WACs 220-415-070, 220-415-120, and 220-415-130 …Bighorn Sheep Seasons and Permit Quotas WAC...

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WACs 220-415-070, 220-415-120, and 220-415-130

Moose, Bighorn Sheep, and Mountain Goat Seasons and Permit Quotas

Brock HoenesUngulate Section Manager, Game DivisionWildlife Program

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Moose Seasons, Permit Quotas, and AreasWAC 220-415-070

2020• Added language that clarifies the bag limit is one moose, even if permits are drawn in more than one category.

• Minor changes in permit numbers.

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• Added language that clarifies the bag limit is one moose, even if permits are drawn in more than one category.

• Minor changes in permit numbers.

Moose Seasons, Permit Quotas, and AreasWAC 220-415-070

2020

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Proposed Changes for 2020

Hunt Name Permit Season GMU or boundary PermitsAntlered Bulls

Spokane West A Oct. 1-Nov. 30 GMU 124 west of Hwy 395 1 2

Antlerless

Mount Spokane South B Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 Moose Area 1

(within GMU 124) 4 2

Mount Spokane North B Oct. 1 – Nov. 30 Moose Area 2

(within GMU 124) 4 2

Mica Peak Oct. 1 – Nov. 30 GMU 127 4 2

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Public Comment

• Central themes of comments were related to predator management and reducing or eliminating antlerless opportunities.

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Questions?

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Bighorn Sheep Seasons and Permit QuotasWAC 220-415-120

• Added language that clarifies the bag limit is one bighorn sheep, even if permits are drawn in more than one category.

• Minor changes in ram permit numbers.

• Proposed several changes to permits in the Yakima Canyon Herd for ewes and juvenile rams.

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• Vulcan Mountain– 1 0

• Selah Butte– 4 3

• Umtanum– 4 3

• Cleman Mountain– 4 5

Ram Permits

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• Lincoln Unit– 1 0

• Several changes in the Umtanum and Selah Butte units (aka Yakima Canyon Herd) associated with efforts to reduce herd size.

Ewe and Juvenile Ram Permits

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• Objective is to reduce herd size so we can implement a “Test and Cull” approach to eradicate bighorn sheep pneumonia.

• Initiated efforts to reduce herd size in 2019 by offering an increased number of permits that allowed hunters to harvest a ewe or juvenile ram.

• Almost all hunters harvested rams, several of which would not be considered juveniles (4-5 years old).

Yakima Canyon Herd

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Yakima Canyon HerdHunt Name Hunt Unit Legal Animal Permits

Selah Butte North Sheep Unit 4A Adult ewe or juvenile ram 5 4

Selah Butte North (Youth) Sheep Unit 4A Adult ewe or juvenile ram 2 2

Mount Baldy Sheep Unit 4B Adult ewe or juvenile ram 5 4

Mount Baldy (Youth) Sheep Unit 4B Adult ewe or juvenile ram 2 2

Selah Butte South Sheep Unit 4C Adult ewe or juvenile ram 5 4

Selah Butte South (Youth) Sheep Unit 4C Adult ewe or juvenile ram 2 1

Umtanum North Sheep Unit 5A Adult ewe or juvenile ram 5 5

Umtanum North (Youth) Sheep Unit 5A Adult ewe or juvenile ram 2 1

Umtanum South (Nov. 9-22) Sheep Unit 5B Adult ewe or juvenile ram 5 5

Umtanum South (Nov. 23-Dec. 6) Sheep Unit 5B Adult ewe or juvenile ram 5 5

Umtanum South(Youth) Sheep Unit 5B Adult ewe or juvenile ram 3 2

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Yakima Canyon Herd

Hunt Name Hunt Unit Legal Animal PermitsSelah Butte North Sheep Unit 4A Juvenile Ram 1

Mount Baldy Sheep Unit 4B Juvenile Ram 2

Selah Butte South Sheep Unit 4C Juvenile Ram 2

Umtanum North Sheep Unit 5A Juvenile Ram 1

Umtanum South Sheep Unit 5B Juvenile Ram 1

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Public Comment

• There was no identifiable theme associated with the comments we received.

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Questions?

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Mountain Goat Seasons and Permit QuotasWAC 220-415-130

• Added language that clarifies the bag limit is one adult goat of either sex with horns at least four inches long, even if permits are drawn in more than one category.

• Only one proposed change in Goat Rocks East from one permit to two permits.

Mountain Goat Hunt Areas

2

1

2

2

1

1

2 3

2 111

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Mountain Goat Seasons and Permit QuotasWAC 220-415-130

• Added language that clarifies the bag limit is one adult goat of either sex with horns at least four inches long, even if permits are drawn in more than one category.

• Only one proposed change in Goat Rocks East from one permit to two permits.

Mountain Goat Hunt Areas

2

1

2

2

1

1

2 3

2 111

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Public Comment

• There was no identifiable theme associated with the comments we received

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Questions?