Old hunting regs

[Ridgerunner]

Does anyone have any old hunting regs from the early 80’s , late 70’s?  I’d be curious to see the timing of the different seasons for mule deer. 


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[bobcat]

I have all of them back to about 1983. There were some awesome seasons back then that I sure wish I would've taken advantage of!

[PolarBear]

I have a bunch somewhere possibly dating back to the 40’s or 50’s.

[snake]

dont read them or you'll start crying

[Rem14]

I have Regs back to 1965, sold a bunch of my duplicates awhile back but I still have some 1974,1975,1976,1980 available.

[wadu1]

dont read them or you'll start crying

[bigmacc]

dont read them or you'll start crying

, Heck we got some that were only 2 or 3 pages.🤣 I will dig through some toats and call a relative or two to see if I can get a picture. I remember my great grandmother having a bunch in an old tackle box that she kept “cool stuff” in. I remember it being in camp every year, it was brought out on special nights when all the kids were around the fire. There were old game regs, old metal tags, deer teeth, some old hooves(huge), some old lucky Louie plugs and a claw from the world record Kodiak bear killed in 55. My great grandmas cousin was one of the hunters. In fact, she seen the bear for 5 or 6 days prior to Bill and Morris killing it. Some on here know the story. She said it looked like a truck going through the brush up above Olga bay!

[snake]

The regs from just 5 years ago are drastically different than todays regs.

[millerwheeler]

eBay is an option , hard to see the differences they will make your head spin

[elksnout]

1979
Either sex deer. Entiat @ 500 permits. Oct. 27-Nov. 11.
General buck in Chelan, Ferry and Okanogan County. One buck with visible antler. October 13 to November 11 both dates inclusive.

Heard enough?

elksnout

[Ridgerunner]

Dang too bad we don’t have those seasons now.


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[HntnFsh]

dont read them or you'll start crying

, Heck we got some that were only 2 or 3 pages.🤣 I will dig through some toats and call a relative or two to see if I can get a picture. I remember my great grandmother having a bunch in an old tackle box that she kept “cool stuff” in. I remember it being in camp every year, it was brought out on special nights when all the kids were around the fire. There were old game regs, old metal tags, deer teeth, some old hooves(huge), some old lucky Louie plugs and a claw from the world record Kodiak bear killed in 55. My great grandmas cousin was one of the hunters. In fact, she seen the bear for 5 or 6 days prior to Bill and Morris killing it. Some on here know the story. She said it looked like a truck going through the brush up above Olga bay!

Thats really cool. What a treasure it would be!  Would love to hear the bear story!

[highcountry_hunter]

Dang too bad we don’t have those seasons now.


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You think the deer herds are suffering now…muleys would be all but extinct in Washington with those seasons today!


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[Apples]

I remember one year maybe 1982, the season on the dry side closed and then opened back up for a late weekend hunt if I remember correctly?

[bigmacc]

I remember one year maybe 1982, the season on the dry side closed and then opened back up for a late weekend hunt if I remember correctly?

I think I remember an extension or two myself, also early shutdowns if I remember right which is what they should have done in the Methow in “15” imho. Back in the day game guys would actually listen to hunters if they respected their history or knowledge but again, that was back in the day when we had a real “Game Department”, unlike what we have now, an agency full of predator lovers following political agendas who don’t manage for hunters anymore. Sorry.

[Ridgeratt]

I remember when late buck opened the day before Thanksgiving. Then it closed the 2ND weekend in December.

[Wingin it]

It was so much fun when the general season ran into November. The migration would get rolling and you would see more deer in one morning than you see in a season now. Times were definitely much different. We won’t see anything like that again here in Washington.

[Ingwe]

I have a copy of every years regulations since 1965. Hard to believe how the seasons have changed

[millerwheeler]

Here’s oldest I have

[PA BEN]

I remember when late buck opened the day before Thanksgiving. Then it closed the 2ND weekend in December.

And mule deer was open at the same time along with rifle elk and you didn't need a west or east side tag.

[Ridgeratt]

I remember when late buck opened the day before Thanksgiving. Then it closed the 2ND weekend in December.

And mule deer was open at the same time along with rifle elk and you didn't need a west or east side tag.

Times have changed.

[bigmacc]

I remember when late buck opened the day before Thanksgiving. Then it closed the 2ND weekend in December.

And mule deer was open at the same time along with rifle elk and you didn't need a west or east side tag.

Times have changed.

Boy Howdy!👍 Have they ever.😢