Can't Believe the WDFW!!!!

[Fullabull]

 This is just killing me.... They are moving the archery season back another TWO DAYS and then another again the next two years after that.....Holy Crap..We loose another FOUR days total away for the RUT!!!!  Go check it all out..  http://bit.ly/qZ6EMZ
   2012               2013               2014
Sept. 4- 16   Sept. 3-15       Sept. 2-14

They might as well just get rid of archery season....

Oh...and MF get to start two days earlier and get an extra day 

ML hunters get to hunt even more of the prime rut now   

Sorry, I'm fed up with how these idiots run the archery seasons here in this state!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[270Shooter]

They arent taking away any more days in the next two seasons.

[Fowlweather25]

Same amount of days! Different start dates

[medic6]

looks the same to me,  the day after the holiday weekend through the second Sunday  Did you notice the extra week added to the late season.

[bobcat]

From the dates you posted I don't see where they're taking away 2 days, and then another 2 days.   

I could be confused but it appears that each of the seasons you listed consists of 13 days.

So where did the lost days go?

[NWWABOWHNTR]

They took 1 day from us in 2009.. and then also set the start date to be the Tuesday after Labor Day vice the start date of the 8th as it had been previous to 2009.  They are not taking anymore days, but they sure are killing us with the moving start date in regards to the rut.  ALso, if you notice they are taking more areas of opportunity away for antlerless hunts for deer and elk.  I keep harping, if you don't like what they are doing, write them and voice your opinions...

[Machias]

One thing though, those dates are aweful early with regards to normal Sep temps.  It's going to be hot most likely.  Some years I did not even hunt when it was that early because even if you get an elk down, you'll never get it out of the woods before it spoils and I refuse to shoot one and have it wasted.  Average early Sep is way too hot for getting an elk out of the woods without spoilage in alot circumstances.

[Fullabull]

Ok,,,I didn't mean taking them away...I meant starting further back in the month. they keep taking away any opportunity to hunt during the rut. It looks like they are trying to get archers to just stop hunting. I would sure like to know the reason for this and then show me the proof of why they are doing it....

[Gobble Gobble]

I was looking at the draw permits and the place I drew an antlerless tag last year (also punched my tag) is having archery and muzzleloader hunters at the same time. Last year the ML hunters had first crack for two weeks at the deer before I was able to hunt Archery. If you ask me it’s totally BS for ML hunters to be allowed to alongside archery hunters. Not fare they can shoot farther and will be scaring off all the deer for the archers. It’s why I didn’t see my first deer till 3 days into my hunt. I got nothing against MLs It’s the projectile I have coming out the end of their smoke pole through the trees in my direction that I have a problem with. Just my 

Archery always starts Sept. 1 and we will be losing 1 day each of the next 2 years. 2012 9/1-28, 2013 9/1-27, 2014 9/1-26. The up side of it is fall turkey starts 9/22 this year so if I haven't got a deer yet I can try while turkey hunting on private land north of Spokane.

[vandeman17]

Ok,,,I didn't mean taking them away...I meant starting further back in the month. they keep taking away any opportunity to hunt during the rut. It looks like they are trying to get archers to just stop hunting. I would sure like to know the reason for this and then show me the proof of why they are doing it....

I do find it somewhat odd that they keep sliding the archery seasons earlier in the year. I think their main objective is to slowly adjust the seaons so that all the prime times are draw only. That way they can get the most money from all of us applying for all the special permits. 

[bobcat]

I got nothing against MLs It’s the projectile I have coming out the end of their smoke pole through the trees in my direction that I have a problem with. Just my 

But wouldn't the other muzzleloader hunters be at the same risk as you, from all those projecties going through the trees? Maybe I'm naive but I've never felt unsafe while hunting during muzzleloader seasons.

[Button Nubbs]

In regards to the whole "too hot" thing, I'm not buying it. Sure if you dilly dally around some of the meat may spoil. I shot my bull this year opening morning 9:00am on the dot. It was hot that day. We jumped the bull twice throughout the day and he was not in good shape, he just wouldn't die. We made the call to pull out and come back in the morning. We found him in the morning and were back at the truck by 12pm headed to the butcher the meat was fine and tastes as good as any elk I've ever eaten.

[pianoman9701]

In regards to the whole "too hot" thing, I'm not buying it. Sure if you dilly dally around some of the meat may spoil. I shot my bull this year opening morning 9:00am on the dot. It was hot that day. We jumped the bull twice throughout the day and he was not in good shape, he just wouldn't die. We made the call to pull out and come back in the morning. We found him in the morning and were back at the truck by 12pm headed to the butcher the meat was fine and tastes as good as any elk I've ever eaten.

That's a kill near a road. Some of us like to move into the wilderness where it takes hours just to move one 1/4. I agree with Machias' point. Moving the start back further and further is setting up the opportunity of really hot weather.

This year, it was in the 90s until the very last three days. That sucked.

[Machias]

In regards to the whole "too hot" thing, I'm not buying it. Sure if you dilly dally around some of the meat may spoil. I shot my bull this year opening morning 9:00am on the dot. It was hot that day. We jumped the bull twice throughout the day and he was not in good shape, he just wouldn't die. We made the call to pull out and come back in the morning. We found him in the morning and were back at the truck by 12pm headed to the butcher the meat was fine and tastes as good as any elk I've ever eaten.

You're not buying it?  Ok, but I have heard of lots of elk that have sat out in similar conditions and spoiled.  Elk more than most animals needs to get the hide off and the bone away from the meat.  Some early Sep temps in the past never got below the lower 80s in the ealry season for the highs.  Personally I'm not going to chance it, too much to lose...for me at least.

[bobcat]

Oregon's archery elk seasons starts August 25th this year.

Just sayin'.