Hunting with a bow during muzzleloader season

[huntnnw]

come to think of it all my muzzy elk I had no shots with a bow..would I ended up getting them eventually with a bow? no idea, but the situations I have been in that was the only shot and woulda been gone

[bucklucky]

I plan on building a flint lock just for elk hunting. Always thougth it would be cool to kill a bull like the ol timers.

[washelkhunter]

I plan on building a flint lock just for elk hunting. Always thougth it would be cool to kill a bull like the ol timers.

Right on!   

[washelkhunter]

Just sent another letter to my local state representative. Feel free to copy, sign and send to yours. Time is short. Thanks All. 


Dear
 
I e-mailed you some time ago about my concerns that the WDFW will approve a rule change to the 2012-2014 hunting regulations to allow the use of archery gear during the historically and traditionally muzzleloader ONLY deer and elk seasons. Time is running out to stop this rule change. The 12-14 regs are scheduled for formal approval on 4-13/14. I need you to put pressure on the Director and the Commission to strike this rule from both the deer and elk ML seasons. Please help me and the thousands of other muzzleloader hunters of Washington. Thank You.
 
Sincerely:

[Holg3107]

Well Washelkhunter, the new 2012 regs are out. Looks like we get to hunt with our bows during Muzzleloader Season. Good luck to all of those who purchased Multi-Season permits. 

Hunting Method:
Muzzleloader tag holders can only
hunt during muzzleloader seasons
and must hunt with muzzleloader
or archery equipment. Hunting
equipment must meet regulations on
page 72-74. 

[buglebuster]

awesome, hopefully it shuts this guy up

[bobcat]

Good luck to all of those who purchased Multi-Season permits.     

 

AND, to all those with muzzleloader elk tags, who can now hunt with a bow.   

(like me)

[carpsniperg2]

I am loving it! I can't wait! I did not get a multi season elk tag so I will be just playing during archery elk season.

With deer I can hunt with my bow now in the early archery season/early muzzle season and late muzzle season

HELL YEAH!!!

[quadrafire]

That is interesting. In my mail today is my Multi Deer Congratulations. One of 8500 selected  Kinda like all the kids in the race getting blue ribbons. LOL

It says in the 4th paragraph. "you must use legal archer equipment during the archery general seasons, legal muzzleloader equipment during the muzzleloader general seasons, and any legal weapon during the modern firearms general seasons"

You think this is gonna be like the lighted nock controversy??

[pianoman9701]

That is interesting. In my mail today is my Multi Deer Congratulations. One of 8500 selected  Kinda like all the kids in the race getting blue ribbons. LOL

It says in the 4th paragraph. "you must use legal archer equipment during the archery general seasons, legal muzzleloader equipment during the muzzleloader general seasons, and any legal weapon during the modern firearms general seasons"

You think this is gonna be like the lighted nock controversy??

You mean in the way that it keeps all the hunter groups separated and arguing with each other? You bet it will.

[quadrafire]

That is interesting. In my mail today is my Multi Deer Congratulations. One of 8500 selected  Kinda like all the kids in the race getting blue ribbons. LOL

It says in the 4th paragraph. "you must use legal archer equipment during the archery general seasons, legal muzzleloader equipment during the muzzleloader general seasons, and any legal weapon during the modern firearms general seasons"

You think this is gonna be like the lighted nock controversy??

You mean in the way that it keeps all the hunter groups separated and arguing with each other? You bet it will.

Lets just say. I'm not gonna pay my $183.50 until the last minute  (in case things change)

[dreamingbig]

They used last year's letter and didn't update it as the new regs weren't out yet.  The new regs trumps the language in the letter.

[et1702]

I am loving it! I can't wait! I did not get a multi season elk tag so I will be just playing during archery elk season.

With deer I can hunt with my bow now in the early archery season/early muzzle season and late muzzle season

HELL YEAH!!!

Regarding Deer hunting, how do you figure you can hunt archery & ML seasons???  You still have to pick the appropriate transport tag (i.e., archery or ML).  So, you can't use your archery deer tag during ML season???  maybe I'm missing something and you are hunting an area that is open to both Archery & ML hunters at the same time.

ET

[bobcat]

I am loving it! I can't wait! I did not get a multi season elk tag so I will be just playing during archery elk season.

With deer I can hunt with my bow now in the early archery season/early muzzle season and late muzzle season

HELL YEAH!!!

Regarding Deer hunting, how do you figure you can hunt archery & ML seasons???  You still have to pick the appropriate transport tag (i.e., archery or ML).  So, you can't use your archery deer tag during ML season???  maybe I'm missing something and you are hunting an area that is open to both Archery & ML hunters at the same time.

ET

He wasn't real clear about it, but what he's saying is that he has the multi-season deer tag, that's why he will be using his bow during both archery and muzzleloader seasons.

[Curly]

Where's Washelk?  I figured he'd be on here complaining about the new rules.