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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: BIGINNER on October 08, 2009, 08:26:52 AM

Title: NIGHT HUNTING QUESTION
Post by: BIGINNER on October 08, 2009, 08:26:52 AM: IS IT ILLEGAL TO HUNT COYOTES AND BOBCATS AT NIGHT DURING THE GEBERAL SEASON, SEPT.-DEC.? OR IS IT JUST ILLEGAL FOR BIGGAME?
Title: Re: NIGHT HUNTING QUESTION
Post by: bearmanric on October 08, 2009, 08:53:19 AM: during modern Firearm Deer and elk season's it is illegal. Rick
Title: Re: NIGHT HUNTING QUESTION
Post by: KimberRich on October 08, 2009, 09:01:22 AM: I believe it's illegal to "shine" predators during the general seasons. Would be pretty hard to convince a Warden that you are only looking for yote's.
Title: Re: NIGHT HUNTING QUESTION
Post by: cabin308 on October 08, 2009, 09:16:42 AM: Quote from: bearmanric on October 08, 2009, 08:53:19 AM
during modern Firearm Deer and elk season's it is illegal. Rick
:yeah: bearmanric is correct.

Page 56 in the Big Game regs.
"Night Hunting and Hound Hunting
During Deer and Elk Hunting Seasons
Bobcat, raccoon, and coyote may be hunted at night during established bobcat and raccoon seasons, EXCEPT that it is unlawful to hunt any wildlife at night
or wild animals with dogs (hounds) during the months of September, October, or November in any area open to a centerfire rifle deer or elk season. The use of
hounds to hunt black bear, cougar, bobcat, or coyote is prohibited year round except during commission authorized hunts."
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/hunter/huntregs2009.pdf
Title: Re: NIGHT HUNTING QUESTION
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on October 08, 2009, 09:26:28 AM: I've pondered this myself. The way I read it, if the GMU is open for Modern deer or elk, you can't night hunt during those months? Pretty deceiving? Or is it only DURING the seasons?
Title: Re: NIGHT HUNTING QUESTION
Post by: LongTatLaw on October 08, 2009, 10:42:40 AM: well..for one... good luck killing a elk with a 17 HMR :P

prob a deer... dont wanna know..never mind

so...even in SEP, OCT, NOV if theres no centerfire deer or elk season open...I can dogs at night?

ok..so heres a real head banger... i know a place where people tend to dump their deer/elk leftovers... its covered up in yote crap... have often thought of seeting up on the road into the area...say 100 yards or so from the dump site at night...and treestand hunting for yotes...

just shine the trail every once in a while...

so, now Im in a tree with a 223 at midnight 100 yards from bait killing yotes ONLY... its october but not deer/elk rifle season

Im legal?

Why does that sound so very not legal to me?
Title: Re: NIGHT HUNTING QUESTION
Post by: Kain on October 08, 2009, 11:12:39 AM: The way I read it is that if the area is not open to "center fire rifle" (not to be confused with modern firearms) you CAN hunt at night. I live in the Battleground unit and it is firearm restricted. It is never open to center fire rifle so I can hunt at night all season long.