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Other Hunting => Hound Hunting => Topic started by: bearsnack on February 05, 2008, 09:45:42 AM

Title: Hound hunting
Post by: bearsnack on February 05, 2008, 09:45:42 AM: Just want to see how everyone on here thinks about this?
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on February 05, 2008, 10:14:43 AM: I think they should, exept with a permit system and kill quota.
Give away training permits so people can still run their dogs and take photos w/out killing.
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: hogsniper on February 05, 2008, 10:34:07 AM: I think it is probably one of the most exciting things to do in the woods. Hearing a good cat race or listening to them bay a bear is just incredible. Really sucks that it is so restricted in this state but thats why i go to idaho every summer and the start of every winter.. I do not own dogs personally but some people in my family do. I also see where hound hunters get such a bad name from the few bad apples but there are people like that everywhere and always one in every group. Just my opinion. Had a great race last night til the damn coon swam the river.....Maybe tonight...Take care..Justin
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: Cougeyes on February 05, 2008, 10:41:08 AM: I think they should and agree with the permit only and kill quota. Maybe not on a statewide basis, but more in Cougar management zones, establish certain areas as zones and then set quotas per zone.
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: rainshadow1 on February 05, 2008, 11:03:45 AM: I think it should be wide open, state wide, all predators, but shorter. Like the first 30% of each species' season should be open to dogs, then the last 70% of the season still open, but closed to dogs. (Coyotes to coincide with the other longest opening, as they're open year round.) As has been mentioned, regulate the harvest with tag numbers (permit or OTC,) not across the board closures.
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: Coasthunterjay on February 05, 2008, 11:56:12 AM: Quote from: rainshadow1 on February 05, 2008, 11:03:45 AM
I think it should be wide open, state wide, all predators, but shorter. Like the first 30% of each species' season should be open to dogs, then the last 70% of the season still open, but closed to dogs. (Coyotes to coincide with the other longest opening, as they're open year round.) As has been mentioned, regulate the harvest with tag numbers (permit or OTC,) not across the board closures.

agreed, but maybe having hound hunting in the oppisite time of year as regular hunting season. that way not have an affect on us guys who beat the brush by ourselves.........
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: rainshadow1 on February 05, 2008, 12:32:18 PM: I'd agree, Jay, but it's hard to avoid denning that way. Makes it more complicated.
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: Houndhunter on February 05, 2008, 12:38:16 PM: for bears, have a season that is permit only and quota. but for lions, keep in in eastern washington just as it is now, but have a season for it in western washington like it once was. i like eastern washington how it is, it keeps real good numbers up there. but have a full out seasn like novmeber through march in western washington for bobcats and lions.

and legalize havin a coon in a cage for training, guess if you get caught its a pricey fine
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: Cougeyes on February 05, 2008, 03:25:59 PM: Let me re-phrase my post. I said not on a statewide basis, but meant on a statewide basis, but sectioning off each portion of the state as cougar "zones" with quotas in each zone.
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: billythekidrock on February 05, 2008, 04:18:51 PM: I went with pre 655, but I do like some of the concepts listed above.
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: ICEMAN on February 05, 2008, 07:31:31 PM: Bearsnak, what type of response were you expecting? Seems like most voters so far want it reinstated...
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: rainshadow1 on February 05, 2008, 07:42:28 PM: Houndhunter, a house cat in a gunny sack is legal, ain't it?!?! :dunno:
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: Houndhunter on June 29, 2013, 10:38:57 PM: It should be rainshadow1 lol. I know blast from the past, but all the sudden threads from way back showed up in"show new replys to your post". Interesting to see what you posted a few years back :chuckle:
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: merlo105 on July 04, 2013, 10:33:35 AM: The best thing we can do is Push for a pursuit season then hope a couple years down the road try to push for our hunting
Title: Re: Hound hunting
Post by: get one leakin on July 04, 2013, 09:56:43 PM: Quote from: Houndhunter on February 05, 2008, 12:38:16 PM
for bears, have a season that is permit only and quota. but for lions, keep in in eastern washington just as it is now, but have a season for it in western washington like it once was. i like eastern washington how it is, it keeps real good numbers up there. but have a full out seasn like novmeber through march in western washington for bobcats and lions.

and legalize havin a coon in a cage for training, guess if you get caught its a pricey fine

How bout we have the "real good numbers" on the west side, open hound season on the east side. Way to many here destroying the deer, elk, and now are killing livestock...