Is coyote hunting at night in washington LEGAL ?

[wastickslinger]

It was explained to me the same that Bob just put it.

[Bofire]

 :)Yup there ya go, I knew one of you smart guys would know. this has been yakked up many times.
Carl
now somebody say  " call the local PD and advise him ahead of time," save him a trip to investigate and you a screwed up stand. Let him know where you are hunting
Carl

[Machias]

"Bobcat, raccoon, and coyote may be hunted at night during established bobcat and raccoon seasons"  I believe this will get you a ticket outside of bobcat and raccoon season.   

[mulehunter]

"Bobcat, raccoon, and coyote may be hunted at night during established bobcat and raccoon seasons"  I believe this will get you a ticket outside of bobcat and raccoon season.  

    IMPORTANT THING NUMBER ONE!  BRING YOUR DANM SMALL LICENSE and HUNTING LICENSE!   Gamefish Officer will TRY EVERYTHING TO FIND A WAY TO TICKET U!


Mulehunter  

[jasnt]

i would simply contact your local game officer and ask him scince they all interpet the laws diffrently ask the guy that will be writing the ticket if he belives it illegal, in my area its legal to hunt year round at night as long as modern fire arms deer or elk is not open but that how my local game officer interpets it so check with yours.

[grundy53]

 

[Bob33]

Whatever has been legal is about to change anyway.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/regulations/2010/wsr_10-08-016.pdf

[bobcat]

Interesting.

Reasons why rules on this subject may be needed and what they might accomplish: Nighttime hunting poses greater risks to public safety than ever before, due to population growth and habitat loss. The department will limit nighttime hunting to very specific times and places, to better ensure the public’s safety.

I wonder what "habitat loss" has to do with it  I understand what they're saying, just seems like an odd way of wording it.

[Curly]

Interesting.

Reasons why rules on this subject may be needed and what they might accomplish: Nighttime hunting poses greater risks to public safety than ever before, due to population growth and habitat loss. The department will limit nighttime hunting to very specific times and places, to better ensure the public’s safety.

I wonder what "habitat loss" has to do with it  I understand what they're saying, just seems like an odd way of wording it.

Care to explain then.......cuz I don't understand what the hell they're saying. 

I can read between the lines though......they hate predator hunting.

[bobcat]

Yes, what they're meaning to say is that hunters are getting crowded into smaller and smaller areas as time goes on, with the increase in the human population and the development that goes along with that, and this increases the chances of an innocent person getting hurt by someone hunting at night and shooting before identifying their intended target.

Which, by the way, didn't this just happen recently in another state? A person was mistaken for a coyote and was shot by someone who was hunting at night. I think the story was posted on here. Perhaps that incident is the reason for the proposed changes to our night time hunting laws.

[Machias]

The guy mistaken for a coyote and shot, was shot during daylight....I'm pretty sure.  If they want to restrict night hunting then change it to shotgun only, I kill most of my yotes and bobcats at night with a shotgun anyways. I tell you since 1996 everything I enjoy doing gets taken away in this state.   

[Machias]

 

[Skycruiser]

I recommend that if you're even VAGUELY interested in night hunting, do as the statement says and

Contact Lori Preuss, WDFW Rules Coordinator, 600 Capitol Way, N., Olympia, WA 98501-1091
Phone (360) 902-2930; e-mail at Lori.preuss@dfw.wa.gov.
Contact by June 9, 2010.

[bobcat]

I would like to write a letter, but it's hard to know what to say when we don't know anything specific about the changes. (Yes, kind of like how with the new proposed permit system they didn't tell us anything until it was too late to comment)

For now this is all we know: 

The department will limit nighttime hunting to very specific times and places, to better ensure the public’s safety.

I suppose the thing to do would be to write and ask for some more clarification as to what exactly will the changes be?

[Machias]

E-mail sent.