What happened to the Wenas area?

[Oh Mah]

The fact that you are arguing with a guy that could spit on that gate from his front porch when the wind is right.....   priceless

i would like one of your famous photos of a house in the safe zone at the Wenas feeding area.I spoke to a warden in that safe zone face to face,He told me that when they made the rule only a few years ago that they never even considered the turkey when they made that safe zone.

The safe zone is only on the fenced side of the Wenas in that area,and the road is only about 30 feet wide.If houses was the concern then wouldn't you think it would be on both sides of the road?Here in Yakima we have huge tracks of public hunting land closed right now(on the Wenas and up in Tampico) due to this rule and also because of a few that can fallow the rules.We all get punished but i guess that is the way now.Again there is no argument only a discussion of what is wrong on the Wenas. 

[boneaddict]

since this is just a discussion and not an argument....LOL

I think the safe zone came about mostly because of an elk slaughter that happened against the fence.  Not positive but I think it appeared about the time that happened.   People were lucky they werent shot in the melee.   

I dont think its a bad thing for turkeys, elk, sasquatch or anything else for that matter.  THere are many benefits that come from some safe zones.   

offhand, it might slow the wanton slaughter from tribal members 24/7/365 in the Wenas but thats just a thought.

and finally,  I might be happy if the entire Wenas was a safe zone.   I have what looks to be a .22 cal hole in the side of my house. 

I dont have any fight in this game as even though I live just down the road from it, I don't hunt it.   I found it humorous that you were "argueing" with someone who does live there though.  nothing personal   

[Karl Blanchard]

Which slaughter bone? The muzzy one about 12 years ago or the late archery one in 2014   the archery one was terrible.  Wounded cows walking the fence line by the road.  Guys crouched along the road in waiting as their buddies pushed the brush.  Was pretty disheartening to watch.

[jackelope]

I'm just here for all the turkey honey holes...aside from that, I drove through the Wenas once...

[PlateauNDN]

  I got the popcorn.

[Hilltop123]

Which slaughter bone? The muzzy one about 12 years ago or the late archery one in 2014   the archery one was terrible.  Wounded cows walking the fence line by the road.  Guys crouched along the road in waiting as their buddies pushed the brush.  Was pretty disheartening to watch.

It's just not those two, occurrences. I've witness twice now, cows getting trapped in the dog legs of that fence, with hunters shooting away. I'm not talking about down along the main road, these are further up the hill. If your familiar with how that fence jogs in places, then you know exactly where I'm talking about. There is a residence right over the hill from that spot and now one that was built on the north side of Wenas Rd. There may not be homes within the footprint of the safety zone, but there sure are homes on the border of the safety zone. JMTCW

[Karl Blanchard]

Yep.  Below newland and 39 is one.  Back behind the fifes camp.    The few I was referencing were ON the road by the hay shed.  Bad bad bad

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Only 10 miles to bag a Big Gobbler. I'm in and probably a few of my closest cousins. 

[boneaddict]

Which slaughter bone? The muzzy one about 12 years ago or the late archery one in 2014   the archery one was terrible.  Wounded cows walking the fence line by the road.  Guys crouched along the road in waiting as their buddies pushed the brush.  Was pretty disheartening to watch.

I think it was the muzzy one that started the ball rolling.   The archery reenactment of it certainly was a hit as well. 

I think we even had a thread on here about a  stand facing the fence in one of those doglegs, so yes Hilltop!   Can you imagine thats your hunting blind.  Staring at a fence. LOL

[Oh Mah]

I guess its fair to say then you would agree with rules on how close to a fence you can hunt.

Yep.  Below newland and 39 is one.  Back behind the fifes camp.    The few I was referencing were ON the road by the hay shed.  Bad bad bad

yep they are close..to the road,maybe they should make the other side a safe zone and maybe make new rules stopping hunters from hunting or harvesting say 300 yards from the fence.

Sometimes i can't believe how some hunters tear down what another hunter is doing or did that was totally within the law.So what a guy had a blind facing a fence.  lots of elk and deer run the fence lines but be careful if they make a new rule elk will get much much harder to get.Hunters were successful and some did not like it and pushed for a safe zone.

[Dan-o]

Which slaughter bone? The muzzy one about 12 years ago or the late archery one in 2014   the archery one was terrible.  Wounded cows walking the fence line by the road.  Guys crouched along the road in waiting as their buddies pushed the brush.  Was pretty disheartening to watch.

I think it was the muzzy one that started the ball rolling.   The archery reenactment of it certainly was a hit as well. 

I think we even had a thread on here about a  stand facing the fence in one of those doglegs, so yes Hilltop!   Can you imagine thats your hunting blind.  Staring at a fence. LOL

I was right in the middle of the muzzleloader massacre.

It was like being in a civil war re enactment.   
You would literally hear volleys of shots as the elk ducked in and out.

It was INSANE.

And it was a pretty disgusting atmosphere.

I will never forge that there was a game warden standing out in the middle of one of the meadows.    I could hear muzzy bullets tumbling around, and I wondered how he had the nerve to stand out there.    I literally sat it out in a fold in the hillside.

[kevinlisa06]

With any luck I will be in the Wenas May 4th for a week. Get after them again in the honey hole.


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[ribka]

No
Offense meant. But can’t believe your a mod on here with your knowyand experience

I guess its fair to say then you would agree with rules on how close to a fence you can hunt.

Yep.  Below newland and 39 is one.  Back behind the fifes camp.    The few I was referencing were ON the road by the hay shed.  Bad bad bad

yep they are close..to the road,maybe they should make the other side a safe zone and maybe make new rules stopping hunters from hunting or harvesting say 300 yards from the fence.

Sometimes i can't believe how some hunters tear down what another hunter is doing or did that was totally within the law.So what a guy had a blind facing a fence.  lots of elk and deer run the fence lines but be careful if they make a new rule elk will get much much harder to get.Hunters were successful and some did not like it and pushed for a safe zone.

[jackelope]

No
Offense meant. But can’t believe your a mod on here with your knowyand experience

I guess its fair to say then you would agree with rules on how close to a fence you can hunt.

Yep.  Below newland and 39 is one.  Back behind the fifes camp.    The few I was referencing were ON the road by the hay shed.  Bad bad bad

yep they are close..to the road,maybe they should make the other side a safe zone and maybe make new rules stopping hunters from hunting or harvesting say 300 yards from the fence.

Sometimes i can't believe how some hunters tear down what another hunter is doing or did that was totally within the law.So what a guy had a blind facing a fence.  lots of elk and deer run the fence lines but be careful if they make a new rule elk will get much much harder to get.Hunters were successful and some did not like it and pushed for a safe zone.

He’s not a mod on this forum, Ribka.

[Nwgunner]

Just curious as to how so many hunt wa members knew this slaughter was going to happen and were present to watch.  And to have a game warden standing there the whole time?  Was this posted on a flier somewhere inviting people to come watch the festivities?