just moved to washington

[Button Nubbs]

Don't listen to the negativity, you get out what you put in. Despite what people say there is fantastic hunting in Washington, it just takes some work to find.

[h2ofowlr]

Welcome.  Many save up for Idaho hunting trips.  Washington will be an experience for you.  You will see lots of bow hunters.

[Mr Mykiss]

In 4 or 5 short years you should be drawing a stellar QUALITY ELK tag and in turn draw much disdain from your WA hunting buddies who have max points and can't draw anything...

[pianoman9701]

you guys are bumming me out   I plan on coming back to idaho to elk hunt with old friends but wanted to take advantage of washington sense  i will be living there. Other then short elk seasons what else does washington do to limit hunting opportunities?

Don't get bummed. Some of us on HuntWA are deeply involved in trying to change the "watchable wildlife" tendencies of our WDFW and rightfully, are upset about many policies and regs. Having said that, the critters and the land are still awesome. It's a beautiful state to hunt. Once you get the regs figured out, there's really a lot of awesome country. Bobcat's suggestion about hunting Gifford Pinchot is a good one. There are several wilderness areas that hold lots of elk.