Hunting Washington Forum

Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: GOcougsHunter on April 19, 2024, 12:08:29 PM


Advertise Here
Title: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: GOcougsHunter on April 19, 2024, 12:08:29 PM
https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/management/game-harvest#2023-harvest
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: Bob33 on April 19, 2024, 02:11:42 PM
Attached is an Excel file with the 2023 elk harvest results. I find these helpful to evaluate permit opportunities by comparing odds of drawing (permits divided by applicants) and harvest results between various hunts in a category.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: high_hunter on April 19, 2024, 02:16:49 PM
Attached is an Excel file with the 2023 elk harvest results. I find these helpful to evaluate permit opportunities by comparing odds of drawing (permits divided by applicants) and harvest results between various hunts in a category.

 :)
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: swanderek on April 19, 2024, 03:50:00 PM
Wow that’s a cool file.

Have one for deer? :)
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: Bob33 on April 19, 2024, 04:06:08 PM
Here are the deer numbers in Excel.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on April 19, 2024, 04:10:31 PM
Thanks Team!
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: swanderek on April 19, 2024, 07:27:20 PM
That’s very kind of you
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: kodiak06 on April 20, 2024, 07:28:11 AM
These stats may be close BUT, there are a lot of hunters that bite the $10 and do not report.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: elksnout on April 20, 2024, 07:46:26 PM
These stats may be close BUT, there are a lot of hunters that bite the $10 and do not report.



Curious. How do you know this?


elksnout
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: dilleytech on April 21, 2024, 07:22:19 AM
These stats may be close BUT, there are a lot of hunters that bite the $10 and do not report.



Curious. How do you know this?


elksnout

I would assume half of people don’t report at least. But thats an assumption.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: Rainier10 on April 21, 2024, 07:28:57 AM
Looking at the spread sheets ballpark just under 20% don’t report on their special permit success so over 80% are reporting
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: goldenhtr on April 21, 2024, 08:35:18 AM
Total Applicants   Permits Issued   Reports Returned   Hunters   Hunter Success   Antlerless Harvest   Antlered Harvest   Total Harvest   
   406               10                          6                    5                   60%              3                          0                           3   


So reading this report, Does this mean that 1 hunter did not hunt? 6 returned but only 5 hunters?? BTW 6 of 10 reports is not good for the future of permits being issued.


                                                                                                                     
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: boneaddict on April 21, 2024, 09:09:20 AM
I added a poll.    No need to explain and it’s  anonymous. There was a question on percentages …..
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 21, 2024, 09:46:12 AM
Interesting just how many quality tags go unfilled. Granted the numbers of tags are less. No one is taking any mule deer in the northeast units except a single buck in the Pend Oreille unit. It used to be advertised that the Northeast corner was a premier whitetail hunt during the late season. But everyone is still running to the sales counter to support the wdfw.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: dilleytech on April 21, 2024, 10:44:07 AM
Interesting just how many quality tags go unfilled. Granted the numbers of tags are less. No one is taking any mule deer in the northeast units except a single buck in the Pend Oreille unit. It used to be advertised that the Northeast corner was a premier whitetail hunt during the late season. But everyone is still running to the sales counter to support the wdfw.

I always figured guys successful on quality tags are more likely to report. There’s always those guys who draw tags and never step foot in the unit. I know a guy who drew a Montana governors bison tag last year and didn’t even bother hunting.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: nwwanderer on April 21, 2024, 11:12:30 AM
Thanks for the poll Bone!!
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: spin05 on April 22, 2024, 03:09:39 AM
The game dept. math sucks.  how is this 100% success                                                                                                                                              Total Applicants    Permits Issued    Reports Returned    Hunters    Hunter Success    Antlerless Harvest    Antlered Harvest                                4,724                       15              13                             11                   100%                                0                                11                                                                                                                                         
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: jstone on April 22, 2024, 06:45:14 AM
New math.!!
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: hunter399 on April 22, 2024, 07:22:16 AM
District 1
Looks like huckleberry is still king,only GMU still holding decent harvest numbers.
All the other GMU in district 1 seem low to me.
Or huckleberry being so high just puts it to shame.
Talking deer general season.

As for permits,I don't really need to look at harvest reports.
If drawn I plan on hunting it,not selected is so high probability.
No need to look at harvest rate.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 22, 2024, 07:36:42 AM
The game dept. math sucks.  how is this 100% success                                                                                                                                              Total Applicants    Permits Issued    Reports Returned    Hunters    Hunter Success    Antlerless Harvest    Antlered Harvest                                4,724                       15              13                             11                   100%                                0                                11                                                                                                                                         
Based on the 13 reports they received back, there were 11 hunters and 11 animals killed. So 100% of the reported hunters filled their tag.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: GOcougsHunter on April 22, 2024, 08:27:58 AM
I am not always convinced that the harvest statistics are 100% spot on.  I know, for fact, that one of the elk categories had at least twice the number of harvest than is being reported.   Perhaps we should take the harvest statistics as "ball park"? ha ha
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: Mtnwalker on April 22, 2024, 08:50:56 AM
I don't know why people get so hung up on these reports. They are based on the honor system and self-reporting, of course they're not 100% dead-nuts accurate. They are a best-guess estimate taking those who do report and extrapolating that across the total number of tag holders. An indicator of trends, that's it.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: GOcougsHunter on April 22, 2024, 09:07:15 AM
I don't know why people get so hung up on these reports. They are based on the honor system and self-reporting, of course they're not 100% dead-nuts accurate. They are a best-guess estimate taking those who do report and extrapolating that across the total number of tag holders. An indicator of trends, that's it.

You are 100% correct.  But, the only caveat is that for OIL and for low permit number draws, it really helps me decide which hunts to put in for as I usually review the prior 5 years of harvest statistics to see if harvest trends warrant me throwing my points at.  I have stopped putting in for a couple of areas because the reported harvest numbers have dropped significantly or harvest went to 0.  There is also the component of hunter days which gives me a great idea of what effort it might take me to harvest.  Most of the OIL and quality hunts we are all flying blind into them and always start my research with the harvest info.  It is self reported/honor system and seriously appreciate those who report especially in the quality and OIL categories.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online
Post by: kodiak06 on April 23, 2024, 07:48:38 AM
These stats may be close BUT, there are a lot of hunters that bite the $10 and do not report.



Curious. How do you know this?




elksnout

They told me lol
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: MeepDog on April 23, 2024, 08:00:38 AM
There's an option on the reports that say "did not hunt" so the report has been returned but you're not going to be factored into the harvest success if you didn't try.
Title: Re: 2023 Harvest Reports now online (poll added)
Post by: hunter399 on April 23, 2024, 10:36:03 AM
Was just looking at quality deer permits for NE WASHINGTON.
Doesn't look like very many get filled.
Only 2 harvest for the whole district.
A lot of didn't even get hunted.
Figured I'd look.
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal