I did what We (ALL as individual submissions this year as opposed to group)have been doing for 12 years now and we'll all see what 144chances does for a measly3 permits. Colokckum A....only one choice
I did get calls from 2 different gentlemen from 2 different offices (Wenatchee,and Yakima) telling me of very low Bull to cow ratios due to
hunter success and winter kill. Didn't really seem to blame poaching or tribal hunting. Actually didn't seem to want to discuss either issue much.
We discussed possible fixes which I'll get into at another time.Permit only units are not being considered-But "True Spike" has been discussed as an option. More road closures are not being considered (thank god) Nor was expansion of the existing reserve. I did hear of satellite reserves??
I told them if they want more escapement they need to leave a few more trees and stop the rampant logging in many places up there.