Proposal to Amend WDFW allowed weapons in Firearm Restriction Areas

[WWC]

This issue has been brought up at GMAC meetings in the past. Not much support has been expressed for this change. The main reasoning is the stated desire of sportsmen to have rules that are simple. Adding another layer of complexity was not very appealing.

[birdshooter1189]

I would be interested in seeing a change to these FRA's.  However, changing the rules from what is currently in place to allowing straight wall cartriges doesn't help me.

I primarily hunt coyotes with .223 and .22-250.  I prefer shooting in semi-residential areas with these calibers than I would with a .44 mag rifle or a .357 rifle. Those rifles shoot slow, have lots of drop (more likely to miss), and that big slow projectile is going to tend to ricochet (or over-penetrate through the animal) and continue traveling much further, where my high-speed .22 bullets will disintegrate on contact.

For the sake of supporting all hunters and keeping the rules simple. I'd propose getting rid of the restricted area all together, and point out that all hunters are required to complete a hunter's safety course prior to getting a hunting license. Part of that training is that we only take safe shots. Leave it to the individual hunter to determine what is a safe caliber to use for their specific location.

[Sundance]

This issue has been brought up at GMAC meetings in the past. Not much support has been expressed for this change. The main reasoning is the stated desire of sportsmen to have rules that are simple. Adding another layer of complexity was not very appealing.

This, along with with creating more headache for enforcement. I talked with my local enforcement about the irony of being able to hunt coyotes with a muzzy, but not a SBR using subsonic ammo (in a FRA). The velocity and weight of the projectile would be less in the SBR, making the effective range less than the muzzy. While he agreed, enforcement of using this setup in a FRA would be near impossible. The rules are already tough enough for most to decipher, add more layers to it would only further muddy the waters. 

[Special T]

In my county the farmers got a 223 2xcemption for the specific purpose of hunting coyotes. Farmers had too much drip tape and electrical chewed up.

[luvmystang67]

This issue has been brought up at GMAC meetings in the past. Not much support has been expressed for this change. The main reasoning is the stated desire of sportsmen to have rules that are simple. Adding another layer of complexity was not very appealing.

The irony is that everything is so f'in complicated, who even cares at this point?