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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: wapiti hunter2 on September 19, 2016, 10:08:35 AM

Title: No early deer season in 667. Why?
Post by: wapiti hunter2 on September 19, 2016, 10:08:35 AM: There is no longer an early deer season in 667. Why? It used to be in September. Now only the late season along with late elk.
Title: Re: No early deer season in 667. Why?
Post by: Thefisherman83 on September 19, 2016, 10:13:48 AM: Not enough deer.
Title: Re: No early deer season in 667. Why?
Post by: wapiti hunter2 on September 19, 2016, 10:27:34 AM: Quote from: Thefisherman83 on September 19, 2016, 10:13:48 AM
Not enough deer.

That is not it. This area has the Vail tree farm. Thousands of deer. They have a month long archery season.
Title: Re: No early deer season in 667. Why?
Post by: Thefisherman83 on September 19, 2016, 10:29:45 AM: I know, I was being sarcastic more than anything. I wish they would give out some second deer tags out there to thin out some of the does. I have seen a ton up there this year that didn't even get bred. I can't remember the last time there was an early muzzy deer season though.
Title: Re: No early deer season in 667. Why?
Post by: bobcat on September 19, 2016, 10:29:59 AM: Maybe so the modern firearm hunters can have a better season? Who knows? Some units are open for early muzzleloader, some are not. It is open for early archery. I'm not sure when it was open for early muzzleloader- I looked back as far as 2010 and didn't find where it was open for early muzzleloader season.
Title: Re: No early deer season in 667. Why?
Post by: wapiti hunter2 on September 19, 2016, 11:51:58 AM: It was definitely open years ago before I started to hunt muzzy (about 5 years ago). I remember my firewood guy carrying around a gun in his truck. My question is really, Why? could something like this simply be a clerical error that no one asked about? It's not like there are tons of muzzy hunters.
Title: Re: No early deer season in 667. Why?
Post by: Thefisherman83 on September 19, 2016, 12:14:39 PM: Quote from: wapiti hunter2 on September 19, 2016, 11:51:58 AM
It was definitely open years ago before I started to hunt muzzy (about 5 years ago). I remember my firewood guy carrying around a gun in his truck. My question is really, Why? could something like this simply be a clerical error that no one asked about? It's not like there are tons of muzzy hunters.

I just checked the regs back to 06/07, so there hasn't been a muzzy season in at least 10 years. Sounds like your firewood guy wasn't reading the regs.

Maybe with every other season open, WDFW thought the deer deserved a break from the pressure?
Title: Re: No early deer season in 667. Why?
Post by: floatinghat on September 19, 2016, 12:44:57 PM: Quote from: Thefisherman83 on September 19, 2016, 12:14:39 PM
Quote from: wapiti hunter2 on September 19, 2016, 11:51:58 AM

Maybe with every other season open, WDFW thought the deer deserved a break from the pressure?

Yeah,

Muzzy is the place they need the break in pressure. I often think maybe there needs to be some GMU rotation. However, it would require reading the regs and confusion.