moving deer season back a week

[boneaddict]

Also just think how many years it took to recover from the last time they extended the season to late October, with early snow and rut conditions.  There was a slaughter. 

[WDFW-SUX]

bad bad bad..........let them have bread and circuses

[Red Dawg]

our season over hear is always open till the end of the month anyway. but i will say a couple days later always makes a difference. This years rotation seemed a couple of days earlier than normal.

[270Shooter]

I always see legal bucks during the first few days of elk season, but I don't know if its such a good idea to move it back.

[Pathfinder101]

hmmm... wonder if they are doing that to put a week break between muzzleloader season and modern rifle. 

[Alchase]

Also just think how many years it took to recover from the last time they extended the season to late October, with early snow and rut conditions.  There was a slaughter. 

Bone wasn't that because they also had the youth hunt that year?
I can't remember the last time I hunted past Halloween? Though I know we use to.

[boneaddict]

THey had the general go one extra week and the bucks were hammered.  Whiped out a whole age class. There had been early weather and they were all down.  Then the late season tag guys came along and there wasn't much left, but they got the rest.  Obviously a few of us were still successful the years following, but more for local knowlegde than for anything.  THere just wasn't the bucks.  Last year, the bucks were finally starting to show up again as they were now 4 and 5 year olds.  This year they really made a showing and for the first time since that hunt there was a good population of older bucks running around out there, especailly out of the wolf corridor.  I am speaking SOLEY of the METHOW.

[finnman]

Sounds like a tag sale ploy by WDFW!!!!!!

[mossback91]

THey had the general go one extra week and the bucks were hammered.  Whiped out a whole age class. There had been early weather and they were all down.  Then the late season tag guys came along and there wasn't much left, but they got the rest.  Obviously a few of us were still successful the years following, but more for local knowlegde than for anything.  THere just wasn't the bucks.  Last year, the bucks were finally starting to show up again as they were now 4 and 5 year olds.  This year they really made a showing and for the first time since that hunt there was a good population of older bucks running around out there, especailly out of the wolf corridor.  I am speaking SOLEY of the METHOW.

I think I remeber what you are talking about bone! I killed my first buck on a winter migration route in rifle season!!

[Alchase]

That info kind of makes you take a heart check. I have always wanted the general rifle to be moved back to late October and first week November. But if the outcome is that dramatic, then working harder in mid October does not seem as bad as originally thought. Some times less is better.

[Bigshooter]

I was told once that it would always open the second saturday of october unless there was not enough days to get the muzzle loader season in first.  But after reading what I just wrote then it would always open on the second saturday.

Anyway i'll bet it opens on the 10th. 

[lazydrifter]

tentative posted dates for East. Wa
Whitetail  Oct. 17-30
Mule deer Oct. 17-25

[grizzlygibbs]

i dont think its any conspiracy, its just the way the dates landed! IMHO

[GoPlayOutside]

It doesn't make much sense, especially with the WDFW biologists talking about closing down a lot of late archery hunts because of high kill #'s (which is bulls---).  Why would they push a modern season later...the WDFW doesn't want anyone to actually kill anything!  Do they?

[Diehard0123]

    My hunting partners and I already scheduled our vacations for the week of the 10th.  This burns me big time!!!!  Why the Hell cant they post the seasons before the first of January??   


Can anyone confirm this as "set in stone?"

How will this effect the modern elk season?  Will they move that back as well or will they run deer season right through elk season?