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Thank you for your recent e-mail to WDFW. Your e-mail has been forwarded to me for a response. The broadhead in the picture below is not lawful for hunting if the rear of the blade is perpendicular to the shaft. From the picture you provided the angle appears to be 90-degrees. As you already know, the current archery equipment restrictions require the back of the blade to form a smooth, unbroken surface toward the feather end of the shaft. Since a 90-degree line cannot also angle toward the feather end of the shaft, this blade is not lawful for hunting in our state. Mik MikitikDepartment of Fish and WildlifeEnforcement ProgramHunter Education Division From: Sent: Wed 8/5/2009 11:21 AMTo: Enforcement Office (DFW)Cc: Subject: legal broadhead for WA state?i am emailing to check legality of a broadhead for bowhunting big game in WA state, the head in question is a Trophy Taker Shuttle T-lock, pic provided.the rule in question is the back of the blade must be smooth unbroken line toward the feather end of the shaft, and not toward the point. this head has a 90 degree angle from the arrow shaft to the back of the blade. it does not angle either way. can you give me a difinitive answer as to if these are legal or not? thank you,
Wac'em Tritons are legal in WA, their more than 90 degrees, I was stopped by a WDFW officer last year during early Deer season and he checked my and my buddies equipment, my buddy had shuttle T's and I had Tritons, he made my buddy put his arrows in the truck, and I just watched in amazement, my buddy was pissed to say the least, he just bought 3 packs of shuttle T's.