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Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« on: December 14, 2009, 05:46:16 PM »
This is to keep the Wac'em conversation about if they are legal or not from another thread.  http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,40203.0/all.html
 
highside74 makes a good point.  What are everyones thoughts?
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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2009, 06:03:29 PM »
There is currently a damage hunt going on and the first thing they have been doing is checking guy's broadheads.  You are right, they are considered barbed but the LEO's have been letting guys go with just a warning for now!   

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2009, 10:08:45 PM »
leagl and love them
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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2009, 10:17:36 PM »
Sorry Joe,  they are illegal..seems pretty crazy to me but coming straight from the gamies they are illegal. 

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2009, 11:34:38 AM »
Sorry Joe,  they are illegal..seems pretty crazy to me but coming straight from the gamies they are illegal. 
so they are soying that they are illegal. I was checked this year and the Gamie said all my gear looked good.
But if they are illegal then what about the strikers the are like twins??
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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2009, 11:40:19 AM »

not twins no gap at the back ....stupid i think but thats what the game department is saying

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2009, 11:45:35 AM »
I am not sure on those Joe.  I know lots of guys are still using wac ems here and nobody has been givin a ticket but they are warning for now!   They take a card and slide it in that little slot on the back of the broadhead,  if it can fit in it they consider it to be barbed!  Doesnt make any sense to me but what does in this state!!!!  

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2009, 11:58:00 AM »
I am not sure on those Joe.  I know lots of guys are still using wac ems here and nobody has been givin a ticket but they are warning for now!   They take a card and slide it in that little slot on the back of the broadhead,  if it can fit in it they consider it to be barbed!  Doesnt make any sense to me but what does in this state!!!!  
I agree with you hog it is just one more thing to have control on.
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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2009, 05:23:57 PM »
the broadheads shown are perfectly legal,the blades dont go past 90 degrees at the back, if they are illegal i dont know any that are legal.

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2009, 06:30:41 PM »
not to change the story. but what about the bloodrunners(sp?). If not i think they should be even if they fail they still cut.

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2009, 10:14:29 PM »
Sure doesn't looked barbed to me. That broadhead should be legal.

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2009, 07:42:29 PM »
I've been shooting wac'ems this year.  Good broadhead but I thought they might not be legal do to that notch in the end.  I got them from cabelas online.

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2009, 08:05:22 PM »
i wouldnt change if you like them. we were told shuttle t's and slick tricks were illegal too until 65 threads later proved to be false.  ive killed a few bulls with them but have trouble with bloodtrails even on great shots im usually watching them fall over or hear them drop but finding blood is always tough even knowing his exact route.  they fly great!  i dont know what ill change too though.

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2009, 06:42:00 PM »
The one above is legal but if the look like this they are not.

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2009, 09:34:45 PM »
The one above is legal but if the look like this they are not.
It is funny that the state already said the wacem broad head was lwagle and now every one is saying they are not.
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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2009, 10:53:13 PM »
Who at the state level said they are legal?  I am only going off the 2 archery shops that i frequent and both have had the game warden tell them NO they are not legal, and have had several people confirm this as they were buying new broadheads because they had warnings from the local officer.
Hey the local warden was also warning about shuttle t  and than had to retract on that,  so maybe your correct and i would like to know who told you they were legal.
Everyone needs to get on the same page here.

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2009, 01:52:18 AM »
North west archery Has read the approvel letter whan they first started selling them in the state
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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2009, 08:41:51 AM »
Just put another washer in and problem solved!

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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2010, 10:13:18 PM »
if you want to shoot them and am afraid of getting in trouble, go to great northwest archery at skookem range on shaw road in puyallup and ask doug for the official letter from wdfw that clearly states that they are legal. make a copy of it and if someone hassels you, show them the letter and tell them to stuff it. END OF SUBJECT!!!!
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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2010, 09:42:53 PM »
...unbarbed and completely closed at
the back end of the blade or blades by
a smooth, unbroken surface starting at
maximum blade width forming a smooth
line toward the feather end of the shaft and
such line does not angle toward the point.

Sounds pretty clear to me.
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Re: Wac'em Broadheads Legal?
« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2010, 10:49:54 PM »
I used these for four years then due to being told by staff at an archery shop that they were illegal I made a switch.  I went to Hell Razors and they worked pretty darn well on my elk this past season.   :)

 


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