2015 Blacktail Season Dates

[RavensdaleYoungBuck]

With the season shorten six days and I'm finally 21 and can carry a side arm, I'm going for archery. Over two months of open season!

[longwalker]

Why did you have to wait till you could carry a side arm?

[longwalker]

Yup last year had epic dates, Oct. 11-31st, then Nov. 13-16th. Pretty hard to beat that line up.

This year the late season is a little too late. Nov 19-22. In my experience, all rutting activity will be done and over with well before that season begins.

Biggest blacktail I ever shot was on the 19th of November 130 buck

[BOWHUNTER45]

With the season shorten six days and I'm finally 21 and can carry a side arm, I'm going for archery. Over two months of open season!

What does the side arm have to do with anything  I have bowhunted my whole life and never imagined I would need to pack a side arm .. That's why I am a bowhunter ..If I can not kill a threat with my bow then it can eat me  I think it is the stupidest law they ever made ..and what is more disturbing to me its in Washington ...Washington supports some of the dumbest things but doesn't support the things that really make sense ..   just my opinion and I am sticking to it 

[RavensdaleYoungBuck]

I feel ya on not hunting without a side arm. But with Wolves moving into Western Washington. You are pretty much screwed if you just have your bow and get surrounded. Plus I had zero hunting experience when I first started so my buddy told me to start off with a rifle for a few years and then move over to a bow.

[kodiak 907]

The season still got shorter. Doesn't matter which way you look at it.

[floatinghat]

I feel ya on not hunting without a side arm. But with Wolves moving into Western Washington. You are pretty much screwed if you just have your bow and get surrounded. Plus I had zero hunting experience when I first started so my buddy told me to start off with a rifle for a few years and then move over to a bow.

IMO, there are a lot of things I worry about more than wolves.  Bear spray would work as well or better.