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Title: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Elkaholic daWg on July 13, 2022, 09:28:13 PM
https://nwsportsmanmag.com/wa-bha-asks-commission-to-abide-by-game-plan-on-spring-bear-hunt/?fbclid=IwAR0mbQ6gvNEIgw1tx7nZL5iYePXvqne4pw5cFt26J5Mw_v56LXWBLVRxGxo
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Ghost Hunter on July 15, 2022, 09:24:05 AM
Watching the meeting now.  Not looking good moving forward.  I anticipate a 5-4 vote, maybe 6-3.

5-4 it is.  New policy before any spring season.   :bash:
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: dmoua on July 15, 2022, 10:06:56 AM
Watching the meeting now.  Not looking good moving forward.  I anticipate a 5-4 vote, maybe 6-3.

5-4 it is.  New policy before any spring season.   :bash:

Shocker there. Kill 2 every fall.
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Platensek-po on July 15, 2022, 10:15:52 AM
Watching the meeting now.  Not looking good moving forward.  I anticipate a 5-4 vote, maybe 6-3.

5-4 it is.  New policy before any spring season.   :bash:

I am shocked!!!! :yike:
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Ghost Hunter on July 15, 2022, 10:25:20 AM
Cougar quota in the Blues coming up next.  Don't hold your breath.   :rolleyes:
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Stein on July 15, 2022, 10:27:33 AM
Just wait until they start asking a bunch of questions on general seasons.
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Ghost Hunter on July 15, 2022, 11:02:59 AM
5 - 4 to increase cougar limit to 2 per hunter in the Blues.   :tup:
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: bullfever on July 15, 2022, 12:01:38 PM
5 - 4 to increase cougar limit to 2 per hunter in the Blues.   :tup:

Was Lehmkuhl the swing vote?
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Ghost Hunter on July 15, 2022, 12:22:20 PM
5 - 4 to increase cougar limit to 2 per hunter in the Blues.   :tup:

Was Lehmkuhl the swing vote?

Yes.
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: pianoman9701 on July 15, 2022, 12:32:59 PM
5 - 4 to increase cougar limit to 2 per hunter in the Blues.   :tup:

...without increasing the quota, correct?  :bash:
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Bob33 on July 15, 2022, 12:44:24 PM
5 - 4 to increase cougar limit to 2 per hunter in the Blues.   :tup:

...without increasing the quota, correct?  :bash:
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,271083.msg3679435.html#msg3679435

"This increase of two tags per hunter is nothing but a con game, and we see right through it. You could give us a hundred tags per hunter, but until you increase the harvest quotas percentages per PMU, you haven’t given us a thing."
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: buckfvr on July 15, 2022, 12:51:14 PM
I think time is better spent talking to people about voting against inslee, murray, cantwell, and all other high ranking dems in this state.  That alone will go farther than anything else we are doing.  How can you "contact your representative" about firearm issues when they are preordained to vote party line?

How can you expect inslee appointees to represent hunters when his constituency is largely  anti hunting ?  New leadership for this state is the ONLY way to see change.   :twocents:
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: pianoman9701 on July 15, 2022, 01:04:55 PM
5 - 4 to increase cougar limit to 2 per hunter in the Blues.   :tup:

...without increasing the quota, correct?  :bash:
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,271083.msg3679435.html#msg3679435

"This increase of two tags per hunter is nothing but a con game, and we see right through it. You could give us a hundred tags per hunter, but until you increase the harvest quotas percentages per PMU, you haven’t given us a thing."

I'm familiar with that, Bob. I was wondering if anything had changed in this meeting.  :dunno:
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Ghost Hunter on July 15, 2022, 01:13:42 PM
Baker was surprised by the swing vote.  They spent as much time worrying that bone as the spring bear.  Sad state of affairs for WA hunters.
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on July 15, 2022, 02:07:46 PM
SSS
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Stein on July 15, 2022, 02:14:03 PM
I think time is better spent talking to people about voting against inslee, murray, cantwell, and all other high ranking dems in this state.  That alone will go farther than anything else we are doing.  How can you "contact your representative" about firearm issues when they are preordained to vote party line?

How can you expect inslee appointees to represent hunters when his constituency is largely  anti hunting ?  New leadership for this state is the ONLY way to see change.   :twocents:

 :yeah:

Commission is ignoring the department, so changing the department is pointless.
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Special T on July 15, 2022, 06:08:32 PM
5 - 4 to increase cougar limit to 2 per hunter in the Blues.   :tup:

...without increasing the quota, correct?  :bash:

Correct
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Special T on July 15, 2022, 06:23:25 PM
I think time is better spent talking to people about voting against inslee, murray, cantwell, and all other high ranking dems in this state.  That alone will go farther than anything else we are doing.  How can you "contact your representative" about firearm issues when they are preordained to vote party line?

How can you expect inslee appointees to represent hunters when his constituency is largely  anti hunting ?  New leadership for this state is the ONLY way to see change.   :twocents:

Inslee isnt up for a vote for another 2.5 years, and when he is up we should all fight him tooth and nail. Murry and Cantwell are Federal and not important to the issue at hand. Fact is we need to flip the STATE house and senate. The senate is particularly important because they control the Commissioners and they can be kicked off if not confirmed. Im not sure but I think republicans need 4 or 5 seats to take control and then they can take control of the senate Natural resources committee and wrestle control away from Kevin Van DeWege HSUS state senator of the year several times running. This election we need to focus local and make sure the State senators in our district, or next to ours get an email. I know one up in Whatcom county is Simon Sefzik. He needs you suport in the primary Aug 2nd and in november
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: buckfvr on July 15, 2022, 08:56:08 PM
I only mentioned murray and cantwell as they are our for sure anti gun votes every time all the time.  They need out also.
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Special T on July 15, 2022, 09:31:01 PM
I only mentioned murray and cantwell as they are our for sure anti gun votes every time all the time.  They need out also.

Not a disagreement in thought, just in how to move action forward.
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on July 16, 2022, 08:12:16 AM
5 - 4 to increase cougar limit to 2 per hunter in the Blues.   :tup:

...without increasing the quota, correct?  :bash:
Exactly.   It's an ok rule change, but absolutely meaningless to address the issue
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: Ghost Hunter on July 16, 2022, 08:15:08 AM
5 - 4 to increase cougar limit to 2 per hunter in the Blues.   :tup:

...without increasing the quota, correct?  :bash:
Exactly.   It's an ok rule change, but absolutely meaningless to address the issue

Just curious.  Has the quota always been met in the past?
Title: Re: WA BHA Asks Commission To Abide By Game Plan On Spring Bear Hunt
Post by: hunter399 on July 16, 2022, 12:01:22 PM
I'm over it for this year.
Inslee
Commission
All of them can have it.
I'm going hunting ,instead of worrying about the future of hunting.
Going back to the old me.
Buy my licence
Read the regs
Going hunting
Waste of time ,if you ask me .
They have already made up there minds on spring bear and such.
Thanks a lot for all that voted that garbage into office.
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