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Title: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: KillBilly on January 21, 2010, 04:31:08 PM:      State of Washington
     DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

     Mailing Address: 600 Capitol Way N • Olympia, WA 98501-1091 • (360) 902-2200, TDD (360) 902-2207
     Main Office Location: Natural Resources Building • 1111 Washington Street SE • Olympia, WA

January 21, 2010

Wac’Em Archery Products LLC
P.O. Box 388
Springville, Utah 84663-0388

Dear Wac ‘Em Staff:

Thank you for inquiring about the legality of your three and four-blade broadhead designs for hunting big game in Washington State.

The broadhead rules adopted by our state’s fish and wildlife commission require a cutting diameter no less than seven-eighths inch wide, a blade completely closed at the back end of the blade by a smooth, unbroken surface starting at the maximum blade width forming a smooth line toward the feather end of the shaft, and such line not angling towards the point. Based on the samples you provided the broadheads clearly meet the intent of our described criteria.

Please feel free to share a copy of this letter with your vendors and anybody else who may have questions about the legality of these broadheads for hunting big game in Washington State.

Sincerely,

Mik Mikitik
Hunter Education Division

cc:   Lt. Crown
   Sgt. Anderson
Title: Re: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: shoot-em-dead on January 21, 2010, 04:37:15 PM: The hunter Ed dept. makes that decision? I would feel better if it was made by someone else in the dept.
Title: Re: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: jackelope on January 21, 2010, 04:41:41 PM: Quote from: shoot-em-dead on January 21, 2010, 04:37:15 PM
The hunter Ed dept. makes that decision? I would feel better if it was made by someone else in the dept.
I don't get what you'd feel better about. Do you not like their ruling? Don't like Wac'em's?
Title: Re: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: JBar on January 21, 2010, 05:10:16 PM: :tup: Nice to see a copy of the letter, one more questionable broadhead off the list!
Title: Re: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: KillBilly on January 21, 2010, 05:23:16 PM: As you see the letter CC'd Lt. Crown & Sgt. Eric anderson. The enforcement folks have always relied on Mik to do the research and make the call when interpretations of this nature crop up.
Title: Re: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: tazz on January 22, 2010, 01:24:20 AM: :rockin:that is frickin cool i love wac ems they fly excellent for me :whoo: :llam:
Title: Re: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 22, 2010, 01:55:27 AM: intresting thanks for posting
Title: Re: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: upriver on January 27, 2010, 07:22:46 PM: Common sense actually prevailed!!!!!!!!!!!! :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: WonkyWapiti on February 01, 2010, 10:56:45 PM: Very nice.
Title: Re: Official State ruling on WAC'EM Broadheads
Post by: fishermanjoe on February 01, 2010, 11:00:54 PM: well i have been hunting with them for two years now, there has always been that little voice in the back of my mind, but now if someone wants to fling me chit about it i have a good resource. Thanks killbilly! :)