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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: williamtell on March 17, 2010, 12:43:29 PM

Title: spring bear
Post by: williamtell on March 17, 2010, 12:43:29 PM: what points are guys talking about and how do you get them? do they favor you in the draw? any info would help, thanks
Title: Re: spring bear
Post by: jackelope on March 17, 2010, 12:50:26 PM: Quote from: williamtell on March 17, 2010, 12:43:29 PM
what points are guys talking about and how do you get them? do they favor you in the draw? any info would help, thanks
you aquire a point every year you don't get drawn. the points are squared in the draws.
http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/faq/wpsfaq.htm (http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/faq/wpsfaq.htm)
Title: Re: spring bear
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 17, 2010, 12:52:16 PM: You have to buy a special permit application, and put in for the hunt (the deadline was 12 March this year, so it is too late for 2010). If you don't get drawn, you will have earned a "point" for next year. that means that when you apply the following year, your name goes into the drawing a "squared" amount of times.
Good luck next year.