whats the rule?

[Miles]

No, it isn't really amazing. 

Hey look, either your assumptions have merit or it's really amazing.  Can't be both. 

[link]

Yea, you're right, like I said, it isn't amazing.

[Miles]

It's almost as if you assumed I said "isn't".   

[longrangekiller]

I think that your buddy may be tempted to use your rifle if the right bull presents itself, the little natches rifle hunt is open at the same time, and unless you are planning on putting a large sign on the side of your truck that states you are hunting with a muzzy who would know, I'd be willing to bet several muzzy bulls have been shot with a rifle during that hunt, I say don't tempt him

No that wouldn't happen. First I wouldn't let him second he aint that type of guy if he wanted a rifle tag he would have put in for one.

[grundy53]

So I got a buddy that drew a peaches ridge muzzy bull tag and we went up scouting we found some good country lots of elk and lots of bear sighn. Since I won't be able to hunt bear very much this year for bear i was wondering if it is leagle for me to pack my rifle for bear while he is muzzy hunting elk?

In that manner it is not at all. I read it as they would both be carrying a muzzy with only one muzzy elk tag. You carrying a modern rifle with a bear tag is not in any way party hunting.

he said he would be packing his rifle  don't know where you got party hunting out of that? Even if he was hunting bear with a muzzleloader you would be making one heck of an  assumption that they would be party hunting. I'm sure there are some guys who love hunting bear with muzzleloaders. As long as he has his tag that he paid for and the season is open then he has every right to hunt. Just my 

[grundy53]

I would check with WDFW first, but I think you can shoot a bear off a legally killed gut pile as long as you did not place it for the purpose of hunting bear. I also think you can legally hunt bear with your rifle while your partner hunts for elk with his bow. The same person cannot pack a rifle and bow in the field at the same time to hunt archery elk and rifle bear at the same time.

That is what I've been told by the game wardens I've talked to.

[grundy53]

The things people assume here on HW is amazing.

 

[bearpaw]

I would check with WDFW first, but I think you can shoot a bear off a legally killed gut pile as long as you did not place it for the purpose of hunting bear. I also think you can legally hunt bear with your rifle while your partner hunts for elk with his bow. The same person cannot pack a rifle and bow in the field at the same time to hunt archery elk and rifle bear at the same time.

That is what I've been told by the game wardens I've talked to.

That's what I was told, but as Miles said.... 

It takes a couple minutes for anyone to call Olympia or a local warden and verify for themself. 

[trophyhunt]

Hunt bear with your muzzy if your friend don't mind and if he does get a shot at an elk, the second shot will be ready to go with your muzzy. I don't believe that is illegal or unethical, but I'm sure I'm about to find out.....

[Jburke]

I think that the root of all of this goes back to the fact that party hunting happens all the time.  It's not right or legal but it's happening each year.  It's simply a reason for a warden to be skeptical of a situation.  If you're carrying your rifle and he's got his muzzy then it should be no problem.  Might you get questioned if you get stopped?  Yeah maybe, but as long as you have done nothing wrong you should have nothing to worry about.  We pay them to protect these resources that we pay ridiculous amounts of money to use.  Nothing personal, but I would expect them to question you both and would be disapointed if they didn't.   

[grundy53]

I think that the root of all of this goes back to the fact that party hunting happens all the time.  It's not right or legal but it's happening each year.  It's simply a reason for a warden to be skeptical of a situation.  If you're carrying your rifle and he's got his muzzy then it should be no problem.  Might you get questioned if you get stopped?  Yeah maybe, but as long as you have done nothing wrong you should have nothing to worry about.  We pay them to protect these resources that we pay ridiculous amounts of money to use.  Nothing personal, but I would expect them to question you both and would be disapointed if they didn't.   

I agree. But in the same breathe, Bear season is open then for any weapon and if there is a season open that you want to hunt you should be able to hunt it with whatever weapon you choose that is legal. Or else why is the season even open? Archery deer is open during archery elk. Are we so paranoid that we believe every "deer" hunter is really hunting elk? No. I don't see a difference. Like said leave it to the game wardens to do their job of thoroughly checking each hunter. If you are not doing anything illegal you have nothing to worry about. We on here don't need to assume everyone is a poacher.

[jpharcher]

I called WDFW 2 seasons ago and asked if you could hunt bear and cats over the gut pile of a legally harvested animal and was told that yes, since it was legally harvested and was a by product of a legal harvest, not brought and dumped for the purpose of baiting that it is also pefectly legal to hunt over it.

[h20hunter]

Sounds way to logical for the state to agree!

Like I mentioned...........I agree with being able to do it.

[grundy53]

Sounds way to logical for the state to agree!

Like I mentioned...........I agree with being able to do it.

  maybe logic is contagious and there will be an outbreak in the WDFW...

[Labs07]

You know I always trust that people, when they know the law/rule, will make a good call!  I think that we just have very little trust in humanity.  Now this is in theory only, I have seen things out there that just blow my mind!