Special Permit Deadline Extended

[bornhunter]

Remember folks they want to do away with hunting in this state. The more frustrating they make things, the more people are going to throw up their hands and say the heck with it.

[huntnphool]

I don't have a problem with this. It they could get the regs out earlier, there wouldn't be such a crunch, especially for us old guys who read slowly!

The regs have been out for a while now. A couple weeks I think?

 Exactly!

 My guess is this has more to do with sales revenue being lower than expected, and zero to do with WDFW listening to hunters!

 Occam’s Razor

[hunter399]

Getting ready to throw some money in the toilet right now.
Piss it to the wind on Not Selected.

[Bob33]

I don't have a problem with this. It they could get the regs out earlier, there wouldn't be such a crunch, especially for us old guys who read slowly!

Three weeks ago from today.

The regs have been out for a while now. A couple weeks I think?

[CarbonHunter]

Heck I just deposited my refund from Montana. They closed the submission for the draw (4/1), conducted the draw (4/15) and wrote my refund check (4/22) in just 3 weeks. All done without any paper regs.

[westside bull]

Heck I just deposited my refund from Montana. They closed the submission for the draw (4/1), conducted the draw (4/15) and wrote my refund check (4/22) in just 3 weeks. All done without any paper regs.

Yes Montana has it down.

[raydog]

Folks sure are in a hurry to get that "Not Selected" screen

[jackelope]

Not sure why it’s driving me a little crazy that there are a bunch of people complaining online about the paper regs not being available but the online regs have been out for, I think, a couple weeks.

I’ve had little to no use for paper regs for years. I always have a copy or 3 on hand but I’ve definitely not used them for special permit applications at all in the last 10 years at least.

Worst comes to worst you could always print them….

[Brandobando]

The lady at the customer service desk at Bass Pro told me yesterday that they weren’t getting this years paper regs because they’re the same as last year 

[baker5150]

Not sure why it’s driving me a little crazy that there are a bunch of people complaining online about the paper regs not being available but the online regs have been out for, I think, a couple weeks.

I’ve had little to no use for paper regs for years. I always have a copy or 3 on hand but I’ve definitely not used them for special permit applications at all in the last 10 years at least.

Worst comes to worst you could always print them….

I was recently wondering why they still print paper regs. 

The cost savings would have to be a pretty large number.  (although the ads probably cover a lot of the cost)

We should ask old Jay if he knows the carbon footprint those paper regs have....

[JWBINX]

Not sure why it’s driving me a little crazy that there are a bunch of people complaining online about the paper regs not being available but the online regs have been out for, I think, a couple weeks.

I’ve had little to no use for paper regs for years. I always have a copy or 3 on hand but I’ve definitely not used them for special permit applications at all in the last 10 years at least.

Worst comes to worst you could always print them….

I agree, using the online regs are no problem at all and it will be the way we look at them in future.
However, I still like to have the paper copies to read in spots my phone doesn't work or I have no computer.
I've always done a bit of scribbling for reference from year to year. It's just sad that WDFW can't get it together!
I still read books and not on a Kindle.

[JWBINX]

The lady at the customer service desk at Bass Pro told me yesterday that they weren’t getting this years paper regs because they’re the same as last year 

The lady at Bass pro obviously knows nothing about hunting and is just a drone at a sub par outdoor store!

[raydog]

The lady at the customer service desk at Bass Pro told me yesterday that they weren’t getting this years paper regs because they’re the same as last year 

The lady at Bass pro obviously knows nothing about hunting and is just a drone at a sub par outdoor store!

Calling bass pro sub par is giving them too much credit 

[millerwheeler]

For all the folks who say what about when I have no service , download them too your phone. Don’t need service to look at them then…… pretty easy

[yogru]

Dad (71) is still calling around to all the stores asking when they are getting the Regs in.  I talk to him frequently and he knows digital versions exist (and that I've already got everything done with them), but he's always done it one way for however many decades and won't change that now. 

I sent him a link about the deadline extension, and got back "Wow they finally did something smart and let people see the regs in writing before they have to apply". 

Doesn't make much difference to me, but people are creatures of habit.