No early deer season in 667. Why?

[wapiti hunter2]

There is no longer an early deer season in 667. Why? It used to be in September. Now only the late season along with late elk.

[Thefisherman83]

Not enough deer.

[wapiti hunter2]

Not enough deer.

That is not it. This area has the Vail tree farm. Thousands of deer. They have a month long archery season.

[Thefisherman83]

I know, I was being sarcastic more than anything.  I wish they would give out some second deer tags out there to thin out some of the does.  I have seen a ton up there this year that didn't even get bred.  I can't remember the last time there was an early muzzy deer season though.

[bobcat]

Maybe so the modern firearm hunters can have a better season? Who knows? Some units are open for early muzzleloader, some are not. It is open for early archery. I'm not sure when it was open for early muzzleloader- I looked back as far as 2010 and didn't find where it was open for early muzzleloader season.

[wapiti hunter2]

It was definitely open years ago before I started to hunt muzzy (about 5 years ago). I remember my firewood guy carrying around a gun in his truck. My question is really, Why? could something like this simply be a clerical error that no one asked about? It's not like there are tons of muzzy hunters.

[Thefisherman83]

It was definitely open years ago before I started to hunt muzzy (about 5 years ago). I remember my firewood guy carrying around a gun in his truck. My question is really, Why? could something like this simply be a clerical error that no one asked about? It's not like there are tons of muzzy hunters.

I just checked the regs back to 06/07, so there hasn't been a muzzy season in at least 10 years.  Sounds like your firewood guy wasn't reading the regs.   

Maybe with every other season open, WDFW thought the deer deserved a break from the pressure?

[floatinghat]

Maybe with every other season open, WDFW thought the deer deserved a break from the pressure?

Yeah,

Muzzy is the place they need the break in pressure.  I often think maybe there needs to be some GMU rotation.  However, it would require reading the regs and confusion.