Traditional & Primitive Weapons Season

[3dsheetmetal]

If you want to hunt with  primitive weapons you should have to wear buckskins and use 100 year old binoculars.Just to keep up with tradition.

[snowpack]

They could open up the other GMUs at the same time.  So, primitives could have the option to go to a different unit.

[huntnphool]

 You already have the choice to use "primitive weapons, just pick the time of season you want to hunt and use whatever "primitive weapon" you want to use.

[kentrek]

You already have the choice to use "primitive weapons, just pick the time of season you want to hunt and use whatever "primitive weapon" you want to use.

  they cant manage the season we currently have...i cant imagine how they'd ever attempt this intelligently


Beings that the trad crew is a pretty small amount of hunters the idea of giving special permits for them would be kinda cool...it would be a tool to spread hunters out in the aplication system

[Chase 1]

I hear the what you want to see considered... but nothing about the why. What do you feel would be gained with a separate season for such a small and select group?  You want to have a separate harvest rate category and your own special hunt and oil tag drawing allocations?

[Special T]

I think you need to look at how some other states do it. Last time i checked OR had a few GMU or drainages in E OR that were Trad only areas WITHIN the archer season. I think that something like that MAY have a bigger chance of happening. ANTHING that further divides hunters against each other is BAD! Check into a how the other states do it and report back.

[Colville]

"Let's have a primitive weapon season."

Translation:  "I want to hunt elk in the rut"

Effect, Everyone doing "modern" archery, switches to trad and hunts the rut.

What could go wrong?

[sakoshooter]

The use of these weapons is already allowed. Creating a season for this tiny group - NO, not in favor.
I'd like to see the muzzle loader and archery seasons run at the same time in their respective GMU's and lengthen the season for both.
Creating another group would only shorten existing seasons with no real benefit to anyone.

[blackveltbowhunter]

"Let's have a primitive weapon season."

Translation:  "I want to hunt elk in the rut"

Effect, Everyone doing "modern" archery, switches to trad and hunts the rut.

What could go wrong?

 

[RG]

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.   

Absolutely! No wheels, cables, inline ignition. Can't see why anybody would be against that, no training wheels needed.  Ha.  I use a flintlock in muzzleloader season anyway and shot a longbow till my shoulder quit on me.  Add a little sport to your adventure.

[ouchfoss]

This is an idea I have thought about for years but like others have already said, WDFW would have to spread the other weapon seasons that much thinner to make it happen, which nobody likes. Now what about having select draw permit specificly for "traditional" methods? Then the hunter numbers and animal harvest could be controlled and not effect the main seasons.
As far as equipment limits that would define "traditional", I dont know that limiting archery to wood arrows, stone points or longbow only would be accepted by all archers. Maybe just limit it to zero percent let off and fixed blade broadheads only. Maybe even no cams of any kind either.
I dont know enough about muzzleloaders to know what would be traditional enough to fall into that same category. Scopes are already not legal in ML season if I remember right.

[buckfvr]

I would personally entertain a flint/cap lock, round ball deer season.......

[HillSlick]

Think it's a neat idea man but would never happen :-(