw on April 19, 2020, 10:52:58 AM
I'm hearing of a fair amount of shooting going on in the county which a great deal is probably target practice, but there quite a few random shots here and there too. I've heard of one person who actually saw someone shoot a turkey recently, but nobody has any idea who the shooter was? Have to wonder if they didn't know season was closed or if they decided to hunt anyway?
I've been working up some handloads for 2 new rifles and shooting almost every day do to being stuck at home. :tup:
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: PA BEN on April 19, 2020, 02:50:41 PM: https://wdfw.wa.gov/news/fishing-shellfish-harvesting-and-some-hunting-postponed
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: jackelope on April 19, 2020, 03:11:07 PM: Quote from: Sandberm on April 19, 2020, 11:12:52 AM
What ever happened to the poster named Campmeat? He was always a ray of sunshine on matters such as the virus :chuckle:

What about that Plateau guy? Native isnt he? Havnt heard from him in a while. It'll probably come out that sweat lodges kill the virus.

The Russians are finding out that Vodka doesnt work.

I’ve been trying different beers. So far it’s working.
Title: Re: Without internet how do they get word out?
Post by: KFhunter on April 19, 2020, 03:16:48 PM: Camp moved to AZ and hasn't been on as much, living it large down there