Hunting Washington Forum
Washington State Hunting Forum and Northwest Resource Site
Please
login
or
register
.
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
News:
Free:
Contests & Raffles
.
Home
Help
Calendar
Advertise
Login
Register
Hunting Washington Forum
»
Community
»
Advocacy, Agencies, Access
»
Sending back my plates
Advertisement
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
2
All
Go Down
Author
Topic: Sending back my plates (Read 3502 times)
Stizz
Political & Covid-19 Topics
Trade Count:
(
+2
)
Tracker
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 81
Location: Randle
Sending back my plates
«
on:
January 17, 2023, 02:16:20 PM »
Ive had elk plates on my pickup for years…and i always hoped that maybe, just maybe that money was doing something good for the species.
The last couple years its become painfully obvious that it’s not. So, i scrapped the plates and went back to the standards. That said… id like to send them back to WDFW along with my thoughts on the matter.
Any recommendations for where to send them? Does the commission have a mailing address? All i can dig up is the general addresses. I’m guessing they’ll wind up in a trash can regardless but on the off chance it might make someone think about it for 10 seconds i’d like to do it.
Logged
Advertise Here
builtfordtough
Trade Count:
(
+1
)
Longhunter
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 585
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #1 on:
January 17, 2023, 03:18:09 PM »
I have no info for you, but I also gave up my mule deer plates.
Why pay an extra $30. Heck I dont even buy the discover pass. I feel with buying my sons and my licenses that come close to $500 annually, thats enough.
Logged
MADMAX
Trade Count:
(
+21
)
Old Salt
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 9342
Location: Kitsap/Cle Elum
I like big bucks and I can not lie
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #2 on:
January 17, 2023, 03:21:23 PM »
Dumped my #428 elk plates too 10 years ago
Sitting in garage window
Nice relic to when the state really cared about cloven hoofed wildlife
Logged
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Mark Twain
I Ain't Captain Walker.
I'm The Guy Who Carries Mr. Dead In His Pocket
What would life be without the thrill of the hunt ?
pianoman9701
Mushroom Man
Business Sponsor
Trade Count:
(
+5
)
Legend
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 44805
Location: Vancouver USA
WWC, NRA Life, WFW, NAGR, RMEF, WSB, NMLS #2014743
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #3 on:
January 17, 2023, 04:03:13 PM »
Put them on the wall of your man cave. Sending them to the WDFW will have zero effect. You may opt to send them to your state Reps. That might get a message through.
I had some until I found out money was going toward the wolf program.
Logged
"Restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens based on the actions of criminals and madmen will have no positive effect on the future acts of criminals and madmen. It will only serve to reduce individual rights and the very security of our republic." - Pianoman
https://linktr.ee/johnlwallace
https://valoaneducator.tv/johnwallace-2014743
Bullkllr
Political & Covid-19 Topics
Trade Count:
(
+1
)
Frontiersman
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 4922
Location: Graham
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #4 on:
January 17, 2023, 04:04:32 PM »
You could turn them in in-person after a nice rant during the "open input" portion of a commission meeting.
Logged
A Man's Gotta Eat
Special T
Truth the new Hate Speech.
Business Sponsor
Trade Count:
(
+13
)
Legend
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 25038
Location: Skagit Valley
Make it Rain!
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #5 on:
January 17, 2023, 04:10:58 PM »
Hang them in your garage. Take the energy and money you save and do something productive with it. Most of the Comissioners are happy to frustrate a sportsmen and reduce the enthusiasm for the activity. That $30 would cover a WWC membership.
Logged
In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.
Confucius
buglebrush
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Sourdough
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1615
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #6 on:
January 17, 2023, 04:21:01 PM »
Join F4WM and do some actual good by helping cover wolf trappers expenses in Idaho. Many of the wolves they target cross into Washington.
Logged
Fidelk
Non-Hunting Topics
Trade Count:
(
+3
)
Old Salt
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 6186
Location: Sequim, WA
Groups: NRA, JCSA
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #7 on:
January 17, 2023, 07:34:21 PM »
Photocopy them and mail them a copy........like the man said.....them belong in your man cave.
Logged
Remnar
Non-Hunting Topics
Trade Count:
(
+6
)
Longhunter
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 530
Location: sw wa
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #8 on:
January 17, 2023, 07:45:43 PM »
Take that $ and buy yourself a couple jugs of Idaho Gold
Logged
Wizekrakr
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Tracker
Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 55
Location: Port Orchard
Groups: NRA
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #9 on:
January 17, 2023, 07:47:35 PM »
6 or 8 years ago I read somewhere that money from those special plates was going towards wolf reintroduction in Washington. Thats when I stopped paying for them.
Logged
h2ofowlr
CHOKED UP TIGHT
Political & Covid-19 Topics
Trade Count:
(
+5
)
Old Salt
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 9120
Location: In the "Blind"! Go Cougs!
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #10 on:
January 17, 2023, 07:47:50 PM »
I pulled my elk plates when I found out money went towards wolves. They are now in my garage.
Logged
Cut em!
It's not the shells! It's the shooter!
HUNTINCOUPLE
Lost Somewhere on the Praire of Klickitat Co. Chasing The Elusive BENCHLEG DEERS.
Non-Hunting Topics
Trade Count:
(
+1
)
Old Salt
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 8146
Location: Lyle WA, 98635
Yep, my avatar is from my front porch. #2835
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #11 on:
January 17, 2023, 09:47:54 PM »
Made dust pans out of ours...........
Logged
Slap some bacon on a biscut and lets go, were burrnin daylight!
Most peoples health is a decision not a condition?
Kill your television! ICEMAN SAID TO!
Life Member of Hunting Washington Forum.
Time in the woods is more important than timing the moon.
Jason
Political & Covid-19 Topics
Trade Count:
(
+4
)
Frontiersman
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 3562
Location: Kalama
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #12 on:
January 17, 2023, 10:13:04 PM »
I had #18 of the deer plates. After I found out that the most the money was going towards the wolves I stopped paying for them and got regular plates. I still have the plates in my man cave.
I wouldn’t send yours to them, you have to much invested in them.
Logged
Duckslayer89
Political & Covid-19 Topics
Trade Count:
(
+2
)
Frontiersman
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 4142
Location: Cut Bank, Montana
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #13 on:
January 18, 2023, 12:22:08 AM »
I was about to send my mulie plates in when we moved anyways. Sad what happened in WA
Logged
Ghost Hunter
Trade Count:
(
+2
)
Old Salt
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5399
Location: SW <-> NE
Groups: NRA Patron Life Member, RMEF Life, Sponser Member
Re: Sending back my plates
«
Reply #14 on:
January 18, 2023, 06:18:38 AM »
I've had personalized since the 70's when it started. Then got the elk plate. Stopped several years ago with the wolf deal.
Logged
Economy failure = Too many people spending money they don't have on things they don't need to impress people they don't like.
Advertise Here
Print
Pages: [
1
]
2
All
Go Up
« previous
next »
Hunting Washington Forum
»
Community
»
Advocacy, Agencies, Access
»
Sending back my plates
Advertisement
Advertise Here
Quick Links
Front Page
Donate To Forum
Advertise on H-W
Recent Posts
Articles
Forum Rules
Recent Topics
Pocket Carry
by
Westside88
[
Today
at 09:33:35 PM]
2025 Coyotes
by
JakeLand
[
Today
at 07:15:03 PM]
Toutle Quality Bull - Rifle
by
Yeti419
[
Today
at 06:11:55 PM]
AUCTION: SE Idaho DIY Deer or Deer/Elk Hunt
by
bearpaw
[
Today
at 06:11:45 PM]
AKC lab puppies! Born 06/10/2025 follow as they grow!!!
by
scottfrick
[
Today
at 02:14:23 PM]
Calling Bears
by
bearmanric
[
Today
at 02:07:32 PM]
2025 Crab!
by
Stein
[
Today
at 01:48:55 PM]
Sauk Unit Youth Elk Tips
by
Kales15
[
Today
at 01:04:52 PM]
Price on brass?
by
Magnum_Willys
[
Today
at 12:18:54 PM]
Utah cow elk hunt
by
kselkhunter
[
Today
at 09:03:55 AM]
KODIAK06 2025 trail cam and personal pics thread
by
kodiak06
[
Today
at 07:03:46 AM]
Unknown Suppressors - Whisper Pickle
by
Sneaky
[
Today
at 04:09:53 AM]
Early Huckleberry Bull Moose tag drawn!
by
HillHound
[
Yesterday
at 11:25:17 PM]
THE ULTIMATE QUAD!!!!
by
Deer slayer
[
Yesterday
at 10:33:55 PM]
Archery elk gear, 2025.
by
WapitiTalk1
[
Yesterday
at 09:41:28 PM]
Oregon spring bear
by
kodiak06
[
Yesterday
at 04:40:38 PM]
Tree stand for Western Washingtn
by
kodiak06
[
Yesterday
at 04:37:01 PM]
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal