Less bowhunters this year ???

[rougheye]

Sorry , i wont be quiting any time soon   

[bobcat]

Archery seasons are still the best. I don't think there was enough change to make much difference in the number of bowhunters. Anybody that switches to rifle this year probably would have switched anyway, regardless of the small changes that were made in the length of deer and elk seasons.

[Ironhead]

Muzzleloaders have the best rut dates. I see alot of people switching to Muzzy because the rut timing is better. 

[bobcat]

I wouldn't say that. I hunt muzzleloader elk and from my experience the last couple years, the rut has been over and done with by the time muzzleloader season opens. But maybe it's different in other areas.

[dreamingbig]

A purist at heart.  I have never had anything but an archery tag.  I still can not find any logical reason for reducing the early archery elk season by a day.

[SHANE(WA)]

I couldnt imagine not being in the woods in sept chasing rutting elk

[Buckrub]

If they outlawed archery hunting I would quit.....but then I would have to take up huntin politicians

[ICEMAN]

I think you will see a dramatic increase in the ammount of Bowhunters this year since the rifle hunters cannot find ammo of any kind.....

[stumprat]

I wouldn't say that. I hunt muzzleloader elk and from my experience the last couple years, the rut has been over and done with by the time muzzleloader season opens. But maybe it's different in other areas.

I totaly agree. Changing weather the last couple years have sure seemed to spur an earlier rut where I hunt.

[Houndhunter]

i wish the season ran a bit later but i love being able to hunt elk in the rut, and then get a late season with a good chance at getting a cow

[RUTNBULL1]

A purist at heart.  I have never had anything but an archery tag.  I still can not find any logical reason for reducing the early archery elk season by a day.

I have to agree, taking one day away from archery elk was just a slap in the face to us archery hunters. I think they are testing the waters to see how much of a negative response they will get from the archery group, if not much, expect more drastic changes in the future. A local biologist spoke to us about ten years ago with the intrest in pursuing moving the archery elk hunting season, out of the rut, in the State of Washington. This would be a total disaster for our season as well as the archery industry. I will continue to archery hunt, and in more states that are more favorable to archery hunters with a greater hunting experience, not just bigger bulls, even though the other states that I have been hunting due hold better opportunities to harvest larger bulls. And come back home to hunt the final days of the rut, hopefully. Most people I have been discussing the issue of the shortened season, still say they are sticking to archery for elk.

[vfilbert]

im going archery elk, thiers something nice about not hearing gun shots and seeing orange every 3 minutes, just my 2 cents.

[Antlershed]

I'm gonna stick with Archery elk and put in for points only until I can draw a multi-season elk tag. I'm going MF for deer this year though, cause I just found out I should be able to get access to some private land in Eastern WA.

[bowhuntin]

I haven't hunted any season but the archery season since I started hunting. Not going to change now. Hopefully I stick something in the early season, so I don't have to put up with the zoo of people during the late season though.

[WDFW-SUX]

Ill be hunting elk in september even if its illegal.