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Commission approves hunting rules, etc.
« on: April 15, 2013, 01:33:44 PM »
NEWS RELEASE
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
http://wdfw.wa.gov/commission/

April 15, 2013
Contact: Commission Office, (360) 902-2267

Commission approves hunting rules,
defines options for octopus protection

OLYMPIA - The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted 17 new hunting rules and agreed on a range of possible options for providing more protection for Puget Sound's giant Pacific octopus population during a public meeting April 12-13 in Olympia.

The commission, a nine-member panel appointed by the Governor to set policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), approved the new hunting rules after holding a public hearing March 1 in Moses Lake and reviewing written comments received earlier this year.

One new regulation approved by the commission will allow bow hunters to use electronically illuminated arrow nocks, which can be helpful in finding and retrieving arrows. Other new rules will:

Restore archery hunts for antlerless elk in Yakima County, specifically in game management units 352 (Nile) and 356 (Bumping).
Expand the boundaries of Elk Area 4941 to help address elk-damage issues in the Skagit River Valley.
Rescind the five special hunting permits previously available for the Tieton bighorn sheep herd, which WDFW recently eliminated to prevent the spread of a deadly outbreak of pneumonia.
Restrict importation of dead game animals from Missouri, Texas and Pennsylvania, which are among a number of states with deer and elk populations known to harbor chronic wasting disease.   
All 17 hunting rules approved by the commission will be included in the 2013 Big-Game Hunting pamphlet, which will be available in sporting goods stores and other license vendors late this month.

In other business, the commission approved a list of four options for managing Puget Sound's giant Pacific octopus population that will be submitted for public comment this month. Those options, developed by WDFW in consultation with a 12-member citizen advisory group, range from one that would make no change in current rules to a ban on harvesting octopuses anywhere in Puget Sound.

Under current rules, a person with a valid state fishing license can harvest one giant Pacific octopus per day in most areas of Puget Sound.

The commission called for a review of those rules after the legal harvest of a giant Pacific octopus near Alki Point in Seattle sparked a public outcry last October. The commission received three petitions signed by hundreds of scuba divers and other members of the public seeking protection for octopuses from recreational harvest.

WDFW has scheduled two workshops to solicit public input on the issue at the following locations and times:

Port Townsend, April 23 - 6 to 8 p.m., Cotton Building, 407 Water Street
Seattle Aquarium, April 24 - 6 to 8 p.m., 1483 Alaska Way, Pier 59
The public can find more information about the four options now under consideration and post comments online at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/octopus/ through May 31.

The commission will consider taking action on new regulations governing the harvest of octopuses in Puget Sound later this year.



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Re: Commission approves hunting rules, etc.
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2013, 01:39:08 PM »
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Restore archery hunts for antlerless elk in Yakima County, specifically in game management units 352 (Nile) and 356 (Bumping).

They should have also mentioned the elimination of the early archery season in 346 (Little Naches).


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Re: Commission approves hunting rules, etc.
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2013, 01:42:06 PM »
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Restore archery hunts for antlerless elk in Yakima County, specifically in game management units 352 (Nile) and 356 (Bumping).

They should have also mentioned the elimination of the early archery season in 346 (Little Naches).

They wouldn't want to point out something like that.  It will be a sore subject for many archers.
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Re: Commission approves hunting rules, etc.
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2013, 01:44:39 PM »
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Restore archery hunts for antlerless elk in Yakima County, specifically in game management units 352 (Nile) and 356 (Bumping).

They should have also mentioned the elimination of the early archery season in 346 (Little Naches).

They wouldn't want to point out something like that.  It will be a sore subject for many archers.

Yes, but they'll have to learn about it sooner or later.

Hopefully not so much later that they get cited for hunting in a closed area.   :o

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Re: Commission approves hunting rules, etc.
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2013, 01:44:39 PM »
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Restore archery hunts for antlerless elk in Yakima County, specifically in game management units 352 (Nile) and 356 (Bumping).

They should have also mentioned the elimination of the early archery season in 346 (Little Naches).

They wouldn't want to point out something like that.  It will be a sore subject for many archers.
no archery guys didn't really won't it open to began with.

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Re: Commission approves hunting rules, etc.
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2013, 01:45:52 PM »
does it look like they also did away with the general season anterless youth & 65 older tags in the blues?

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Re: Commission approves hunting rules, etc.
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2013, 01:57:05 PM »
I might be blind but where do you go to see all of the new stuff?
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Re: Commission approves hunting rules, etc.
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2013, 02:10:49 PM »
So, does anybody know when the new regs will be out?  :chuckle:

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« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2013, 02:16:34 PM »
 :DOH:

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