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Title: 2018 Draw
Post by: predatormode on June 19, 2018, 02:34:15 PM
Just a FYI for those of you that are like me and have been checking for draw results constantly lately, I came across this today on the drop down menu, read if your interested

System Alerts
SPECIAL HUNTING PERMIT DRAW UPDATE: If you are a 2018 Special Hunting Permit Applicant, then this message is for you.
Greetings Special Hunting Permit Applicants,

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) wants to create a better experience for our hunters who applied for 2018 special hunting permits. This year, WDFW wants to provide you information on what to expect during the drawing process, and your ability to view all of your results when we have completed the process. 

On June 20, 2018, at approximately 8:30 am, WDFW will initiate the special hunting permit draw process. This process will inactivate your ability to select and see the “Special Hunts” and “Points” links within your account. If you do login to your account at this time, these links will not be available for you to select.

The special hunting permit draw process includes a citizen witness who is a hunter and non-WDFW employee, a WDFW Wildlife Program representative, and staff from WDFW Licensing Division’s Business Technical Unit.  The Business Technical Unit staff will walk the citizen witness through the steps of validating the drawing, and the publish process. While there are 28 drawings that need to be conducted on this date, only a few are selected and validated with the witness during the meeting. Staff must finish the process of validating the remaining drawings before the results can be published.

During the publishing process, WDFW requests you wait a couple of hours after receiving your email confirmation(s) before checking the outcome of your applications. The publish process places a load on the system, potentially causing slowness and increasing the amount of time needed to finalize and publish the results. This is why WDFW is requesting your patience in viewing your results. We will begin to publish the results early on June 21, 2018.

Please do not call our office to find out the results, as this causes the same issue.

 

Thank you in advance for your patience in this process. Good luck in the draw!
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: Gonehuntin01 on June 19, 2018, 03:01:25 PM
Pretty cool they are posting something.  This actually lets us all know what is going on...Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: royalbull on June 19, 2018, 06:35:25 PM
I would like to be the citizens witness
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: Magnum_Willys on June 19, 2018, 06:42:33 PM

"During the publishing process, WDFW requests you wait a couple of hours after receiving your email confirmation(s) before checking the outcome of your applications. "

I have a bridge in Nevada I want to sell the guy who wrote this .........
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: Jpmiller on June 19, 2018, 06:57:06 PM
It's a trick to try to keep the server from overloading when they post this evening
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: sled on June 19, 2018, 08:12:39 PM
Hmmm.  Doesn’t the state hire someone to do the draw for them?
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: JWEBB on June 19, 2018, 09:03:33 PM
You would think with all the money we pay wdfw they would have a system that doesn’t overload when more than 10 people try and log in. “Oh deer!” :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: big wood on June 19, 2018, 09:16:01 PM
They are just going through all the tags they want before they disperse to us
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: JWEBB on June 19, 2018, 09:18:15 PM
They are just going through all the tags they want before they disperse to us


Lmao :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: _TONY_ on June 19, 2018, 09:34:59 PM
They are just going through all the tags they want before they disperse to us

I like how they say there’s like 28 draws or something like that, but the citizen witness is only involved with 4.... #cherrypickin
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: buglebrush on June 19, 2018, 10:21:27 PM
They are just going through all the tags they want before they disperse to us

I like how they say there’s like 28 draws or something like that, but the citizen witness is only involved with 4.... #cherrypickin
#corrupt.   :yike:
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: big wood on June 20, 2018, 01:00:10 PM
I think the DNC is in charge of the draw
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: Tbar on June 20, 2018, 01:06:58 PM
They are sitting eating popcorn reading this thread aloud.
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: archeryfreak on June 20, 2018, 09:46:14 PM
I wonder if Putin has his fingers in the draw!?
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: JWEBB on June 20, 2018, 09:51:08 PM
So is it gonna be tomorrow am? Or afternoon? I can’t recall a draw done in the am here but sounds like what they are planning to do. I’m guessing 4pm
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: millerwheeler on June 20, 2018, 09:52:18 PM
So is it gonna be tomorrow am? Or afternoon? I can’t recall a draw done in the am here but sounds like what they are planning to do. I’m guessing 4pm

 Nobody really knows it's a dang guessing game they are just laughing watching us squirm
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: JWEBB on June 20, 2018, 09:55:57 PM
So is it gonna be tomorrow am? Or afternoon? I can’t recall a draw done in the am here but sounds like what they are planning to do. I’m guessing 4pm

 Nobody really knows it's a dang guessing game they are just laughing watching us squirm

Right??
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: bobcat on June 20, 2018, 10:17:41 PM
They said early. I'm thinking 8:30.
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: Mfowl on June 20, 2018, 10:38:17 PM
So is it gonna be tomorrow am? Or afternoon? I can’t recall a draw done in the am here but sounds like what they are planning to do. I’m guessing 4pm

 Nobody really knows it's a dang guessing game they are just laughing watching us squirm

Right??

We need a new poll!
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: JWEBB on June 20, 2018, 10:45:35 PM
They said early. I'm thinking 8:30.


I hope your right. I don’t know if I can wait much longer :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: elkchaser54 on June 21, 2018, 01:25:06 PM
Early in the day ???????? Its 130 and I still dont have any information. 
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: big wood on June 21, 2018, 01:30:37 PM
What a freaking joke. Alright I said it. Don't care if they black ball me. I kill elk anyway   soon as I draw something I am done giving those *censored* bags my money
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: TheHunt on June 21, 2018, 01:51:06 PM
When I called them early this week they said the 26th.  I am thinking they were correct. 
Title: Re: 2018 Draw
Post by: Curly on June 21, 2018, 02:13:23 PM
A couple years ago it seems like we started finding out before 6 am and a week earlier.  WTH...... :dunno:
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