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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: trackman on January 19, 2012, 10:05:45 AM

Title: 2012 Hunting Schedule goofy dates
Post by: trackman on January 19, 2012, 10:05:45 AM: Anyone know why WDFW elected to start and end on weekdays? This means 4 more days total vacation that we'll have to ste aside, cause in past yeares, we started and ended on weeekends. Not now.
Title: Re: 2012 Hunting Schedule goofy dates
Post by: shanevg on January 19, 2012, 10:11:41 AM: Link please.
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Post by: Maverick on January 19, 2012, 10:13:21 AM: Yeah where'd this info come from?
Title: Re: 2012 Hunting Schedule goofy dates
Post by: trackman on January 19, 2012, 10:14:39 AM: WDFW Big game Hunting regs.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations/

deer and elk both.
Title: Re: 2012 Hunting Schedule goofy dates
Post by: shanevg on January 19, 2012, 10:17:32 AM: Those are all 2011 hunt dates. Might explain some of the confusion.

Archery deer always opens September 1 an elk the 12th (I think) regardless if that is a weekday or weekend. Rifle deer is always Saturday opening though I believe.
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Post by: Holg3107 on January 19, 2012, 10:19:15 AM: :chuckle: dates dont come out until late april early may!
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Post by: trackman on January 19, 2012, 10:19:34 AM: I thought I was crazy, but I'm not. Look for yourself.

Modern Firearm General Deer Seasons
Black-tailed Deer Oct. 15-31
White-tailed Deer* Oct. 15-28
Mule Deer* Oct. 15-23

Elk
Oct. 29-Nov. 6
GMU's 101, 105, 108, 121, 124, 127, 130, 133, 136, 139, 142, 372d, 382, 388 Any elk
111, 113, 117d Any bull
145, 149d, 154, 162, 163, 166, 169, 172, 175, 178, 181, 186, 249, 336, 340, 342,
346, 352, 356, 360, 364, 368 Spike bull
251, 328, 329, 334, 335 True spike bull

Oct. 29-Nov. 15: 203, 204, 209, 215, 218, 224, 231, 233, 239, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248,
250, 254, 260, 262, 266, 269, 272, 278, 284, 290, 373d, 379d, 381 Any elk
Title: Re: 2012 Hunting Schedule goofy dates
Post by: trackman on January 19, 2012, 10:21:33 AM: whew. scared me. cool.
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Post by: spin05 on January 19, 2012, 10:27:34 AM: Archery always starts during the week and ends during the week. Wich screws us out of another weekend unless you use more vacation.
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Post by: Biggerhammer on January 23, 2012, 02:37:41 PM: Haha!!! I thought I was missing something! Yep, 2011.. Jumped the gun there.
Title: Re: 2012 Hunting Schedule goofy dates
Post by: Gobble Gobble on January 23, 2012, 02:45:41 PM: I like the archery opener on the weekday as most are working and its less competition for me. The ’12 opener is on a Saturday which means there will be more competition. If this weren’t a leap year the opener would have been on a Friday.