Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 21, 2022, 06:24:07 AM
https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-06/WA%202022%20Wildlife%20Management%20Report%202022%2003%2016.pdf
Post by: HUNTIN4SIX on July 21, 2022, 06:49:40 AM
Post by: Sandberm on July 21, 2022, 07:56:05 AM
"...PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR RECREATION
Two thirds of Washington residents (66%) are satisfied with the variety of options to enjoy fish
and wildlife resources throughout the state; 37% are very satisfied. This compares to only 9%
who are dissatisfied.
A majority of residents participated in hiking (65% did so) and wildlife viewing (56%) in
Washington in the past 2 years, and 4% of residents hunted in Washington in the past 12
months...."
and
"...ATTITUDES TOWARD HUNTING
Three fourths of residents (75%) approve of legal, regulated hunting in general; 44% strongly
approve. In contrast, 10% disapprove..."
Post by: JakeLand on July 21, 2022, 08:10:47 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 21, 2022, 09:24:57 AM
Post by: Special T on July 21, 2022, 09:29:28 AM
I wasn't aware of this survey until I looked at the WDFW home page. 10% of the population disapproves of hunting. A majority of those must be on the WDFW commission!!Probably THE MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENT in this study...
ATTITUDES TOWARD HUNTING
Three fourths of residents (75%) approve of legal, regulated hunting in general; 44% strongly
approve. In contrast, 10% disapprove.
Post by: hunter399 on July 21, 2022, 10:08:12 AM
I believe it that 10% disapprove .I wasn't aware of this survey until I looked at the WDFW home page. 10% of the population disapproves of hunting. A majority of those must be on the WDFW commission!!Probably THE MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENT in this study...
ATTITUDES TOWARD HUNTING
Three fourths of residents (75%) approve of legal, regulated hunting in general; 44% strongly
approve. In contrast, 10% disapprove.
Did any you guys read the spring bear comments,OMG.
Post by: buckfvr on July 21, 2022, 10:09:42 AM
Post by: Special T on July 21, 2022, 10:29:54 AM
Post by: Jake Dogfish on July 21, 2022, 11:20:52 AM
Who got these surveys ?Good question. I usually do all the surveys and didn’t see this one.
Post by: HillHound on July 21, 2022, 11:50:39 AM
Post by: buckfvr on July 21, 2022, 12:33:09 PM
Post by: Special T on July 21, 2022, 12:59:19 PM
That’s because it was sent to the people they planned on it going to. How else are you going to control the results. Our commission has the whole WDFW so screwed with our hands tied behind their back I wouldn’t even waste my time taking a survey. Until we fix that commission our voices are not going to be heard at all. Boat Insley and all Democrats out. Otherwise you are just as big of a cause of lost opportunity as the game commission themselves
11% of survey respondents were hunters and 36% fished in the last 2 years If anything I would say we got a better shake than our demographics indicate, not sure about fishing.
Post by: buckfvr on July 21, 2022, 01:22:35 PM
I wasn't aware of this survey until I looked at the WDFW home page. 10% of the population disapproves of hunting. A majority of those must be on the WDFW commission!!Probably THE MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENT in this study...
ATTITUDES TOWARD HUNTING
Three fourths of residents (75%) approve of legal, regulated hunting in general; 44% strongly
approve. In contrast, 10% disapprove.
These percentages are what I was referring to. 10% of the commission can be the nay sayer/sayers, the rest supporters.
Post by: hunter399 on July 21, 2022, 02:37:34 PM
Maybe more :dunno:
Post by: Special T on July 21, 2022, 03:50:10 PM
I think some of you nay Sayers need to dig a little deeper. I think this is a good survey and it helps Affirm that the population supports hunting even tho most dont do so.
https://responsivemanagement.com/research-topics/hunting/
Post by: buckfvr on July 21, 2022, 04:18:32 PM
Post by: Bushcraft on July 21, 2022, 05:03:47 PM
That’s because it was sent to the people they planned on it going to. How else are you going to control the results. Our commission has the whole WDFW so screwed with our hands tied behind their back I wouldn’t even waste my time taking a survey. Until we fix that commission our voices are not going to be heard at all. Boat Insley and all Democrats out. Otherwise you are just as big of a cause of lost opportunity as the game commission themselves
11% of survey respondents were hunters and 36% fished in the last 2 years If anything I would say we got a better shake than our demographics indicate, not sure about fishing.
The survey percentage that the anti-hunting birds and butterfly type crowd (both inside and outside of WDFW) desperately cling to is the Wildlife Viewing component.
They want to use that singular data point to paint the picture that a massive portion of the populace actively and intentionally participates in wildlife viewing activity, in much the same way that we hunters actively and deliberately go hunting.
Clearly, this is absurd at best, and/or intentionally fraud at worst.
No rational person would consider people that enjoy seeing a hummingbird flit by their kitchen window, or see a mother deer and her fawn in a meadow by happenstance as they speed by in their cars as dedicated and/or devoted "Wildlife Viewers".
But, the anti's use this [flawed/inflated/skewed] data point to claim that these so-called wildlife viewers are incredibly important stakeholders whose majority numbers make hunting and fishing stakeholders a small and inconsequential minority in comparison...and are therefore deserving of the majority of the seats at the WDFW citizen input table and the Commission.
This is EXACTLY the approach that Koontz/Smith/Rowland/Baker/Ragen types (and their cohorts inside WDFW!) are pushing, and we should absolutely be pushing back hard against this type of gerrymandered nonsense.
Post by: Special T on July 21, 2022, 07:43:01 PM
Post by: bradleyr001 on July 26, 2022, 08:56:20 PM