Archery high buck

[Troutpounder]

Is it just me or wouldn’t it be more fair for the archery guys to have a high buck hunt in the wilderness areas starting say August 15th, like how the rifle guys get to have a high hunt? Or at least make rifle guys have their high hunt the time between archery and muzzy, and not smack dab in the middle of archery season. Only seems fair to me... what do you guys think?

[Bushcraft]

It has been opened...

[Troutpounder]

Bahahahaha!!! But really that is only fair....

[Bushcraft]

Archers already have a season that starts on September 1st.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations/summary-of-seasons/deer

[HillHound]

Yeah I think if we want to start on the topic of what is fair and not fair this thread is going to never end. No one ever said life was fair. I think they would probably say the solution to this is the multi season tag they already came up with.

[Troutpounder]

Bush I know it starts sept 1st. Rifle also has a start date it just happens to be oct 12th.... why do they also than impeach the archery season with the sept 15th?? I would have zero problems if archery also had a high buck that started about August 15th. Evan Steven. By your logic, rifle starts oct 12th and you should have no high hunt.

[Bushcraft]

 

[Troutpounder]

Hill I happen to have multi season, but what I don’t like is during archery season I have to worry about some rifle guy shooting me or more importantly the huge disadvantage I’m now at as a archery guy because there is an in fair early rifle season. Your logic also can be used against you. If rifle guys want to hunt in sept for mule deer up high, but the multi and take a bow.

[Bushcraft]

Bush I know it starts sept 1st. Rifle also has a start date it just happens to be oct 12th.... why do they also than impeach the archery season with the sept 15th?? I would have zero problems if archery also had a high buck that started about August 15th. Evan Steven. By your logic, rifle starts oct 12th and you should have no high hunt.

High Buck is any weapon.  And yes, I've seen guys take to the hills with pointy sticks and front-stuffers during that time frame.

For what it's worth, if they are good hunters and have spent some time scouting I think archers can be successful during High Buck.  There are spots in each of the areas I like to hunt where ambushing a decent buck is totally doable with a bow.  I drew a multi-season tag last year considered doing it, but ended up heading to Idaho for elk with some friends.

[Troutpounder]

I mean that is smack dab in middle of archery season so you shouldn’t be shocked to see people with bows. I head up for 10 days sept first to high country with my bow. But it does not change the fact that archery should have a week or two August 15th high buck hunt, if the rifle guys get the same in September

[Troutpounder]

Or they should get rid of high buck hunt and if guys want to hunt deer in September they can archery hunt it.

[Bushcraft]

Or they should get rid of high buck hunt and if guys want to hunt deer in September they can archery hunt it.

Get rid of High Buck???

Heresy!!!

How dare you open another can of worms in the same thread!   

[mburrows]

In addition to having a month long early season we also get a late season with our bows smack dab during the rut.

Kinda hard to complain about WA archery deer seasons in my opinion.

[Troutpounder]

I know it’s 2019 and you high hunt rifle guys want to identify as archery hunters.... but my main argument is not to get rid of the high hunt but to expand the opportunity for the archery season. And I should also remind you that that would be for EVERYONE regardless of what you want to buy as long as you buy the multi season. But if that can’t happen, than get your pumpkin patch off my beautiful mountain while I’m stalking in on a bedded buck

[jackelope]

Archery guys have a month long season in September and then late archery, which in some areas, is in prime time. I think archery guys have plenty of season to hunt.