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Did you get the survey?

i received the survey and live in northeast washington (101-121)
7 (25.9%)
i received the survey and do not live in northeast washington (101-121)
15 (55.6%)
i did not receive the survey
5 (18.5%)

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Offline Camo

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2020, 10:38:42 PM »
I didn't get this survey yet so I don't know what units were included. But I would fully support creating a "quality" hunt by antler restriction that you didn't need to draw a permit for, if that is possible. I also support youth opportunities but there is typically a number of units/permits open for that, so closing a few units would not bother me at all. If I remember the old restriction correctly, a three point with eye guards qualified as a four point. In the whitetail world that could be a 2.5 or 6.5 year old deer pending genetics and forage. So we would be restricted from one and a half year old bucks? Seems like a no-brainer to me.
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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2020, 10:46:11 PM »
your best genetic bucks can be 4pts or even 5's at 1.5.

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2020, 11:03:11 PM »
your best genetic bucks can be 4pts or even 5's at 1.5.

You would know. I wasn't going to push my biology limits that far. :chuckle:
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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2020, 11:13:18 PM »
I completely agree with APR for the general rifle season at the least. A weekend youth/65+/disabled hunt with no restrictions would be the best bet. The survey didn’t talk about predator management, but that’s what the NE units really need.

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #19 on: July 06, 2020, 11:43:22 PM »
people who hunt these units want to see improvement get out there and hunt bears, cougars and yotes. Bears are devastating on fawns and there is a ton of them in NE WA

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2020, 12:16:45 AM »
people who hunt these units want to see improvement get out there and hunt bears, cougars and yotes. Bears are devastating on fawns and there is a ton of them in NE WA

We need everything to help our herd.  Apr, no antlerless, and we all need to put effort into predator hunting.  All 3 of those things have to happen.

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2020, 12:39:17 AM »
your best genetic bucks can be 4pts or even 5's at 1.5.

This surprises me.
I'm not arguing.....   I ignored Whitetails until recently.

Got any pics of 1.5 year old 4 points?
I'm picturing very small and spindly.
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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #22 on: July 07, 2020, 12:55:57 AM »
No I don’t as I don’t ever save the little buck pics. A friend of ours shot a 125” 5x5. We were all looking at it as the body was tiny. Looked like a 1.5 yr old . It was a 1.5 yr old. Teeth were sent in.

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #23 on: July 07, 2020, 01:43:14 AM »
I've been pushing this for years with WDFW along as a few others here on the forum.Ive have heard every excuse in the book as to why we couldn't go back to a 4pt min.Last time the 4pt min failed I believe was no opportunity for youth,disabled,65 over.If they give some user groups some opportunities I believe it can work .I also told WDFW last year it didn't have to be a 4pt min that even a 2pt or 3pt could help our deer herds.We need change here ,we have gone a few years with no Doe harvest and I'm just not seeing a huge increase in deer populations.
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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #24 on: July 07, 2020, 02:32:11 AM »
Pretty sure last year was our first year of no antlerless harvest, it hasnt been a few years.

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #25 on: July 07, 2020, 08:11:02 AM »
Pretty sure last year was our first year of no antlerless harvest, it hasnt been a few years.
Sorry you are correct.
My boys didn't shoot any Doe those last few years there was a doe season .
My bad.
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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #26 on: July 07, 2020, 08:35:33 PM »
This was a 1 year old buck. Definitely not “fake news”

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #27 on: July 07, 2020, 08:49:05 PM »
We've got a couple little bitty 3 pts and 4 pts around. I'll see if I can dig them up. 

Kids opportunity is a moot point when they can hunt 2.5 yr old bucks that are just as dumb as spikes are during the late rifle hunt.
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #28 on: July 07, 2020, 08:56:32 PM »
Here’s one...I see plenty of these types of bucks roaming around, especially during late season!

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Re: Wdfw survey
« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2020, 10:51:41 PM »
We've got a couple little bitty 3 pts and 4 pts around. I'll see if I can dig them up. 

Kids opportunity is a moot point when they can hunt 2.5 yr old bucks that are just as dumb as spikes are during the late rifle hunt.

After a few years of apr kids will have a better opportunity to kill a buck Than they have now even with a 4pt apr, because the herd will be in better shape.


 


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