Traditional & Primitive Weapons Season

[washelkhunter]

I would like the WDFW to consider implementing a trad/primitive weapon only season. Long bows, recurves  and sidelock muzzleloaders ONLY. Compounds, crossbows and inlines relegated to Modern. T/PW Season to start 2nd sat of Sept to Sept 30th.   

[et1702]

I don't see that ever happening.  Too many compounds and in-lines, which means the potential user group would be very small.  I do like the start date and length of your proposed hunting season.  But, it would end of Oct 1st, since there are only 30 days in Sept.

[pianoman9701]

That's not primitive enough. Handmade spears and knives would be great.

[HUNT-HARD]

Good luck with that ever happening.

[h20hunter]

I'm going to have to disagree. Not because I don't think the idea has merit, simply because the seasons would get cut for others. Now...maybe a few special permit tags...something like that I could see happening much easier.

[Bob33]

I know several hunters for whom the use of a modern centerfire should be considered primative.

[snowpack]

Easier to just go permit only for all elk and end the weapon selection for tags.

[blacktailcody]

You mean "TRAD" right? Primitive is stone and sticks. lol

[Pacific]

I like the idea....but who gets to decide what is considered primitive or even traditional.....fiberglass o.k. or does it have to be an all wood selfbow to qualify? Wood arrow and stone points and real feathers...or are alumimun or carbon with steel points o.k. 

But hey, I do like the idea for sure!

[Jellymon]

Bolt action Centerfire rifles have been around longer than inline muzzies and compound bows. Does that make my ruger 30-06 more of a traditional weapon than my Hoyt? 

[Broken Arrow]

Primitive weapons for a month? You may need a year....primitive weapons are sticks and stones.

[MIKEXRAY]

I like the idea, I would go to a recurves in a heart beat for its own season.  That is my next step anyway, stuck on compound now but would like to someday build my own bow & arrow set to hunt with. A traditional season would spark me into it.

[vandeman17]

Maybe have primitive and general archery overlap or something. Primitive goes from 2nd-21st while general archery goes 8th-21st... Gives a few days out ahead of general archery but still doesn't take away from days.

[smalldog]

Their is not enough hunting time to have all these different weapons. From Sept. to Jan. their is hunting, and you have to give them animals a break.  Archery has the longest seasons, and the modern has the least and the worst times of the year for hunting. They don't get to hunt deer or elk during their ruts. You have a few areas for whitetail and that is it. I am an archery hunter and have been for 45yrs, and you can go out and hunt with your longbow just as long as a compound shooter or a recurve shooter. I like the way things are for archery and would fight like hell to keep the way it is.  You can hunt with all three of those weapons during the archery season, I mean you can choose to hunt with a longbow in the morning and hunt with the recurve in the evening and the next day you can hunt with you compound.  Why in the world would you want to change that.

[billythekidrock]

Just switch early archery to primitive and extend it a week. Late season can be primitive and modern archery/ml.