2012 Hunting Schedule goofy dates

[trackman]

Anyone know why WDFW elected to start and end on weekdays?   This means 4 more days total vacation that we'll have to ste aside, cause in past yeares, we started and ended on weeekends.  Not now.

[shanevg]

Link please.

[Maverick]

Yeah where'd this info come from?

[trackman]

WDFW Big game Hunting regs.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations/
 
deer and elk both.

[shanevg]

Those are all 2011 hunt dates. Might explain some of the confusion.

Archery deer always opens September 1 an elk the 12th (I think) regardless if that is a weekday or weekend. Rifle deer is always Saturday opening though I believe.

[Holg3107]

  dates dont come out until late april early may!

[trackman]

I thought I was crazy, but I'm not.  Look for yourself.

Modern Firearm General Deer Seasons
Black-tailed Deer Oct. 15-31
White-tailed Deer* Oct. 15-28
Mule Deer* Oct. 15-23

Elk
Oct. 29-Nov. 6
GMU's  101, 105, 108, 121, 124, 127, 130, 133, 136, 139, 142, 372d, 382, 388 Any elk
111, 113, 117d Any bull
145, 149d, 154, 162, 163, 166, 169, 172, 175, 178, 181, 186, 249, 336, 340, 342,
346, 352, 356, 360, 364, 368 Spike bull
251, 328, 329, 334, 335 True spike bull

Oct. 29-Nov. 15:  203, 204, 209, 215, 218, 224, 231, 233, 239, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248,
250, 254, 260, 262, 266, 269, 272, 278, 284, 290, 373d, 379d, 381 Any elk

[trackman]

whew.  scared me. cool.

[spin05]

Archery always starts during the week and ends during the week. Wich screws us out of another weekend unless you use more vacation.

[Biggerhammer]

Haha!!! I thought I was missing something! Yep, 2011.. Jumped the gun there.

[Gobble Gobble]

I like the archery opener on the weekday as most are working and its less competition for me. The ’12 opener is on a Saturday which means there will be more competition. If this weren’t a leap year the opener would have been on a Friday.