WA Spring Bear - public comment registration

[Oncorhynchus]

Anyone willing to call in and support science based spring bear hunt would be appreciated. Registration opened this morning and will go through the 8th, meeting to attend on March 11.

HOWL link for details:

Sign Up - Washington F&W Commission Public Testimony

www.howlforwildlife.org

 

[Jason277]

you can comment on the Washington F&W web page as many times as you want ! Blow it up !

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

The anti's have really ramped up comments. Please drop a support comment real quick!

Spring Black Bear Rule Making Petition - PublicInput

This public engagement portal provides an opportunity for the public to submit comments on the proposed rule during the public comment period.

publicinput.com

 

[Cameron.25]

you can comment on the Washington F&W web page as many times as you want ! Blow it up !

Yeah i just left my 2nd comment, and it looks like some anti is just sitting there commenting lol

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

Yeah I hope they have a way of filtering out by IP address so duplicate comments don't count...seems like a messy way to receive public input. Usually there's a checkbox for Support, Oppose or Other and an email address required. Would hate to be the intern that has to sort it all out!

 

[dieselchessy]

Each comment has its own "avatar" (snowflake symbol) and if you comment multiple times from the same device (IP?) you get the same snowflake symbol. If you comment from different devices the snowflake differs.

I assume this means that the "system" will filter out all duplicates. But it is government, so I may be assuming too much.

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

The anti's are pouring in as we approach the meeting tomorrow! Here are some examples to make your blood boil. If you haven't commented yet please do!

Spring Black Bear Rule Making Petition - PublicInput

This public engagement portal provides an opportunity for the public to submit comments on the proposed rule during the public comment period.

publicinput.com

 

[Hoodie]

Well, at least some of those comments will make us seem reasonable by comparison.

Does the person who posted that bear hunters support child molestation think they're gonna consider that during the decision making process?

Commissioner 1: "Well we have had a spring bear season for decades and decades and our populations have only grown during that time. And calf recruitment in the Blues is abysmal. "

Commisioner 2: "That's true Bill, but bear hunters do support kiddy diddling."

Commisioner 1: "Yeah, f*** em', let's put a moratorium on this s***."

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

You know how it goes. Ice fishing leads to prostitution and spring bear hunting leads to child molestation!

 

[Hoodie]

It is the slipperiest of slopes.

 

[Oncorhynchus]

Meeting is 8am-12pm PST tomorrow. Let’s have one hell of a turnout on that meeting!

Here’s the link to the webpage for video/phone in:

March 11, 2022 Fish and Wildlife Commission Special Meeting Agenda

Fish and Wildlife Commission Special Meeting Web Conference March 11, 2022 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDF Agenda (PDF)

wdfw.wa.gov

 

[Oncorhynchus]

Final vote will be tomorrow at 930am PDT. Here’s the link:

WDFW Fish and Wildlife Commission - March 17-19, 2022 Meeting Agenda

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish and Wildlife Commission MARCH 17-19, 2022 Agenda via Zoom Webinar Watch with TVW - Friday & Saturday

wdfw.wa.gov

 

[Clarktar]

PST, PDT, which is it man?!

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[Oncorhynchus]

PST, PDT, which is it man?!

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That’s 830am for you in the AKDT great north!!

 

[dreamingbig]

We lost.


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[Ono]

From commission chair, scary stuff, more public opinion bs instead of following the science:

"Moving forward, it will be important for the commission to consider public values in the decisions it makes, said Barbara Baker, who was elected as the commission chair at the meeting. Baker voted against the spring bear hunt.

“We have to decide what it is we want to achieve and what science we need to meet those objectives. Then we have to consider the public opinion,” Baker said. “We haven’t done it yet, and that’s our responsibility.”

 

[CJ19]

Teh science has spoken.

 

[dreamingbig]

The activist crowd has woke to the easy prey that Inslee and WA is and has swooped in for the kill. They have never had a better opportunity placed into their lap to restrict or eliminate hunting. It is devastating to think how many youth hunters will never have a chance in this state.


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[JeffRaines]

After what happened to begin with, can’t say I’m surprised. It’s Washington, and bears and SO CUTE AND CUDDLY.

Don’t be surprised when more seasons go on the chopping block because THEYRE SO CUDDLY AND CUTE

 

[Hoodie]

I love Oregon. For some reason. But if anything like this happens here, that will be my cue to move to greener pastures.

Washington wildlife manager says black bear data requested by Fish and Wildlife commissioner doesn’t exist and isn’t needed; group to vote Saturday on spring hunt

A top Washington wildlife manager said the detailed level of biological data requested by one of the state’s new Fish and Wildlife commissioners doesn’t exist for many hunted species in the Evergreen State.

www.spokesman.com

This is the take of a WDFW bio.

They basically said they want population data on black bears the same way they have it for mule deer or elk before they endorse a spring season. Which is gonna be a pretty big problem given that black bears don't congregate in giant herds on open winter range where you can count them with a helicopter. (It's also hilarious given that when they do have that kind of hard data, i.e. calf recruitment in the Blues, they don't give a shit.)

This sets a very bad precedent. Know what else you can't count that way? Blacktails. I'm sure they'll be safer longer because they aren't as charismatic, but the logic could be extended to many other species that are difficult to count for practical reasons.