I heard somewhere that this deer/elk thing is on the way. We will start having to wait in the near future.
Yep, and here it is..................
FWP COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: December 9, 2010
Agenda Item: Four-Year Waiting Period for Some Either Sex Elk Permits
Division: Wildlife Action Needed: Approval of Proposed Rule
Time Needed on Agenda for this Presentation: 20 minutes
Background: This proposal is to implement a four-year waiting period specific "either sex" elk permits. The
permits would include limited entry antlered/brow-tined/either sex elk permits with drawing odds of 10
percent or less. The odds would be based on first choice resident and nonresident applicants from the
previous year’s application/drawing results. If an applicant receives any either sex elk permit that had a
drawing success rate of 10 percent or less the previous year, that hunter must wait four years before
applying for any either sex elk permit with a 10 percent or less drawing success rate based upon the
previous year’s drawing results. For instance, any applicant receiving one of these either sex elk permits
in 2011 would not be eligible to apply for any other either sex elk permit with a drawing success rate of
10 percent or less until 2016. The list of specific permits with drawing odds of 10 percent or less would be
updated annually and may change annually based upon the previous year’s drawing results.
Currently available antlered/brow-tined/either sex elk permits that fall into this category based upon the
2010 drawing are: 282-20, 283-20, 310-20, 339-20, 380-20, 401-20, 410-20, 426-20, 441-20, 447-20, 500-20,
502-20, 620-20, 621-20, 622-20, 631-20, 632-20, 690-20, 690-21. Any person receiving one of these elk
permits in 2011 would have to “wait” four years before applying for any either sex elk permit that has drawing
odds of 10 percent or less based on the previous year’s drawing results.
The proposed waiting period applies to the person, not the land. A landowner who qualifies for
landowner preference would not be exempted from the proposed four-year waiting period. The land, however,
would remain eligible for use every year of the wait period for the landowner's designee who has not drawn one
of these permits in any of the previous four years.
Additionally with this proposal, for each or any year of the waiting period, a qualifying landowner may
secure an either sex elk permit valid only on his/her deeded land via a hunting access contract as defined by
“HB 454 access agreements”. This option—already available for implementation—requires FWP Commission
approval to allocate a permit to a landowner in exchange for agreed-to public elk hunting access.
Public Involvement Process & Results: In addition to public comment at the Dec. 9 Commission meeting,
public comment will run from Dec. 10 thru 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Final adoption by the FWP
Commission would be on Feb. 10, 2011.
Alternatives and Analysis: Proposals may be adopted as proposed, with adjustment, with additions, with
deletions or no change from 2010 (status quo) as per staff justifications, public comment and/or Commission
discussion.
Agency Recommendation & Rationale: The more definitive result of this action is to eliminate the possibility
for the any one individual to draw the same long-odds type of permit more than once in any four years. While
this proposal would not significantly increase drawing odds in most districts, it is possible that some districts
could exhibit improved odds to slightly greater than 10 percent after four years of restricted entry. Based upon
2010 quota numbers, the number of hunters “waiting” will grow to approximately 2,560 after four years before
individuals drawn the first year will be eligible to apply again. It is unknown what application/hunting efforts—
and the associated results—any “waiting” hunters will engage for the subsequent four years after drawing one
of these permits. Possibilities include making no permit applications to applying for other permits not now on
this proposed list.
Proposed Motion: I move the Commission adopt the proposed four-year waiting period for some elk permits
as presented by FWP.
private:stream Rev 9
Hell Ricky Schroeder had his place enrolled in it and he was a poacher.
