WA proposed bear season changes. support needed!

[Huckleberry Hound]

Commission voted on the changes after the meeting. We will know officially on the 28th

 

[HoytHunter24]

If anyone wants to sign up for the WDFW lists here you go

https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/lists

 

[BWR]

Thanks for the link, will be signing up to keep informed.

 

[Huckleberry Hound]

Done deal, we got it! State wide august 1st opener and 2 bear limit!!

 

[NateO 77]

This is excellent news. Looks like some vacation days in August...

 

[FreeRange]

Very cool, thanks for keeping us all updated.


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[colersu22]

Done deal, we got it! State wide august 1st opener and 2 bear limit!!

That’s awesome for the east side units, I was reading on the hunt wa forum but must have missed it but is there proposed changes for spring bear?

 

[Huckleberry Hound]

Thats a separate issue. they are proposing changes for spring bear but havent announced them yet, i think they may be announcing them and opening public comment in september. if you have any ideas of your own youd like them to consider, id suggest letting them hear about it sooner rather than later.

 

[BCWAID]

Awesome news! Thanks for spreading awareness.

 

[HookUp]

Having more spring bear tags would be a great start. Taking 10 years to draw is ridiculous for the amount of bears we have. Need to bump the cougar quotas up with this momentum. They have killed over 30 problem cats out of the blue mountains this year.

 

[Huckleberry Hound]

Commission approves changes to fall bear-hunting rules

OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved changes to the fall bear-hunting rules during their conference call on June 28. The commission, a citizen panel appointed by the governor to set policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), asked department staff...

wdfw.wa.gov

 

[jenstapio]

Did this end up passing?

 

[Huckleberry Hound]

Yes, did you click the link i posted above? It passed. goes into effect this season.

 

[Huckleberry Hound]

Forgot to post an FYI here. it passed.

 

[Huckleberry Hound]

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[wa_packmule]

Should be a great 2019 bear season!