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Hunters are only about 2% of the population. Thinking we can organize in to a voting block is crazy talk. We have to use the organizations that we have set up to try and influence the WDFW in a meaningful way. We will see what the 21st brings about the spring Bear to see if these organizations hold any sway with the department. The spring Bear cancel got a lot of attention online so let's hope this works or we will keep losing.
Quote from: sixgun_symphony on January 15, 2022, 09:54:49 PMWe need to win some elections if we are going to turn things around. That many are not aware that voter initiatives against hunting and trapping had passed, I know that they have not voted as they have not been paying attention to politics. That most of our people don't vote is why the Left has put restrictions on hunting/trapping, while introducing wolves to eliminate hunting as a management tool for populations of ungulates.I agree Inslee needs voted out,I'd take a homeless bum as governor.
We need to win some elections if we are going to turn things around. That many are not aware that voter initiatives against hunting and trapping had passed, I know that they have not voted as they have not been paying attention to politics. That most of our people don't vote is why the Left has put restrictions on hunting/trapping, while introducing wolves to eliminate hunting as a management tool for populations of ungulates.
What WDFW could do though, for bears in addition to cougars, is expand seasons and bag limits for boot hunting methods recognizing that the lack of hound hunting has led to massive population increases having a detrimental effect on ungulates. Bear and cougar populations we sustainable with long season, baiting, trapping, etc. before the initiative. There could be unlimited bag limits and year around hunting and the boot hunting harvest would never reach those pre-initiative levels.Falling populations are a function of take outpacing growth. The predator population has increased to a point that there needs to be a some take removed from the system, either in the form of predator removal, or hunting reduction in order to maintain the healthy populations we've historically had. This is why the enviro's fight for no predator control, because it will eventually lead to a reduction in hunting. Restrict hunting enough and the sport will continue to fade out of existence. The more hunter numbers shrink, the higher the proportion of anti-hunting input. It's a snowball effect in the wrong direction.
https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/cougars-decimate-washington-elk-calves/When will WDFW get to the base of the problem and bring back hound hunting?
Quote from: Browndawg on January 11, 2022, 10:44:31 AMhttps://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/cougars-decimate-washington-elk-calves/When will WDFW get to the base of the problem and bring back hound hunting?Browndawg: Why don't you go out there and try to call them in? I know some spots!
Tried calling w an expensive caller, in areas w lots of predators, 0-3 the past 2 weeks. I thought yotes would be easy, tried cats too. It just isn’t that easy even when in an area w lots of predators.
