Special Hunt Submit not working?

[Buckhunter28]

Curious if anyone else is encountering the same issue. I purchased my license, tags, and preference points this morning, and selected my weapon choice for deer and elk when prompted. However, when I go to submit my application, it keeps denying and saying I don’t hold the correct weapon type(modern firearm) for deer. I know I 100% selected modern when prompted to. Is anyone else encountering this? Not surprised at all with Washington’s broken systems

[Buckhunter28]

Upon further investigation, the system won’t allow me to apply for muzzleloader or archery hunts either, but no where am I given the option to select my weapon type(I already did this while purchasing). I had no problem submitting my moose application.

[Fidelk]

Did you check the "2026 Special permits" thread.....others were having problems?


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[MADMAX]

Curious if anyone else is encountering the same issue. I purchased my license, tags, and preference points this morning, and selected my weapon choice for deer and elk when prompted. However, when I go to submit my application, it keeps denying and saying I don’t hold the correct weapon type(modern firearm) for deer. I know I 100% selected modern when prompted to. Is anyone else encountering this? Not surprised at all with Washington’s broken systems

I had the same thing happen
Email and call them
Check your tag probably blank on weapon choice


https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,296278.0.html

[CNELK]

Check your elk and deer tags to make sure your weapon choice is printed on them, and that your elk tag shows whether it’s for east or west.

I’m bringing this up because I ran into a problem when I applied. My application kept getting rejected, saying I needed to select a weapon for both deer and elk—even though I had already made those selections when I bought my tags online.

When my tags arrived in the mail, I didn’t look at them closely. Later, I checked my account online but couldn’t find any record of my selections. That made me go back and look at the physical tags, and I realized both my deer and elk tags were printed blank—no weapon choice, and for elk, no east or west designation.


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[elkaholic123]

Usually you have to wait a certain amount of time before you can submit special permits after purchasing!

[jstone]

Why can’t things just work correctly

[Kingofthemountain83]

They're trying to tell you something...

[HntnFsh]

Usually you have to wait a certain amount of time before you can submit special permits after purchasing!

I've never had to.

[jstone]

Used to add the permit right after buying them

[Buckhunter28]

Thanks everyone for the replies! I apologize for missing that this had already been posted elsewhere, I’ve really never ventured into that area of the forum but I appreciate the link being shared! I have sent an email to WDFW and will call them on Monday. I was able to submit my moose application so I don’t think it’s a matter of enough time having not passed. Hoping for resolve before the 20th

[Buckhunter28]

Curious if anyone else is encountering the same issue. I purchased my license, tags, and preference points this morning, and selected my weapon choice for deer and elk when prompted. However, when I go to submit my application, it keeps denying and saying I don’t hold the correct weapon type(modern firearm) for deer. I know I 100% selected modern when prompted to. Is anyone else encountering this? Not surprised at all with Washington’s broken systems

I had the same thing happen
Email and call them
Check your tag probably blank on weapon choice


https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,296278.0.html

So have you gotten resolve to this issue and you’ve since been able to submit your application? I purchased everything online and haven’t received my tags in the mail yet so I can’t confirm if they are blank or not

[Buckhunter28]

Curious if anyone else is encountering the same issue. I purchased my license, tags, and preference points this morning, and selected my weapon choice for deer and elk when prompted. However, when I go to submit my application, it keeps denying and saying I don’t hold the correct weapon type(modern firearm) for deer. I know I 100% selected modern when prompted to. Is anyone else encountering this? Not surprised at all with Washington’s broken systems

I had the same thing happen
Email and call them
Check your tag probably blank on weapon choice


https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,296278.0.html

So have you gotten resolve to this issue and you’ve since been able to submit your application? I purchased everything online and haven’t received my tags in the mail yet so I can’t confirm if they are blank or not

Just saw your reply further down in your other thread you started and that resolve is being worked on for you, I will get ahold of them asap! Thank you!

[fishngamereaper]

I smell an extension to the deadline for apps...

[MADMAX]

Curious if anyone else is encountering the same issue. I purchased my license, tags, and preference points this morning, and selected my weapon choice for deer and elk when prompted. However, when I go to submit my application, it keeps denying and saying I don’t hold the correct weapon type(modern firearm) for deer. I know I 100% selected modern when prompted to. Is anyone else encountering this? Not surprised at all with Washington’s broken systems

I had the same thing happen
Email and call them
Check your tag probably blank on weapon choice


https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,296278.0.html

So have you gotten resolve to this issue and you’ve since been able to submit your application? I purchased everything online and haven’t received my tags in the mail yet so I can’t confirm if they are blank or not

Just saw your reply further down in your other thread you started and that resolve is being worked on for you, I will get ahold of them asap! Thank you!

For me all good now
Got the correct tags and all my permits in
Cheap *censored*s charge me a buck to fix their honk up anyway yes my corrected tags are in my wallet
You must be proactive get on the phone.
Stay on hold until you talk to somebody and document with an email.