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Title: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: bod on February 15, 2018, 04:20:25 PM
Just like the topic says although I see there is a late archery hunt in 437.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 15, 2018, 04:37:07 PM
There’s deer in these units?
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: X-Force on February 15, 2018, 04:38:23 PM
Just like the topic says although I see there is a late archery hunt in 437.

Permits

There’s deer in these units?

 :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: shanevg on February 15, 2018, 04:55:51 PM
Oh man I wish! 

Just a late archery season would make me happy.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: 3nails on February 15, 2018, 05:44:39 PM
 Poor numbers and they are too susceptible during the rut. Puts what deer are there in peril. I wish they'd end the high buck in 418 as well.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: bod on February 15, 2018, 06:29:54 PM
Do you guys think the deer numbers are down because they stopped running hounds there.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: 3nails on February 15, 2018, 07:13:54 PM
Do you guys think the deer numbers are down because they stopped running hounds there.
Without a doubt! Lions and bears predate heavily on deer in the higher elevations. The bears really hammer fawns. Alpine hunting has increased tremendously due to exposure from social media and combined with a significant winterkill last year deer numbers are way down.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: 3nails on February 15, 2018, 07:43:34 PM
 Oh and I almost forgot, you can now add wolves to the list of predators in 418 as there is now a resident pack.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: bod on February 15, 2018, 07:53:32 PM
Wow good ol Washington state wild life management at it's best.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: fish vacuum on February 16, 2018, 08:49:52 PM
Except for the islands and I-5 corridor, there hasn't been a late modern firearm season North of I-90 in many years.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: Salmonstalker on March 03, 2018, 01:01:40 PM
Oh and I almost forgot, you can now add wolves to the list of predators in 418 as there is now a resident pack.

And if I remember correctly, Skagitsteel has photo evidence of that....
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: 3nails on March 03, 2018, 03:45:06 PM
Oh and I almost forgot, you can now add wolves to the list of predators in 418 as there is now a resident pack.

And if I remember correctly, Skagitsteel has photo evidence of that....
  :tup:
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: bod on March 06, 2018, 04:06:09 PM
Where's the proof pic.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: shanevg on March 06, 2018, 04:31:05 PM
Where's the proof pic.

Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: dreamingbig on March 06, 2018, 05:00:35 PM
Do you guys think the deer numbers are down because they stopped running hounds there.
Yep.  We have a predator problem in this state.


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Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: 3nails on March 06, 2018, 08:30:10 PM
Where's the proof pic.
Of what?
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: X-Force on March 06, 2018, 09:14:04 PM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,174034.msg2461899.html#msg2461899 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,174034.msg2461899.html#msg2461899)

Skagitsteel wolf photos
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: bod on March 07, 2018, 03:59:17 PM
Alright the proof is there wow !!
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: Calvin Rayborn on March 07, 2018, 11:25:20 PM
Pay to play
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: skagitsteel on March 16, 2018, 10:49:50 AM
Where's the proof pic.
Of what?

Here ya go.  Have pics of 3 different wolves back to 2015 in 418.
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: skagitsteel on March 16, 2018, 10:54:28 AM

The area where the wolves have showed up the last 3 years has taken a drastic decline in deer numbers.  I realize these things cycle but I had 12 different bucks and almst 20 does on one mountain in 2014, the same mountain had 2 bucks last fall and 2-4 does, spot had bobcat, bear, lion, a wolverine and now wolves on my cams, deer were doomed!
Title: Re: Why no late hunt in GMU 418 and 437 (modern and muzzleloader)
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 16, 2018, 11:58:55 AM
Its not a cycle they just kill until not much left then move on
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