Post by: CoyoteCowboy on March 07, 2014, 02:06:08 PM
thinking about entering into the wold of archery this year and had a rookie question for you all:
am I allowed to hunt with my bow during the muzzle-loader and modern firearm season(s)? Or am I limited to the archery seasons outlined in the regs?
if I am allowed to hunt the muzzy and rifle seasons; am I governed by those rules/regulations (i.e. any deer, any buck, 3-pt, etc)?
thanks for the intel.
Post by: RadSav on March 07, 2014, 02:09:24 PM
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Post by: Clearcut on March 07, 2014, 02:13:21 PM
By that seasons rules an regs. So say you went out during elk rifle season you'd have to have a rifle tag an wear orange just like everyone else. Only way you hunt all 3 seasons is if you have the multi season tag. Then your still limited to 1 kill. But again you still go by the rules for each season / GMU
Post by: CoyoteCowboy on March 07, 2014, 02:38:24 PM
this is interesting… i hunt true costal blacktails and want to hunt the peak of the rut; which I have seen really ramp up the last day of regular season and very beginning of late season (October 31st and Nov 14th).
I need all the help I can with these sneaky buggers; so it sounds like I need to stay in the rifle season… even if I hunt with a bow for man-points.
Do you guys think the low hunt pressure of archery season outweighs hunting the rut with more pumpkins running around in the field?
what are your :twocents:
Post by: snowpack on March 07, 2014, 02:43:06 PM
wow; thanks for the quick responses.For the highlighted, there are some quality buck permits available that can get you within those dates.
this is interesting… i hunt true costal blacktails and want to hunt the peak of the rut; which I have seen really ramp up the last day of regular season and very beginning of late season (October 31st and Nov 14th).
I need all the help I can with these sneaky buggers; so it sounds like I need to stay in the rifle season… even if I hunt with a bow for man-points.
Do you guys think the low hunt pressure of archery season outweighs hunting the rut with more pumpkins running around in the field?
what are your :twocents:
Post by: RadSav on March 07, 2014, 03:06:33 PM
Do you guys think the low hunt pressure of archery season outweighs hunting the rut with more pumpkins running around in the field?
Not if you are after bucks. Take does away from bowhunters and success rates drop to dismal levels. Take mature bucks only and the success rate is even worse. As a whole late rifle produces the best chances for a mature blacktail buck. If only after meat then yes, archery gives you as good if not better chance.
Post by: CoyoteCowboy on March 13, 2014, 11:44:51 AM
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Post by: sakoshooter on March 15, 2014, 11:37:02 PM
It used to be that muzzleloader season was muzzleloader only. It changed a year or two ago so that archery equipment is now legal during the muzzleloader season.
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Just read thru last year's regs - Bocat's right. It used to be muzzy only during muzzy season. Didn't 'make any sense but that's how it was.
Post by: CoyoteCowboy on April 18, 2014, 10:38:57 AM
So I put in for multi-season tag... And obviously was selected.
Does this mean I can hunt all three seasons with my rifle??
Or all three with my bow??
I don't have a muzzy.
While abiding by the specific seasons rules/regulations...
Wish there was a Wa hunting regs for dummies book.
Post by: snowpack on April 18, 2014, 10:44:54 AM
Ok ok ok...You can only use your rifle during modern, you can use a muzzy during muzzy and/or modern, you can use a bow during archery, muzzy and/or modern.
So I put in for multi-season tag... And obviously was selected.
Does this mean I can hunt all three seasons with my rifle??
Or all three with my bow??
I don't have a muzzy.
While abiding by the specific seasons rules/regulations...
Wish there was a Wa hunting regs for dummies book.
Post by: MP123 on April 18, 2014, 10:59:26 AM
It used to be that muzzleloader season was muzzleloader only. It changed a year or two ago so that archery equipment is now legal during the muzzleloader season.
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But you'd still need the muzzy tag if you wanted to hunt that season right? Then you could hunt with either muzzy or bow. But the archery tag is only good during archery season.
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on April 18, 2014, 11:04:08 AM