Multiseason Extra Tags - GAMETIME August 10th at Noon

[luvmystang67]

Okay, its internet game time on August 10th.  Who will beat me to the 180 multiseason elk and 3,300 multiseason deer tags remaining at noon on the 10th?  I bet NOBODY.



WDFW WILDLIFE PROGRAM
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
wildthing@dfw.wa.gov

Dear Multi-season applicants:

As you may know, the exclusive opportunity for hunters who were successfully drawn in April to purchase a Multi-Season Tag has ended.

Beginning, Aug. 10, 2015, at 12 p.m., those hunters who were selected but have not purchased a tag AND those who were not selected but purchased an application will be eligible to purchase a Multi-Season Tag on a first-come, first-served basis.

All hunters MUST purchase their tag at a local license dealer, where they will be required to surrender (at that time) their general season tag for a Multi-Season Tag.
In summary:

    Who is eligible:  Anyone who applied for the multi-season permit.  (If you applied for deer, then you are eligible for deer.  If you applied for elk, you are eligible for elk.) If you were drawn originally, you are still eligible, but you will not have exclusive rights to purchase your permit.
    When can they be purchased:  Beginning August 10 at 12:00 PM.
    How many permits are available: As of today, we have approximately 180 elk permits left (out of 1,000) and approximately 3,300 deer permits left (out of 8,500).
    Will people who purchase “over-the-counter” lose their multi-season permit drawing points?:  No.  The people who applied, but were not drawn will not lose their drawing points.  The drawing (and thus the loss of points) provided hunters a guaranteed opportunity to purchase the multi-season tag and provided them opportunity to apply for special hunts in all weapon types.  Over-the-counter purchasers did not get these benefits.

Thank you for your patience as we work through our new process. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Customer Service Center at 360-902-2464.

Wildlife Program
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

[Bob33]

Lines around Fred Meyer forming at midnight...

[sirmissalot]

I don't think its internet game time since you have to buy it at a local dealer. And wouldn't midnight be 12AM?

[Bob33]

I don't think its internet game time since you have to buy it at a local dealer. And wouldn't midnight be 12AM?

Yes, but you need to get there early, like Black Friday

[kirkl]

It definatly will be by all these guys that feel they need to post this to the world. Let people read their own email and figure it out.

[luvmystang67]

It definatly will be by all these guys that feel they need to post this to the world. Let people read their own email and figure it out.

Lol, it was going to get posted anyway.  I mean everyone who applied got the e-mail and if you didn't apply then you aren't eligible, so really no harm done.'

Now, who is taking Monday off from work (and away from bear hunting) to sit in line while the clueless people at Fred Meyer crash the WDFW system?

Got to strategize to find the store with the best internet connection and fewest hunters.  I wonder if anyone does license sales on Cap Hill?

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

I would hope that people don't support the States big money grab........

[trophyhunt]

It definatly will be by all these guys that feel they need to post this to the world. Let people read their own email and figure it out.

you beat me too it,

[luvmystang67]

Sharing is caring you guys   

[steeliedrew]

I don't see them being able to sell all 3,300 deer tags. I'm hoping they open the deer tags up for everyone after a few days. I did not put in for multi season deer but would buy if given the chance. I did however put in for elk but don't see myself having the time this year to do that tag justice. and by that I mean that I did not draw mult-season elk but am not planning on purchasing a surplus tag due to not having time for the hunts.

[BigBullDreamer11]

Have no hope in getting a elk but i am hoping to get a deer at least that would be nice.

[_TONY_]

I don't see them being able to sell all 3,300 deer tags. I'm hoping they open the deer tags up for everyone after a few days. I did not put in for multi season deer but would buy if given the chance. I did however put in for elk but don't see myself having the time this year to do that tag justice. and by that I mean that I did not draw mult-season elk but am not planning on purchasing a surplus tag due to not having time for the hunts.

I don't see them opening it up after a few days to the people that didn't pay for an application. If anything, this shows that Multi-season deer permits should just go OTC from the get go... 

[lamrith]

I don't see them being able to sell all 3,300 deer tags. I'm hoping they open the deer tags up for everyone after a few days. I did not put in for multi season deer but would buy if given the chance. I did however put in for elk but don't see myself having the time this year to do that tag justice. and by that I mean that I did not draw mult-season elk but am not planning on purchasing a surplus tag due to not having time for the hunts.

I don't see them opening it up after a few days to the people that didn't pay for an application. If anything, this shows that Multi-season deer permits should just go OTC from the get go...

Not sure that logic really works...  There are not left over tags because of lack of demand based on what we have seen.  If there were lack of demand all of us that are so excited about left over right now would not be as we would have been drawn.  Now most are gaga over the Elk, but some of us are for deer too.  Polls here and on FB were showing close to 50% of people that applied for MS Deer were NOT drawn this year.  That means probably in excess of 16000 applications went in for MS Deer.  Somehow the number of people applying for deer this year skyrocketed, OR WDFW somehow screwed up the draw to begin with.....?

What will be interesting will be to see how many left over tags are gone after those of us that applied and were not drawn get our chance to buy starting Monday.  If there are still 1000 tags after that then yeah might make sense to go OTC and I would say WDFW should throw the remainders OTC in a few weeks.

What is curious is that 3300 people drawn to not purchase seems more than a bit odd, that is like 38% failed to buy after they applied and were drawn..?

[Nice Racks]

It definatly will be by all these guys that feel they need to post this to the world. Let people read their own email and figure it out.

Lol, it was going to get posted anyway.  I mean everyone who applied got the e-mail and if you didn't apply then you aren't eligible, so really no harm done.'

Now, who is taking Monday off from work (and away from bear hunting) to sit in line while the clueless people at Fred Meyer crash the WDFW system?

Got to strategize to find the store with the best internet connection and fewest hunters.  I wonder if anyone does license sales on Cap Hill?

I didn't get an e-mail about; and I applied for elk, glad this was put out.

[_TONY_]

I don't think it's near 50% of the applicants were not drawn. Maybe near 50% of the people that responded to the polls, but that is not the actual % of not drawn.