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Proposal to Amend WDFW allowed weapons in Firearm Restriction Areas
jstone:
I am glad they took the archery cows out of the early archery in the 300s
Chad McMullen:
Well, I received some feedback from WDFW today, which is sooner than I expected...so that's good? Some copy-paste wording, but nice to know the letter is now in their rulemaking suggestions log. The timeline Mr. Hoenes describes is consistent with what I discussed on the phone a weeks or two ago...
Hey Chad,
The recommendations you propose below are something we would consider during our 3-year season setting process, which will be initiated later this summer when we request ideas from the public. I encourage you to keep an eye out for that opportunity. That being said, I have also documented your request on my running list of ideas I get from the public throughout the year.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime.
Respectfully
Brock Hoenes, Ungulate Section Manager"
yorketransport:
--- Quote from: CP on February 07, 2020, 06:33:13 AM ---I’d like to see this change. I put together a 450 Bushmaster pistol for firearm restricted hunting. Seems pretty stupid that a rifle in the same caliber is illegal.
But if they made this change I’d have get another upper.
--- End quote ---
Unless something changed, that wouldn’t be legal based on my conversations with WDFW. The “revolver type handgun” wording would rule out an AR pistol. I was told (probably 10 years ago) that not even a single shot pistol like a TC Contender was legal in a FRA. I went round and round about my 44 Mag contender not being allowed, but my 45-70 revolver was.
Bob33:
Here is the current WAC.
(d) Modern firearm tag holders may hunt during established modern firearm seasons with bows and arrows; crossbows; muzzleloaders; revolver-type handguns; semiautomatic handguns of .40 (10 mm) caliber or larger; or shotguns, so long as the equipment and ammunition complies with department rules.
https://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=220-413-180
JimmyHoffa:
I think a number of Easter/Midwestern states have even moved from pistol caliber to straight walled cartridges. That has allowed rifles in .38-55 wcf, .405 wcf, .375 Win, etc. As a result, ammo manufacturers have tweaked loads to appeal to people looking for 'more'--velocity, energy, range. They are basically catching up to some of the bottlenecks.
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