Regulation changes

[Fisher-Dude]

What the "H" is the reasoning for carrying cancelled tags with you when hunting another species?????????

My guess is that if a person has tagged out, say for example on deer in region 2, then the COS want to see those cancelled tags should they find a hunter with a 3rd deer in that region, or still hunting for his 3rd deer.

Hunting for a different species probably didn't enter the rationale.

[PKernohan]

What the "H" is the reasoning for carrying cancelled tags with you when hunting another species?????????

It seems like it's closing an obvious loophole. Here's a hypothetical...

I buy 1 mule deer license and go shoot a buck in region 8, cut my tag and bring the deer home. I then go buy 1 more mule deer license and head back into region 8 looking for another mulie (knowing it was illegal).

A CO stops me while out in the field and is checking everything out, he is able to see I've purchased 2 mule deer tags and asks to see them. Last year, I could have simply said, "oh, I cut that on a region 3 buck earlier this year and it's at home, framed in a picture. Or I've thrown it out once I got the animal back home and processed". By not having to carry all your species licenses with you, there was no way for a CO to verify the details of them.

[russm]

I question the reasoning as well. Realistically, before going to the new tag system, we had them in the booklet and that stayed with us so no problem there. Perhaps we should simply go back to the booklet again?

I don’t get why it’s an issue now for some to have to carry the cancelled tags, the booklet had the tags in it and you had to carry the booklet with you so you still would be carrying cancelled tags.

[hoochie]

I dont understand the cougar hunt. I thought it was a pred. And we dont eat predators. You can eat whatever you like, but I thought it was like coyote etc, you dont have to eat it if you harvest one.
Thats off my bucket list now.

[Fisher-Dude]

I dont understand the cougar hunt. I thought it was a pred. And we dont eat predators. You can eat whatever you like, but I thought it was like coyote etc, you dont have to eat it if you harvest one.
Thats off my bucket list now.

Cougar is delicious. Put it back on your bucket list. And if you don't want to eat the meat, donate it to your fish & game club for their annual banquet, they'd love to have it.

[btridge]

I dont understand the cougar hunt. I thought it was a pred. And we dont eat predators. You can eat whatever you like, but I thought it was like coyote etc, you dont have to eat it if you harvest one.
Thats off my bucket list now.

This is exactly why the reg was changed, to try to get hunters to quit hunting !

[chilcotin hillbilly]

I believe anyone that has an online account for hunting also received an email about it. It was certainly well advertised and circulated. Your regional office knew about it. For sure.

I have an account and received no email?
I talked to the regional section head today and he first heard about it on Tuesday when he got back to work after taking 3 days off last week. You would think there would have been more discussion of this prior to changing the regulations.

[goatdancer]

Cougar is delicious. Put it back on your bucket list. And if you don't want to eat the meat, donate it to your fish & game club for their annual banquet, they'd love to have it.

Right on. Cougar meat is delicious.

[twoSevenO]

Who's got a quick way to strip rib meat when using the gutless method? I've never bothered since i switched to gutless method. Seems like too much hassle for little meat. But i guess i have no choice now.

[358mag]

Who's got a quick way to strip rib meat when using the gutless method? I've never bothered since i switched to gutless method. Seems like too much hassle for little meat. But i guess i have no choice now.

Called Rib Roll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDkLman-FE
Yes I hear you,for deer-bear lots of work for maybe a 2-3 lbs of tough meat . But it keep the Anti's off are back till the next regulation change .