nockes?

[THINK_N_ELK]

I believe the Quinalt Res. is the only place in Washington, where it is Leagal to bait bears.

It is leagal to bait deer and elk, in this state.

However IMHO that is not hunting.

[bearhunter99]

As precise and well defined that the WDFW defines soem areas that are practically inconsequntial, you would think they would look into this a bit more.  I have talked to a couple of game wardens and they agree.  Just a blanket statement about powered devices makes some cool things illegal like lighted nocks and a bow mounted camera, neither of which would make it an unfair advantage.   
I would love to video some of my hunts but some of the places I go would make it extremely difficult to incorporate a cameraman/woman.  Just gotta keep hoping that someday someone comes up with a good extractor that pulls heads from butts

[Ray]

Glad all electronic gadgets are off limits. If it was up to me it would be a lot stricter. No sights, no releases, no let off. Got my flame suit on.

[huntnphool]

 Some guys feel the same way about fishing, no bait and only hand tied flies.

 Too each his own, personally I see no advantage to using luminocks other than being able to recover your arrow or game, how is that bad? Lighted sights give a distinct advantage and I dont think they should be allowed but nocks that don't light up until shot pose no advantage to the hunter.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Glad all electronic gadgets are off limits. If it was up to me it would be a lot stricter. No sights, no releases, no let off. Got my flame suit on.

Standing by with a fire extinguisher.  







Does not mean I agree with him.  

[Lowedog]

Glad all electronic gadgets are off limits. If it was up to me it would be a lot stricter. No sights, no releases, no let off. Got my flame suit on.

Guy builds himself a couple self bows and all of a sudden he's Fred Bear   

[WDFW-SUX]

How are we supposed to shoot things at night without lighted nocks?

[huntnphool]

How are we supposed to shoot things at night without lighted nocks?

GEN-IV NVD 

[WDFW-SUX]

Do they make goggles?

[huntnphool]

Do they make goggles?

Absolutely

[sisu]

Glad all electronic gadgets are off limits. If it was up to me it would be a lot stricter. No sights, no releases, no let off. Got my flame suit on.

[rasbo]

Glad all electronic gadgets are off limits. If it was up to me it would be a lot stricter. No sights, no releases, no let off. Got my flame suit on.

no flame suits,loin cloth only

[Buckmark]

Glad all electronic gadgets are off limits. If it was up to me it would be a lot stricter. No sights, no releases, no let off. Got my flame suit on.

Dont forget cedar shafts and hand chipped flint arrow heads.

[Ray]

Glad all electronic gadgets are off limits. If it was up to me it would be a lot stricter. No sights, no releases, no let off. Got my flame suit on.

Guy builds himself a couple self bows and all of a sudden he's Fred Bear   

Not really. Although I do actually take game with my primitive bows now and again. I have never shot a compound or if I recall correctly even a recurve. I respect what he may have done for archery and recognize the difference between what was then and what is now. If that makes me guilty of knowing the truth and admiring what Fred Bear has done so be it. Although I don't really know much about Fred Bear.

Fred Bear clearly had the right spirit but St Charles was much closer to my beliefs and in my opinion more rewarding to the archery community. There's a reason he was part of the movement to create the Compton Traditional Bowhunters. Long after he helped found the Pope and Young... Because the modern archery advancement has created a new sport. It's not the same spirit when guys can buy a bow and shoot 40 yards into a pie plate in less than a week. Many also don't know how to fix their own bows, build their own strings and are completely helpless with repairing their own equipment. The advancement is leading to higher success rates in shorter times and contributing to shorters seasons for archery. The entire archery season was built by people like St Charles who fought on a national level for primitive hunting. Not advanced compound hunting. The sport has turned into a gadget centric (new word) attitude of bloodsport in many circles. A place where the biggest rack is the only challenge of the day because people shoot 70,80,100 yards and slay the critters. As effective as many modern pistols and arguably more modern than the pistols. As far as I am concerned the Pope and Young is interesting but the better records will be in the Compton Books.

[Lowedog]

Record books are there to recognize the animal not the hunter.   I could care less what tackle you use.

Where are the guys that only hunt with an open sighted 30-30 blaming all these dang modern rifle hunters for making their seasons too short and turning it into an entirely different sport?  Oh yeah...they either accepted technology or just kept on doing their own thing without worrying about what everyone else was doing. 

To each their own.