Special permit not received yet from WDFW

[Bob33]

Is it too late to apply?

What are they for, anyway?

[bobcat]

Tags will be mailed tomorrow 7/10, special permits will be available to purchase tomorrow 7/10, per email I received from WDFW.

I think you got "tags" and "special permits" mixed up. They won't mail out the tags until they are paid for, that is if you're talking about moose, sheep, and goat tags. Deer and elk tags everyone should already have. Special permits are not purchased, they are drawn.

[higunner]

I just called WDFW to check.  I was told there is going to be a redraw.

[brutus1]

They said all state and DONE lands are going to be closed through November and the Fed's are in the process of doing the same. ...So a redraw for late hunting is in the process. .

[400gross]

Not

[mburrows]

I just called WDFW to check.  I was told there is going to be a redraw.

Highly doubt it

[CAMPMEAT]

I called the WDFW about the same question for mine. They, WDFW, told me that my license/elk tag is my permit. Mine is for the Yakima Training Center, Alkali disabled permit.

Do you really trust them that much???

http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/328/I+drew+a+Special+Permit%2C+but+I+misplaced+or+never+received+the+Special+Permit+card.+Do+I+need+to+get+a+replacement+card%3F

Trust them about what?  The original question was when the permits would be mailed:

Does WDFW still send special permit holders a hard copy of their special permit?
My hunting partner and I were selected for Peaches archery bull, and neither he or I have received an email, or anything on paper from WDFW notifying us of our drawing results. Luckily I  have drawn some kind of special permit the last 4 years, and have always had a hard copy in my hand by now.

That question is answered on WDFW's Help site: “We mail permits to drawn applicants around mid-July. If you did not draw a permit, you will not get a mailed notice. For spring bear, we mail notices by the end of March.”

And no, a license is not a substitute for the permit. The permit must be with the hunter while hunting, in addition to the hunting license and transport tag.

The WDFW lied to me about NOT HAVING TO HAVE A PERMIT, period.  The WDFW told me, my tag and license was my permit. I just called again to verify the Lie/misinformed WDFW employee and was TOLD to me 1 minute ago, that the permits are being mailed out tomorrow. To bad these high paid WDFW people, don't know their own rules and laws THEY write and expect the hunters to know everything when they don't. 

[jackelope]

I called the WDFW about the same question for mine. They, WDFW, told me that my license/elk tag is my permit. Mine is for the Yakima Training Center, Alkali disabled permit.

Do you really trust them that much???

http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/328/I+drew+a+Special+Permit%2C+but+I+misplaced+or+never+received+the+Special+Permit+card.+Do+I+need+to+get+a+replacement+card%3F

Trust them about what?  The original question was when the permits would be mailed:

Does WDFW still send special permit holders a hard copy of their special permit?
My hunting partner and I were selected for Peaches archery bull, and neither he or I have received an email, or anything on paper from WDFW notifying us of our drawing results. Luckily I  have drawn some kind of special permit the last 4 years, and have always had a hard copy in my hand by now.

That question is answered on WDFW's Help site: “We mail permits to drawn applicants around mid-July. If you did not draw a permit, you will not get a mailed notice. For spring bear, we mail notices by the end of March.”

And no, a license is not a substitute for the permit. The permit must be with the hunter while hunting, in addition to the hunting license and transport tag.

The WDFW lied to me about NOT HAVING TO HAVE A PERMIT, period.  The WDFW told me, my tag and license was my permit. I just called again to verify the Lie/misinformed WDFW employee and was TOLD to me 1 minute ago, that the permits are being mailed out tomorrow. To bad these high paid WDFW people, don't know their own rules and laws THEY write and expect the hunters to know everything when they don't. 

I'd be more inclined to believe that some human didn't know the right answer to your question so rather than take the time to get the correct answer, they just made some stuff up and blew smoke up your skirt. FWIW, the answer to the OP's question is readily available on their website.

[bobcat]

Campmeat,

You may have just got the wrong person. Do you really think all WDFW employees are going to know everything there is to know about hunting? The person you talked to may not be a hunter.

It could also easily have been just a mis-communication, with the way people so often use the wrong words for certain things, like "tag" instead of "permit" or "permit" instead of "application."

Isn't it pretty much common sense that if you draw a permit you need to have the actual permit with you while hunting? Why even ask that question? Or if you're going to ask it, ask here on the forum where you will get the correct answer.

[CAMPMEAT]

Campmeat,

You may have just got the wrong person. Do you really think all WDFW employees are going to know everything there is to know about hunting? The person you talked to may not be a hunter.

It could also easily have been just a mis-communication, with the way people so often use the wrong words for certain things, like "tag" instead of "permit" or "permit" instead of "application."

Isn't it pretty much common sense that if you draw a permit you need to have the actual permit with you while hunting? Why even ask that question? Or if you're going to ask it, ask here on the forum where you will get the correct answer.

They should know the answers, period. What happened if I was dumb enough, to believe him and go, kill my elk and get caught without the permit ? Who's gonna get screwed, me. Not the idiot who should KNOW the system they make. Ignorance of their law, is no excuse.

Bobcat,
This forum does not always give the right answers all the time. I trust, not really, as you can see. I know exactly how to articulate my questions, to anybody, to get what I thought would of been the correct answer, for whatever and whoever I ask a question. I'm a trained interrogator and investigative hunter. 

[Blacktail Sniper]

"To bad these high paid WDFW people, don't know their own rules and laws THEY write and expect the hunters to know everything when they don't."

Have you ever heard of the term "First Level Tech Support?"  In essence, that is who you are dealing with when you make a call to ANY agency, company, etc., that has a customer support department or person.

Thay are almost always the lowest paid employee, and at times, are not even an employee of that entity, but rather a contract call center like situation.  I am certain the person answering the phone had zero to do with the laws, rules and policies written.

To say that person is lying is grossly unfair.

To say they were wrong or incompetent, yes, they should know the simple answers or where to either look to get them or who to refer you to, after all, if they can't, why are they in customer service???

As has been said, the help and FAQ sections usually have the correct answers to simple and basic questions such as this was.

[Bob33]

To say that person is lying is grossly unfair.

It's easier and far more effective to look up answers for myself, rather than ask someone who may or may not know the answers.

"All hunters, regardless of age, must have in their possession a valid hunting
license and any required tags, permits, or stamps to hunt wildlife."

[CAMPMEAT]

Why are you guys sticking up for these people is beyond me..

I don't give a rip if they are low-level anything, THEY SHOULD KNOW. It's their friggin' job or ask. They gave me an answer, that could of cost me dearly, yet some of you stick up for them.

[bobcat]

As I said, isn't it obvious that if you draw a special permit that you would need to have the permit with you while hunting?  I don't get why you would even ask that question. 

[CAMPMEAT]

As I said, isn't it obvious that if you draw a special permit that you would need to have the permit with you while hunting?  I don't get why you would even ask that question. 

Ah, maybe because I've never drawn a permit. Never thought of that did you ?