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Quote from: bobcat on March 29, 2012, 04:07:49 PMQuote from: washelkhunter on March 29, 2012, 03:54:46 PMI just sent this out to my State Senator and Representatives in the 17th district. Feel free to copy and paste and send out to your local politicians. Thank You.I don't think politicians are going to care much about this issue, if at all. My guess is they have more important things to worry about. Especially when this is such a NON-issue.
Quote from: washelkhunter on March 29, 2012, 03:54:46 PMI just sent this out to my State Senator and Representatives in the 17th district. Feel free to copy and paste and send out to your local politicians. Thank You.I don't think politicians are going to care much about this issue, if at all. My guess is they have more important things to worry about. Especially when this is such a NON-issue.
I just sent this out to my State Senator and Representatives in the 17th district. Feel free to copy and paste and send out to your local politicians. Thank You.
As far as I know u can always use a lesser weapon in season. If u have rifle tag u could hunt with bow ext..
Quote from: et1702 on March 29, 2012, 04:19:16 PMQuote from: bobcat on March 29, 2012, 04:07:49 PMQuote from: washelkhunter on March 29, 2012, 03:54:46 PMI just sent this out to my State Senator and Representatives in the 17th district. Feel free to copy and paste and send out to your local politicians. Thank You.I don't think politicians are going to care much about this issue, if at all. My guess is they have more important things to worry about. Especially when this is such a NON-issue. The number one rule in politics is; the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
The number one rule in politics is; the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Well like i said i can always push for an injunction to halt the rule. It may come to that and thats ok, should prove to be interesting either way, but i do not believe that the proposed rule change will stand.And there are 6000 ML in wash so i think we have some influence.
The big push behind it is undoubtedly the money they will get from the Multi-season permits. More archery guys will apply for multi-season permit now that they can hunt with their bows.
Need some help with this. I followed up the WAC cited in the proposed regs (WAC 232-12-054) and it only leads to rules regarding special use permits (AKA handicap or hunters with disabilities). So is this proposal only for those meeting disability requirements, or is there another section that I am missing???
It's not just hearsay. Read the proposed regulations here: http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/regulations/2012/wsr_12-04-098.pdfBoth deer and elk now specify that archery equipment ("bow and arrow" for elk) are legal. However, there is conflicting information for deer since it states that hunting method is "muzzleloader only". When the final regulations come out I suspect this will be cleaned up.MUZZLELOADER DEER SEASONSHunting Method: Muzzleloader only.Special Notes: Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader equipment (WAC 232-12-051) or archery equipment (WAC 232-12-054).Muzzleloader General Elk SeasonsHunting Method: Muzzleloader as defined under WAC 232-12-051 or bow and arrow as defined under WAC 232-12-054.