Western WA Elk Raffle winner :)

[wrongway]

Make sure you read the game laws closely. we have the same tag and the way I read it you cannot hunt the Nooksack. along with some other areas

[Curly]

It looks like wrongway is correct. 

SPECIAL INCENTIVE PERMITS
(24) WESTERN WASHINGTON ELK INCENTIVE PERMITS
Hunt Area: Western Washington EXCEPT GMUs 418, 485, 522, and those GMUs closed to elk hunting or closed to branch antlered bull elk hunting by the fish and wildlife commission.
Season dates: September 1 - December 31
Weapon: Any legal weapon, EXCEPT must use archery equipment during archery seasons and muzzleloader equipment during muzzleloader seasons.
Bag limit: One additional elk.
Number of permit hunters selected: 2

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=232-28-283

418 = Nooksack, 485 = Green River, 522 = Loowit

[Tbar]

It looks like wrongway is correct. 

SPECIAL INCENTIVE PERMITS
(24) WESTERN WASHINGTON ELK INCENTIVE PERMITS
Hunt Area: Western Washington EXCEPT GMUs 418, 485, 522, and those GMUs closed to elk hunting or closed to branch antlered bull elk hunting by the fish and wildlife commission.
Season dates: September 1 - December 31
Weapon: Any legal weapon, EXCEPT must use archery equipment during archery seasons and muzzleloader equipment during muzzleloader seasons.
Bag limit: One additional elk.
Number of permit hunters selected: 2

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=232-28-283

418 = Nooksack, 485 = Green River, 522 = Loowit

Look at # 12 it only excludes 485 , the rest including nooksack should be open.   

[Curly]

I think if I had the permit I'd be scouting the areas up off of Hwy 12 up by White Pass.  It is close enough that I could scout it every weekend.  There has to be some big bulls up there.

[Tbar]

The incentive tag and raffle tag have different rules.

[Curly]

It looks like wrongway is correct. 

SPECIAL INCENTIVE PERMITS
(24) WESTERN WASHINGTON ELK INCENTIVE PERMITS
Hunt Area: Western Washington EXCEPT GMUs 418, 485, 522, and those GMUs closed to elk hunting or closed to branch antlered bull elk hunting by the fish and wildlife commission.
Season dates: September 1 - December 31
Weapon: Any legal weapon, EXCEPT must use archery equipment during archery seasons and muzzleloader equipment during muzzleloader seasons.
Bag limit: One additional elk.
Number of permit hunters selected: 2

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=232-28-283

418 = Nooksack, 485 = Green River, 522 = Loowit

Look at # 12 it only excludes 485 , the rest including nooksack should be open.   

Sorry, my bad.............I was thinking incentive tag.

[rosscrazyelk]

Make sure you read the game laws closely. we have the same tag and the way I read it you cannot hunt the Nooksack. along with some other areas

Congrats on the incentive tag that's sweet. 
They have the raffle tag however which opens up a little more areas

[elkhuntingcouple]

they still have not sent out the package, but talking to Margie who handles this at Washington Fish and Wildlife she said we can hunt any unit except 485, or a unit that only allows spike bull hunts, which on our side of the mountian I don't think is any, but we will of course read the material once we have it in our hands. We are both very much law abiding people, and wouldn't hunt where we should not. With this tag that would be beyond stupid Thanks again for all the input!! and Wongway Congrats on your hunt!!

[elkhunter00]

I would drop the first legal bull I saw, and then hunt for horns.

[rosscrazyelk]

I would drop the first legal bull I saw, and then hunt for horns.

What?

[X-Force]

00 must think its a second tag. 

[bobcat]

Isn't the raffle tag an additional tag? I believe it is. So he WOULD have two tags. Problem is, the general season tag wouldn't be good at the same times as the raffle tag. Unless he was hunting during a general season, but why do that when you don't have to?

[benhuntin]

00 must think its a second tag. 

it is a second tag

[rosscrazyelk]

In essence it is a second tag.  But I would not do What he states. One lets say you are in the Nook. You are only in there because you have that tag.  So shoot the biggest bull you are happy with.  Them during the general season shoot what ever you can legally shoot for meat.  Just my two cents

[Dutchie]

Mt. Whitier, upper smith creek, pumice plains, the nooksack, south rainier.