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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: T-Bone on August 19, 2012, 01:35:50 PM

Title: Weird/Different E. WA Pheasant Closing Date 2013
Post by: T-Bone on August 19, 2012, 01:35:50 PM: Every year one of my pre-season rituals is to mark the opening and closing dates of the waterfowl and upland bird seasons on the calendar. As usual the Opener for the E. WA Pheasant Season is the third Saturday in October, but an entire week has been shaved off the season at the end with the closing date ending on January 13th NOT January 21st, the Holiday Monday, like previous years. Quail, Hun and Chukar will (as usual) close on that Holiday Monday, January 21st.

So...Is this date a misprint or did WDFW shave off a week+ for no apparent reason? :dunno:

Tom
Title: Re: Weird/Different E. WA Pheasant Closing Date 2013
Post by: wildweeds on August 19, 2012, 06:37:57 PM: Shaved a week off to.......................... generate revenue in tickets while checking gamebags for the three species that remain open......... sneeeeeeeaky
Title: Re: Weird/Different E. WA Pheasant Closing Date 2013
Post by: bobcat on August 19, 2012, 06:52:26 PM: From what I remember, eastern Washington pheasant season always closed on December 31st, so (to me) it looks like they added two weeks. But then I haven't hunted over there for a few years so I haven't kept up with the changes in the seasons. I know quail and chukar used to always go into January, but pheasant was always over on December 31st.
Title: Re: Weird/Different E. WA Pheasant Closing Date 2013
Post by: LiveandLearn on August 19, 2012, 07:17:17 PM: It hasn't closed on Dec 31 for quite a few years (I can't recall exactly but I would guess around 10 years).
Title: Re: Weird/Different E. WA Pheasant Closing Date 2013
Post by: wildweeds on August 19, 2012, 07:37:50 PM: I think your right about 10 years........................ got a coming 11 year old dog in the kennel I know I killed birds over in January of 2003
Quote from: LiveandLearn on August 19, 2012, 07:17:17 PM
It hasn't closed on Dec 31 for quite a few years (I can't recall exactly but I would guess around 10 years).
Title: Re: Weird/Different E. WA Pheasant Closing Date 2013
Post by: Game Hog on August 22, 2012, 12:09:25 PM: The Eastern Washington Pheasant season closed on December 31st 2004,

and the 2005 season closed on January 16th 2006.
Title: Re: Weird/Different E. WA Pheasant Closing Date 2013
Post by: Hi-Liter on August 22, 2012, 04:02:15 PM: It used to open at noon on duck hunting opening day (eastern wash) and end the last day of the year.

I wish they would open it concurrent with duck season in eastern washington, I bet a lot of businesses have lost money to that change.

For awhile they did open in concurrent with duck season (eastern wash.) But, the last few years it has been open the weekend after the duck season opener.

But at least you get to hunt into January