Oh sure,that would be great,then all the jerk offs with their over priced,noisy obnoxious vehicles can ruin that part of the mountains like they ruin the rest. Just leave well enough alone.
Don't get beaver fever!
This.
I believe you are incorrect in saying WY residents implemented the WA rule to keep NR out… it was WYOGA that pushed for it. It would be my opinion that Most resident hunters don’t care and may even find the rule unfair to NR. I would also dare to say Most resident hunters don’t access WA, but I could be wrong…
i just feel it is weird that every other state in the lower 48 does not have this rule. but wyoming residents can go hunt colorado or montana or idaho wilderness whenever they want to. if it is a state funded wilderness then whatever, but if it receives federal funding i think it should be open to all.
The problem you run into here is that it is open to all. You can go there anytime you want but you cant hunt it. The land is managed by the Federal Government and the animals are managed by the State Government.
nobody is saying get rid of them, i just dont see why every other state non res can hunt them but wyoming is the only one that does not allow it. it crosses out a lot of units that are not worth looking at now since the majority is wilderness area/
open to all hunters** i should say.
This is an interesting take. Sounds like a reciprocity agreement is in store for wilderness areas. That is, nonresidents from state a can hunt wilderness areas in state b only if their home states allows state b residents to hunt wilderness areas in state a.
OOOOH, I like that idea! WY residents can't hunt wilderness in any other state! Clearly the wilderness in WY is unique among all western states based on their justification for this rule. That must mean that WY residents don't have the knowledge or expertise to safely navigate in non-WY wilderness since they are so fundamentally different. For their own safety we should not allow them to hunt wilderness in our states.
It's pretty childist how people on here are always attacking the residents of both WY and AK when it comes to the WA rule in WY and must be guided rule in AK. These laws are in place in each state strictly because of their respective guide lobbies. The residents of AK are mostly against or impartial to the laws and I'd assume WY is the same.
I agree with you that it is not the residents pushing these rules, it's guides.
You are simply wrong. The residents are so fed up that they started their own group to finally stand up to the guide lobby - Resident Hunters of Alaska (RHAK). Feel free to visit the website and reach out to the president who is a forum member if you wish to learn more. Game laws (including the must be guided rule) are not made at the legislative level. They are made at the BOG level. Legislatures ultimately approve BOG members which are nominated by the Governor. To no-one's surprise, it seems the # of former guides which favor commercial interest on the BOG seem to always out number members that are in support of public interest. RHAK does have a lobbyist in Juneau but they are WAY out funded by an extremely powerful APHA lobby which receives $$$ from all the major hunting orgs. See my last post. Feel free to donate to the cause. I've said it over and over on this forum that a simple questions at every political debate should have a question: "Will you nominate BOG and BOF members that favor commercial interests or personal use and sport interest?"
That's good to know man, I guess I was making assumptions based on my overall pessimism! I'll look into that org. and donate to the cause if possible.
Seems like a bit of a slippery slope. What if Wyoming required reciprocity for state tag allocations? Your state doesn't offer 20% nonresident elk tags, you don't get an elk tag. Your state doesn't have nonresident sheep or moose or bison tags, No sheep moose or Bison hunt for you. Boom, no more out state hunting in Wyoming. because no other state offers as high of Nonresident tag allocations as Wyoming with as many species.
