moving deer season back a week

[huntnfmly]

Ive been off here awhile with comp. probs.I wanted to see what you guys think.I talked to wdfw a few weeks ago trying to figure out vacation time for 09 deer season.They said they were pushing to move deer season back one week hoping that it would be colder out.What do you think?
jim

[270Shooter]

That sounds good to me. But what about elk season? Would they move that back too?

[boneaddict]

Deer season will open on the 17th of October.  Its always the Saturday after the tenth and when the tenth is on the Saturday, it bumps to the next weekend. 

[lazydrifter]

I had to have my vacation schedule in by December 31. I thought it would start on the 10th so that is the week I took off.  Now my whole game plan is shot. No way to change thru my company as the next week is already taken by another guy.

[mossback91]

I had to have my vacation schedule in by December 31. I thought it would start on the 10th so that is the week I took off.  Now my whole game plan is shot. No way to change thru my company as the next week is already taken by another guy.

 

will muzzleloader be open during that time?

I know this year it started the weekend before modern season and then ended on the friday before modern opened up 

[lazydrifter]

yeah it usually is but I have some guys I go with every year over on the eastside. We lease a bunch of land over there and I really don't want to go over and hunt without them.  Well that is still 9 months away.  Maybe i'll win the lotto or something.

[boneaddict]

There is alwyas the chance I am wrong.

[huntnphool]

They said they were pushing to move deer season back one week hoping that it would be colder out.What do you think?

I have tried several times to explain to everyone that it makes little difference when the season starts unless you are after "local" deer, the biggest effect moving the season a week would come from ending it a week later in the season, like the last week of October.

[Ridgerunner]

I think what bone said is true, its always the first saturday after the tenth so this year would be the 17th unless they really change how they've always done things.

[huntnfmly]

I dont know nothing about it always being the first saturday after the tenth.I didnt know thats what determined it.They just said they wanted to move it later in the month giving the weather a chance to get colder.It sounded that there was more to it than it just being the first saturday after the tenth.
jim

[huntnphool]

I dont know nothing about it always being the first saturday after the tenth.I didnt know thats what determined it.They just said they wanted to move it later in the month giving the weather a chance to get colder.It sounded that there was more to it than it just being the first saturday after the tenth.

 I dont see the them moving the season back because of weather and at the same time close down all late archery, its counter productive. F&W are trying to limit the amount of animals harvested not make it easier, and moving the dates back would only increase the chance of harvesting

[huntnfmly]

They didnt say anything about closing late archery.They would not have to late archery on the east side did not start until nov 20.

[huntnphool]

They didnt say anything about closing late archery

 I understand that, it was brought up on another thread.

[TeacherMan]

Just think how much better Mule Deer season would be if you had a couple more days in toward the last of the month 

[huntnphool]

Just think how much better Mule Deer season would be if you had a couple more days in toward the last of the month 

 And don't think they don't know that either, thats why they end it so early. We used to not even head over until Oct. 31st. for the general, now they make you pay extra money to do that. I'm surprised they don;t make us purchase seperate licenses, one for general and one for late, they would increase their revenue even more.