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My party of three are part of the increase. We planned to apply last year, but with the uncertainty of Covid, we decided not to. For us it’s just an opportunity to hunt somewhere else. Frankly I doubt I’ll even deer hunt WA.
Meateater had an article, hunting and fishing numbers are generally up all over the country. The western US is really turning around from shrinking numbers to expanding numbers last two years. I'm sure some are moving from WA, but the number of those moving into WA is pretty staggering, at least where we live. By percentage, ID is growing faster, but by numbers of people, WA is really growing, faster than Texas even. Ironically, Alaska is #50 in terms of population growth.There is a big divide between those doing well and those really struggling. It's pretty crazy to see for sure. I have no doubt the number of out of state hunters is due to a bunch of people having extra income coupled with less spending on other vacations and travel.