Post by: scoutdog346 on May 19, 2016, 12:09:03 AM
Post by: Maverick on May 19, 2016, 02:48:23 AM
Post by: scoutdog346 on May 19, 2016, 08:06:01 AM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on May 19, 2016, 08:08:20 AM
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I bought an eastern Washington archery elk license and applied for an elk special permit. Since I was not drawn, can I change from archery to muzzleloader or from eastern to western Washington?
You cannot switch your elk or deer tag after the special permit submission deadline date if you submitted hunt choices for a special permit. You cannot switch from eastern to western (or western to eastern) once the special permit submission deadline has passed. You can only exchange your tag if you make the request before the special permit submission deadline.
If you submitted Points Option or did not apply for special permits, you can exchange your tag before the following deadlines:
- Archery tag holder – September 1
- Muzzleloader tag holder – September 20
- Modern Firearm tag holder– October 10
Post by: Timberstalker on May 19, 2016, 08:08:32 AM
I bought an eastern Washington archery elk license and applied for an elk special permit. Since I was not drawn, can I change from archery to muzzleloader or from eastern to western Washington?
You cannot switch your elk or deer tag after the special permit submission deadline date if you submitted hunt choices for a special permit. You cannot switch from eastern to western (or western to eastern) once the special permit submission deadline has passed. You can only exchange your tag if you make the request before the special permit submission deadline.
If you submitted Points Option or did not apply for special permits, you can exchange your tag before the following deadlines:
- Archery tag holder – September 1
- Muzzleloader tag holder – September 20
- Modern Firearm tag holder– October 10
Post by: Rainier10 on May 19, 2016, 08:15:55 AM
I know my phone was blowing up with friends and family asking me questions about special permits yesterday all day/evening, I can only imagine what the WDFW phone lines were doing yesterday.
Post by: scoutdog346 on May 19, 2016, 08:20:49 AM
You cannot switch your elk or deer tag after the special permit submission deadline date if you submitted hunt choices for a special permit. You cannot switch from eastern to western (or western to eastern) once the special permit submission deadline has passed. You can only exchange your tag.
So from what it says here i should have been able to switch from east to west last night cuz it was b4 the deadline right?
Post by: scoutdog346 on May 19, 2016, 08:26:17 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on May 19, 2016, 08:32:28 AM
Should only delay the draw by a day or two. The rest of us can wait. :chuckle:
Post by: Woodchuck on May 19, 2016, 08:35:05 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on May 19, 2016, 08:40:09 AM
IIRC once you put in for permits you are locked in.IIRC :dunno: "If I Recall Correctly", had to google it. :chuckle:
Post by: Timberstalker on May 19, 2016, 08:42:53 AM
IIRC once you put in for permits you are locked in.
I believe this would be correct, after the deadline (Last night at midnight). However, he called before the deadline.
Post by: Woodchuck on May 19, 2016, 08:45:20 AM
Right but as I read the OP, he had already submitted permit choices and that is the reason I think they were unwilling to make the change.IIRC once you put in for permits you are locked in.
I believe this would be correct, after the deadline (Last night at midnight). However, he called before the deadline.
Post by: Rainier10 on May 19, 2016, 08:47:10 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on May 19, 2016, 08:51:07 AM
Right but as I read the OP, he had already submitted permit choices and that is the reason I think they were unwilling to make the change.IIRC once you put in for permits you are locked in.
I believe this would be correct, after the deadline (Last night at midnight). However, he called before the deadline.
I think we are disconnected.....
Number 9 says: You can only exchange your tag if you make the request before the special permit submission deadline.
It doesn't say you cannot make a request if you've submitted a special permit.
The indicator/gauge, as I read it is the permit deadline.
Maybe we should ask JDHasty?
Post by: 92xj on May 19, 2016, 08:54:05 AM
Post by: bobcat on May 19, 2016, 08:55:36 AM
Right but as I read the OP, he had already submitted permit choices and that is the reason I think they were unwilling to make the change.IIRC once you put in for permits you are locked in.
I believe this would be correct, after the deadline (Last night at midnight). However, he called before the deadline.
:yeah:
They are not obligated to make changes to your special permit applications.
I could see them possibly doing so if you had called a week before the deadline, or even a couple of days. Maybe.
But there's no way they had time when you called the day of the deadline for special permit applications.
To exchange tags you need to go to a license dealer, give them the existing tag before they can issue the replacement tag.
There just was no time for all of that.
Post by: Bob33 on May 19, 2016, 08:58:46 AM
As a practical matter, asking people working overtime who are getting slammed on one of their busiest days of the year, a few hours before a deadline which was known a month before is not going to elicit much sympathy.
Post by: Rainier10 on May 19, 2016, 09:07:18 AM
As the statement reads a change could be made until 11:59 pm.I can tell you with the fourth phone call last night I was getting a little frustrated. I had been telling my friends for weeks the deadline was coming, talked about it with most of them over the weekend and still had phone calls at 830 last night from them asking what hunt numbers were.
As a practical matter, asking people working overtime who are getting slammed on one of their busiest days of the year, a few hours before a deadline which was known a month before is not going to elicit much sympathy.
Post by: Timberstalker on May 19, 2016, 09:09:30 AM
Like others have said, I bet you would have received a better response had you called a few days earlier.
Regardless, you did make your request within the allowed timeline.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on May 19, 2016, 09:14:24 AM
Post by: bobcat on May 19, 2016, 09:15:51 AM
Post by: bobcat on May 19, 2016, 09:20:08 AM
"Exchanges of hunting license documents will not be made after applying for a special permit"
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160519%2F275cdf232bafcc0198f7f54fc9fa9547.jpg&hash=55fa27786a398ac12f58e3a55625f86231ceadcd)
Post by: Woodchuck on May 19, 2016, 09:28:43 AM
Post by: 724wd on May 19, 2016, 09:39:27 AM
Ol Woodchuck ain't so dumb after all.
:lol4: :lol4:
Post by: scoutdog346 on May 19, 2016, 09:42:55 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on May 19, 2016, 09:46:48 AM
Did they make you promise to never complain about how long it takes to post draw results after the deadline? :chuckle:
Post by: Timberstalker on May 19, 2016, 11:57:59 AM
I just found that to. Winner. Ol Woodchuck ain't so dumb after all.
No one called you dumb......
Stupid, maybe. Lol. Just kidding.
Glad they swapped your tags out.
Post by: scoutdog346 on May 19, 2016, 08:48:56 PM