WDFW Sells Record Number of Special Hunt Applications in 2019

[bigtex]

From the WDFW Director's Report to the Commission:

This year, the Licensing Division set a new record for special hunt application sales. The Division sold over 300,000 applications and generated over $2.5 million for the agency. As you can see from the table below, previously 2016 was our best year with 285,092 applications sold.

Special Hunt Applications Sold
2019 vs. 2016
Species    2019     2016     % Difference
Deer        78,619  60,811   29%
Elk           98,588  99,132  -1%
Bear         5,805   4,236     37%
Moose      43,934  41,740    5%
Goat        13,945  16,078   -13%
Sheep      25,837   23,001  12%
Turkey     1,899    906        110%

https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-06/Jun%202019%20Dir%20Report%20to%20FWC.pdf

[MarkTrail]

So you are telling me that all the people who said that they were boycotting the wdfw were just bluffing?

[92xj]

We sure did show wdfw!
With those numbers, we will for sure see an increase in cost soon. Why not!?

[bigtex]

So you are telling me that all the people who said that they were boycotting the wdfw were just bluffing?

Exactly.

For all those people saying their reducing the number of permits, licenses, etc. they buy, there are other people who are buying more.

[Bullkllr]

So much for getting the permit system fixed.

[JimmyHoffa]

I'd guess raffle tickets are probably going to be record numbers too.

[emac]

I cant believe that many people apply for turkey tags😂

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[bobcat]

Good for them. It's probably due to all the advertising they did. Plus people talking on social media and getting new hunters excited about it.

Interesting that elk applications are down slightly, while deer are up significantly.

For me I buy more applications for my daughter because they're cheap, and because I want to give her the best chance of drawing some good hunts before she turns 16. She had 11 applications while I only had 9. Or actually 10 I guess, if you count spring bear.

[Karl Blanchard]

I cant believe that many people apply for turkey tags😂

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😂😂😂😂😂 that was my thought as well!

[daddyelk]

Good for them. It's probably due to all the advertising they did. Plus people talking on social media and getting new hunters excited about it.

Interesting that elk applications are significantly down though.

For me I buy more applications for my daughter because they're cheap, and because I want to give her the best chance of drawing some good hunts before she turns 16. She had 11 applications while I only had 9. Or actually 10 I guess, if you count spring bear.

Same for me. My daughter just passed hunter safety this year and I plan on buying her cheap points for the next 8 years

[bigtex]

Interesting that elk applications are down slightly, while deer are up significantly.

I wouldn't call a 1% decrease of about 600 applications significant...

[elkchaser54]

I think the elk numbers are negative 1% because people with 20 plus points getting drawn won't jump back in. They understand it was an OIL tag so no reason to start up again at 0 points

[bobcat]

Interesting that elk applications are down slightly, while deer are up significantly.

I wouldn't call a 1% decrease of about 600 applications significant...

Yeah, not exactly what I meant to say. I changed my post.

[Big game archer]

I cant believe that many people apply for turkey tags😂

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😂😂😂😂😂 that was my thought as well!

  

[Bob33]

Wow. I had no idea that all those hunters boycotting Washington and hunting only out of state would work so well.