Post by: boneaddict on July 10, 2011, 08:21:03 AM
Post by: bearpaw on July 10, 2011, 08:25:02 AM
Post by: NWBREW on July 10, 2011, 08:27:44 AM
Post by: bearpaw on July 10, 2011, 08:32:55 AM
Post by: NWBREW on July 10, 2011, 08:34:43 AM
I didn't vote because I forgot to apply in WA... :bash:
Oh, OUCH. I did but I got the same tag as you.......nothing. :chuckle:
Post by: piledup on July 11, 2011, 06:43:18 PM
Post by: jager on July 11, 2011, 06:56:46 PM
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Why not let them make babies so we can have more ram tags.
I agree 100%
Although, I put in because that ram I got a couple of years ago was the best meat I've ever eaten bar none!
I don't really live or hunt in sheep country so I don't really know the population dynamics.
I do know that the SW corner has been hammered by disease.
It seems to me that the tag numbers in the Yakima area have been pretty consistent for the last several years.
The north central/north eastern areas population seem to be the most sketchy in my opinion...again I'm no expert.
Now that you bring it up though... it's silly to think that the "experts" know either.
Post by: bobcat on July 11, 2011, 07:31:29 PM
Post by: boneaddict on July 12, 2011, 09:45:30 AM
Post by: Kowsrule30 on July 12, 2011, 11:44:04 AM
Post by: MtnMuley on July 12, 2011, 12:11:26 PM
Post by: jackmaster on July 12, 2011, 12:29:55 PM
Post by: NWBREW on July 12, 2011, 12:38:48 PM
why would anyone in there right mind want to shoot a ewe,
Over 65, maybe a person would like to kill a sheep before they kick the bucket. I see nothing wrong with that.
Youth, that would bring such a huge boost to the youth and possibly solidify a long term feeling for sheep as well as all wildlife. I see nothing wrong with that.
It's not for me........yet, but I'm not over 65 or under 16 either. If I was 80 (my fathers age) and I had a chance to kill a ewe but no chance to kill a ram.....I would take it. Not everyone will have the opportunity to take a sheep...ram or ewe. Just my :twocents:
Post by: NWBREW on July 12, 2011, 12:44:15 PM
If you were in the last years of your life and have never been drawn for a Ram and had the opportunity to kill a ewe......would you take it? Knowing there were only 3 ewe permits given out.
I would if I thought it would not be detrimental to the herd.......in a heartbeat.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 12, 2011, 12:46:25 PM
Post by: provider on July 12, 2011, 01:27:10 PM
Bighorns require escape terrain, lambing areas, open space, water, food, etc… so habitat improvements are common (prescribed burns, noxious weed spraying, guzzlers, etc…) Then especially with Cali’s, which are lower elevation dwellers putting them in closer proximity to humans, we have a number of other concerns. The biggest is overlap with domestic sheep/goats and disease transmission, vehicle collisions, private land access issues etc…
If we let the population exceed the management plan we greatly increase the risk of the concerns I stated above, and jeopardize the future of the entire herd. So we have few options. One solution has been to capture many bighorns and give them to the Tribes (which we have been doing). Another option was/is to provide hunting opportunity through limited special permits (like we do with other species).
I agree that 3 ewes over two herds harvested is not having an impact. It is just some additional hunting opportunity, and without question… a bit of a revenue gimmick by the WDFW selling special permit applications.
Oh, and I have no problem hunting the females of species if the population allows it.
Post by: boneaddict on July 12, 2011, 01:30:01 PM
Post by: jackmaster on July 12, 2011, 03:29:05 PM