hunter report drawing?

[E-Town Hunter]

I got a card in the mail today that says if you submit your reports within 10 days of the kill or if unsuccessful by January 10th you are eligible for 9 special deer or elk permits. Are these antlerless tags or something a bit more coveted? How long have they been doing this?

[jackelope]

A couple years now, but nobody knows if they actually exist. nobody knows anyone who has ever won the drawing for one of them.
 

[Black Ghost]

Oh that is priceless, I was hoping to hear from somebody on here saying it happened to them.  I mean we have heard from at least 1 person from every other opportunity.  Maybe they had to do a redraw?

[Bigshooter]

Redraw.  That would not suprise me.

[SuperDave]

I often wondered about that, you never hear of anyone getting the tag.  Way I understand it, it is just another tag to be used during the general season!

[jstamp]

Maybe if they re-draw i'll get the points!!!

[LongTatLaw]

Maybe we should hit up WA F&G. Sounds like false advertising to me...lol

Of course I made damn sure to get mine done ASAP.

[ICEMAN]

Yep, the Open Government Act (Public Disclosure Law) can be used to obtain just about anything you want from wildlife, or any other state agency....

Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection and copying all public records, unless the record falls within the specific exemptions of subsection (6) of this section [RCW 42.17.070], RCW 42.56.230, 42.56.320, or other statute which exempts or prohibits disclosure of specific information or records. To the extent required to prevent an unreasonable invasion of personal privacy interests protected by RCW 42.56.230 and 42.56.320, an agency shall delete identifying details in a manner consistent with RCW 42.56.230 and RCW 42.56.230 when it makes available or publishes any public record; however, in each case, the justification for the deletion shall be explained fully in writing.

[hunterbuilder]

I was going to start a new thread on this topic but then found this thread. So no one knows anyone who has ever won one of these tags??!! Is this like the cereal box prizes or the McDonalds giveaways that no one ever wins? Do they specify somewhere what these tags are supposed to be for?

[6.5swede]

I actually do know the person who was drawn for the westside any elk tag.  It came as a complete shock to him as he knew nothing about it.  Thought someone was playing a prank on him.  It is much like the raffle tag, any elk, any area, any weapon from sept. 1st to dec. 31st.   He took a nice bull in October I believe down in the one of the units around st. helens.  Next time I talk to him I'll ask him for more details.

[provider]

WDFW used to put out a press release with the winners names listed.

Those special incentive permits are good for any open general or permit season.  Not like the raffle or auction which is open from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31. 

[drew]

They do exist, I was drawn for one a couple years ago.  Didn't even realize they did that at the time.  Just got a call telling me I had won.  I thought it was a joke at first.  I followed the rules they gave me and I received a second tag.  As I remember it was good for anytime from Sept 1st through the end of the year.  You could hunt any unit that would be open at some point during the season.  If you hunted a unit during the time it was open you had to follow the regs for that unit.  In other words, if you hunted during bow season you had to use a bow.  Couldn't use a gun during that time.

[E-Town Hunter]

Its amazing with all the poeple on this site not many people knew too much about it. So what tag did you get deer or elk and were you able to take a nice animal?

[drew]

I was given a choice, so I chose deer.  Took a nice 3 point near Dayton.  Another requirement was you had to notify the local WDFW if you were going to be out and where.  Let them know someone with a special tag would be in the area.

[Muleyslyr]

If you look in the General Discussion under "lifetime licenses" thread.....I posted that my uncle finally drew an Any Bull tag and filled it.  After turning his harvest report for that year he drew the Any Elk tag for the Eastside for the following year.....which was 06'.  They do exist!

[boneaddict]

We are seeing conflicting info......open to dec 31st or not like the raffle or not???

[jstamp]

We are seeing conflicting info......open to dec 31st or not like the raffle or not???

  I'm as lost as last years easter egg on this thread. Are some people talking about just drawing tags, or actually being awarded points for turning in their harvest report? As far as the "all season" tag, you can hunt any open unit for that season, not like the raffle or the governors tag. So in other words, if you draw an all season west side elk tag, you can hunt the winston unit in sept with a bow, if you don't kill one, then you can hunt it with a rifle in Nov, and still don't kill one, you can't hunt it with a muzzle loader because it's not open for muzzle loaders. You can not hunt in Margret unit unless you draw a tag. Get my drift.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Jstamp, they are talking about the incentive permit for returning your harvest report.
They do a drawing and if you get drawn you get a special permit, you do not have to submit any thing except for you harvest report.

[Redmist]

I thought the Washington Department of Fish and Lame (Spelling?) wised up and realized that this drawing was counter productive to honest reporting?  What do I mean?  If I kill a buck, which is almost always, then forget to report it within 10 days, which is again, almost always.  How will I report my hunting success to the state so I get in on a special drawing?  In other words, unless you think your going to hell for saying you didn't kill a deer, your postings of big bucks on this web-site don't match your hunter report to Fish and Game (Spelling?).  I looked through the pamplet just prior to reporting this fall and didn't see this past special drawing listed for 2007.  I've seen it in past years. You actually had something sent to your address as a reminder?  I live in Eastern Washington.  Maybe we don't get one on this side the Cascades?  Which page was it on?  Did I really screw myself for being honest and reporting a kill 11 days after the blood-letting?  Damn, I thought that by getting our reports into them on time, they could get their tabulation of the hunter reports furnished back to us sooner than the end of the following summer.  Dr. Lector understood "Quid pro quo", what do you think Clarice? 

[E-Town Hunter]

Yes, I did get e reminder in the mail a couple weeks ago. Yes I am from Ephrata, and yes, I felt the same way when I read the reminder about false reporting to get in on the draw. 

[Redmist]

The pamplet confirms this on page 14.  The website doesn't say that successful hunters won't be included in the special drawing, but are encouraged to report within 10 days.  I filed the reports online, and recall looking to see if I was going to be excluded from the hunt for reporting a kill later than 10 days.  I didn't find it so told the truth.  Oh well, my point is that a good percentage, I would think a majority of hunters are not reporting a kill after 10 days so that they will remain in the drawing.  What good is report data to biologists if it is ontime, but not truthful?  I guess I learned this behavior from the Game Department.  Do one thing here, say another thing there. It's all good for the herd management especially if we can get a ten spot from the late reporters. 

[Skyvalhunter]

Isn't the reason alot of their permit numbers set is because they don't do their deer or elk air surveys until late Spring time? I know I talk to the Biologist for the Chelan area and he said the permit numbers were set after those surveys.

[Redmist]

I would think that to be logical.  That lengths of seasons, and permits would be based off of herd strength measured after the winter kill.  What the biologists suggest, and what actions are taken by the department may not be in the best interests of the herd.  I had a good conversation with a department biologist whom I met up with while he was accessing herd strength in the field one year.  He told me that not once in all the years he had been doing this job, that the department took or acted on any of his suggestions.