Hunting Washington Forum

I think it is 100% the foul four commissioners doubling down. The bears and cats are on their pet list. Less folks hunting bears and cats so low hanging fruit for their anti consumption views.

Next year if unchecked it will be Aug.15 for the whole state and one bear. They just keep chipping away. Than they will make bears a draw.

It’s all planned by the commission.

Most definitely a planned and coordinated effort to chip away at the season. I’d really like to see some factual statistics on what actual % of hunters actually go out to pursue bear during bear season vs the “x” amount of tags sold because most people just get a tag in the event they bump into a bear during deer/elk seasons. I would honestly be surprised if it was anything north of 10%

Colorado really flipped channels there.
Way to liberal for their own good.

Quote from: erronulvin on July 01, 2025, 05:15:12 PM

For all the guys that previously ran bait to not being able to run bait hows it going for you guys this year? Are you finding good pinch points or trails that they used in years prior? More or less deer? Consistent movement or every other day or every few days passing by?

Just feeding the birds now.   Wonder how many do gooder's are out looking for points now.....  pukes.

 😂  someone abiding by the regs is a puke? You cant justify breaking the regs or poaching!

Don't you guys remember this same thing happened more than a couple of years ago? We bitched about it and it was changed. The things that I wrote in about was 15 August start date, why make the hunting regulations more confusing. The traditional start date is 01 August. Don't create more confusion.

For example you are hunting along a GMU boundary, one side is two bear limit, across the road in the other GMU is one bear limit.  One starts on the 1st August the other on the 15th.

1. Those bears are going to cross back an forth across those GMU Boundary's. The bears don't know that they are suppose to stay in one GMU. It is possible for a bear in a one bear unit to cross over into a two bear unit and get killed. This is with in the realm of possibilities. 

2. Is this some kind of state money generating scheme to cause confusion and get other wise law abiding citizens to accidently become law breakers. Is the goal to make the hunting regulations as confusing as the fishing regulations?

I know we are supposed to keep up with all the changes, but why change. I know there are people who want to change happy to glad, but why? I do recall last time this came up I was hunting in an area took a bear, then it hit me, was I in a 01 August area or that other Area? Luckily I was three days past the 15th. But I was paranode. I would have lost my job. I worked in a field where if I made a mistake I would have been terminated. The "I wasn't aware" excuse would not fly.

What's strange is it is only Okanogan and Willapa Hills. I know Willapa Hills has a lot to timber company property to only have a one bear limit.

Also, how many folks remember the year the entire state went spike only for Elk both east side and west side? Change, just to change some thing.

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