can you Bow hunt a county park?

[timber tiger]

honest too god what ur describing to me is a situation where u need too smoke that buck buddy!!!!when and where leagal... ask yourself if a tree falls in the woods with no one there would it make a sound??? and then get some really fantastic jerky meat 

[calawahsteelie]

Hey Blacktailaddict, you need to work hard this summer and save enough money to send ol mom and dad on a all expense paid trip to Reno or Vegas this winter. Say hmmm right around November 25th. Just a Idea.

[WonkyWapiti]

Different counties and municipalities have different rules.  In King County, you cannot hunt in any County Park or Natural Area. 

[Blacktailaddict]

Hey Blacktailaddict, you need to work hard this summer and save enough money to send ol mom and dad on a all expense paid trip to Reno or Vegas this winter. Say hmmm right around November 25th. Just a Idea.

now thats an idea! also does anybody know, could you trap in the park too? im planning on taking the class when it comes and getting my trapping license so i could do some awesome multitasking!!!!!!thanks you guys for looking into it some much, i sent the parks and email but i never got a response, i'll try again, but im guess its a bunch of antis working there

[ryoshi]

The answer to your question is NO!  I lived in Bremerton and there was a county park close to my house where I would go to stump shoot with my longbow.  One day a rather aggressive guy who supposedly helped get the land into county hands saw me and made a stink.  A few weeks later I was in there shooting and walking the dog and when I returned to my car, a Sheriffs deputy drove by, turned around and came back to talk to me.  He asked if I was shooting and I said yes.  He asked if I knew that it was illegal to shoot a bow in a county park and I said, well according to the sign there you can't shoot a firearm or paintball, but there is nothing about a shooting a bow.  He said it's still illegal and I asked him to show me in writing, so he dug out the book of county ordinances and showed me in writing.  I don't remember the exact verbiage, but it was something to the effect that "the launching of projectiles" was prohibited, including, but not limited to lawn darts, model rockets and bow and arrows.  So, there it was, in black and white, I was wrong he was right.  Fortunately for me, he didn't see me shooting otherwise I would have gotten a ticket.  Moral of the story, if it says "park", you can't hunt, at least in Kitsap.  BTW, this park had very few visitors and the few I did see thought my bow was pretty cool, except for the one prick.  Also, the trees and ground were covered with paintball detritus.

[Snapshot]

http://www.codepublishing.com/wa/kitsapcounty/

Click on Title 10 Peace Safey and Morals, then click on Chapter 10.12 Park Code, and finally on 10.12.080 Firearms in parks

There is your answer in writing.

[Blacktailaddict]

dang, that sucks, well thanks for your help!!!