Restrict Archery and ML seasons to 9 days.

[Elkaholic daWg]

Which all started when "resource allocation" was instituted in the 80's  Pianoman

[pianoman9701]

Oh yes, I realize that. Hunters without a unified voice because they're too busy trying to hang onto their own stuff.

[Billdos Uncle]

Oh yes, I realize that. Hunters without a unified voice because they're too busy trying to hang onto their own stuff.

That's what my great great great granddaddy would say

[westsidehntr]

Oh yes, I realize that. Hunters without a unified voice because they're too busy trying to hang onto their own stuff.

That's what my great great great granddaddy would say

Sounds like your great great great granddaddy had a lot to say. Please tell us more.

[Billdos Uncle]

lol

[Mxracer532]

Dude, REALLY??? Rifle (now days 500+ yards isnt uncommon perfect example last yr my sister shot her deer with my FULLY SETUP LONG RANGE .243 at 520 yards) muzzy 150 yards or so and the average archer 40 yards or so??? Cry me a damn river and make sure its filled with fish.

[bobcat]

If you're talking "average" for archery, being 40 yards, rifle would be more like 250 yards, and muzzleloader 75 yards.

[whacker1]

What I always tell people is if you think another method other than the one you're currently hunting has a better season and better opportunity, then switch to that method. It's kind of hard to complain when YOU chose your method.

and with opportunities for multi-season tags for anyone that wants to pay $180 for deer......the subject is dead.

[Mxracer532]

If you're talking "average" for archery, being 40 yards, rifle would be more like 250 yards, and muzzleloader 75 yards.

Ur right on average,  now long the side.
Archery 80 yards
ML 200 yards (know a guy who killed his bull over 200 yards)
Rifle 700+ like I said a well setup gun and very little practice its more than possible.

[idahohuntr]

And I don't see how a discussion like this is any kind of a "win" for anti hunters.

We will always discuss different ideas on wildlife management issues. This occurs in every state in the country, we are not unique in that regard.

Hunters should not turn into lemmings and sheep and blindly follow one another.  Self regulation, discussion on management goals, informed decision making, equitable resource allocation...all of this demonstrates how responsible hunters are at policing themselves and showing sound stewardship for wildlife resources...which as bobcat said is not any kind of a "win" for the anti's. 

[jasnt]

I think it all evens out. In my area( NE)I think modern gets the best deer season(nothing better than mid Nov in the whitetail woods!) muzzy seems to get the best elk but its short. Archery seems to get 2nd place with both deer and elk seasons.

like stated if one method seems better in your book than use it. Personally I'd rather we all get 2 weeks but I'm not sure our heards could handle that much pressure now that there's more predators

[pianoman9701]

A discussion isn't bad for hunters. We should have discussions. When the person with the "beef" decides to take it further than the discussion and actually seeks to restrict other hunters to enhance his own access, that's bad for hunters. Before we go to the WDFW or any other Game Department, we should be considering the impact we'd have on the rest of the group if our request were accepted. It's not that I think anyone would necessarily listen to this suggestion, but if they did, a lot of people would be affected negatively by it when there's no need to shorten anyone's season.

[bone collector 12]

How many blown stalks do rifle guys have a season? None because there is no such thing,even the weekend warrior type rifle hunter can shoot anything with 500 yards,I had 5 legal bucks I could have killed with a rifle in the first 30 minutes of light on opening day of archery,I think we should be like Idaho and get a month for elk

[TommyH]

 

[spin05]

I want the 11 day ML season back, and i want to be able to hunt in the same gmus with the same liberal take as the AR season. If AR wants to start a week earlier in Sept they should be willing to trade time and also go to an 11 day season. There is really no longer a credible arguement about effectiveness of weapons, ar v ml. AR guys here regular brag about shooting out to and past 80-100 yds at animals. And I believe they wound far more than they kill and recover. What I would really like to see is a true primitive season combined. Hunters limited to sidelock ML,s of the hawken kentucky rifle variety and archers limited to wood long bows-recurves only and lets have a 20 day season. Relegate the inlines, compounds and crossbows to modern only. Return to the original intent of ml and ar seasons in Wa.

Using this logic then modern guys should go back to iron sights and a .30-30 or maybe what was it paper patch bullets they had back in the day......