PERMANENT RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: August 6, 1999.
Purpose: To provide recreational opportunity.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-422, 232-16-680, 232-12-137, and 232-28-20401; and amending WAC 232-28-264, 232-16-140, 232-12-068, 232-12-264, 232-28-281, 232-12-024, 232-12-141, 232-12-261, 232-12-134, 232-28-259, and 232-12-291.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.040.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-13-194 on June 23, 1999.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 11, Repealed 4.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
August 10, 1999
Debbie Nelson
for Kelly D. White, Chairman
Fish and Wildlife Commission
OTS-3239.1
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 232-28-422 | 1998-99 Migratory waterfowl seasons and regulations. |
OTS-3222.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending
WSR 99-10-102, filed 5/5/99,
effective 6/5/99)
WAC 232-28-264
1998-99 and 1999-2000 Official hunting hours
and small game seasons.
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| Dates (Inclusive) | A.M. | to | P.M. | A.M. | to | P.M. | ||||
| Daylight Savings Time | ||||||||||
| Tues. | Sept. 1 | - | Sun. | Sept. 6 | 6:00 | 7:45 | 5:50 | 7:35 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 7 | - | Sun. | Sept. 13 | 6:10 | 7:35 | 6:00 | 7:20 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 14 | - | Sun. | Sept. 20 | 6:20 | 7:20 | 6:05 | 7:05 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 21 | - | Sun. | Sept. 27 | 6:30 | 7:05 | 6:15 | 6:50 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 28 | - | Sun. | Oct. 4 | 6:40 | 6:50 | 6:25 | 6:35 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 5 | - | Sun. | Oct. 11 | 6:45 | 6:35 | 6:25 | 6:25 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 12 | - | Sun. | Oct. 18 | 6:55 | 6:20 | 6:45 | 6:10 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 19 | - | Sat. | Oct. 24 | 7:05 | 6:10 | 6:55 | 6:00 | ||
| Pacific Standard Time | ||||||||||
| Sun. | Oct. 25 | 6:10 | 5:00 | 6:00 | 4:50 | |||||
| Mon. | Oct. 26 | - | Sun. | Nov. 1 | 6:20 | 4:55 | 6:05 | 4:45 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 2 | - | Sun. | Nov. 8 | 6:30 | 4:45 | 6:15 | 4:35 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 9 | - | Sun. | Nov. 15 | 6:40 | 4:35 | 6:30 | 4:25 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 16 | - | Sun. | Nov. 22 | 6:50 | 4:30 | 6:40 | 4:15 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 23 | - | Sun. | Nov. 29 | 7:00 | 4:25 | 6:50 | 4:10 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 30 | - | Sun. | Dec. 6 | 7:10 | 4:20 | 6:55 | 4:10 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 7 | - | Sun. | Dec. 13 | 7:15 | 4:20 | 7:05 | 4:05 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 14 | - | Sun. | Dec. 20 | 7:20 | 4:20 | 7:10 | 4:10 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 21 | - | Sun. | Dec. 27 | 7:25 | 4:20 | 7:15 | 4:10 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 28 | - | Sun. | Jan. 3 | 7:25 | 4:30 | 7:15 | 4:15 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 4 | - | Sun. | Jan. 10 | 7:25 | 4:35 | 7:15 | 4:25 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 11 | - | Sun. | Jan. 17 | 7:25 | 4:45 | 7:10 | 4:30 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 18 | - | Sun. | Jan. 24 | 7:20 | 4:55 | 7:05 | 4:40 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 25 | - | Sat. | Jan. 31 | 7:10 | 5:00 | 7:00 | 4:50 | ||
| * | These are lawful hunting hours (one-half hour before sunrise to sunset) for migratory game birds (duck, goose, coot, snipe, mourning dove, and band-tailed pigeon); upland birds (pheasant, quail, partridge); and turkey during established seasons. |
1)
Western Washington - Pheasant and quail hunting hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in all areas.
2)
Clark (except areas south of the Washougal River), Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, (except areas north of U.S. Highway 12 and
west of U.S. Highway 101), Pacific, and Wahkiakum counties - Goose hunting hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except
one-half hour before sunrise to sunset during the September goose season and 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the late goose
season.
3)
Hunting hours for falconry seasons (except migratory game bird seasons) are exempt from these hunting hours, except on
designated pheasant release sites.
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| Daylight Savings Time | ||||||||||
| Wed. | Sept. 1 | - | Sun. | Sept. 5 | 6:00 | 7:45 | 5:45 | 7:35 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 6 | - | Sun. | Sept. 12 | 6:05 | 7:35 | 5:50 | 7:20 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 13 | - | Sun. | Sept. 19 | 6:15 | 7:20 | 6:05 | 7:10 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 20 | - | Sun. | Sept. 26 | 6:25 | 7:10 | 6:15 | 6:50 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 27 | - | Sun. | Oct. 3 | 6:35 | 6:50 | 6:25 | 6:40 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 4 | - | Sun. | Oct. 10 | 6:45 | 6:40 | 6:35 | 6:25 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 11 | - | Sun. | Oct. 17 | 6:50 | 6:25 | 6:45 | 6:15 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 18 | - | Sun. | Oct. 24 | 7:05 | 6:15 | 6:55 | 6:00 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 25 | - | Sat. | Oct. 30 | 7:15 | 6:00 | 7:05 | 5:45 | ||
| Pacific Standard Time | ||||||||||
| Sun. | Oct. 31 | - | Sun. | Nov. 7 | 6:25 | 4:45 | 6:15 | 4:35 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 8 | - | Sun. | Nov. 14 | 6:35 | 4:40 | 6:25 | 4:25 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 15 | - | Sun. | Nov. 21 | 6:50 | 4:30 | 6:35 | 4:20 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 22 | - | Sun. | Nov. 28 | 7:00 | 4:25 | 6:45 | 4:10 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 29 | - | Sun. | Dec. 5 | 7:05 | 4:20 | 6:50 | 4:10 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 6 | - | Sun. | Dec. 12 | 7:10 | 4:20 | 7:00 | 4:05 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 13 | - | Sun. | Dec. 19 | 7:20 | 4:20 | 7:05 | 4:05 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 20 | - | Sun. | Dec. 26 | 7:25 | 4:25 | 7:10 | 4:10 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 27 | - | Sun. | Jan. 2 | 7:30 | 4:25 | 7:15 | 4:15 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 3 | - | Sun. | Jan. 9 | 7:30 | 4:35 | 7:15 | 4:20 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 10 | - | Sun. | Jan. 16 | 7:25 | 4:40 | 7:10 | 4:30 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 17 | - | Sun. | Jan. 23 | 7:20 | 4:50 | 7:05 | 4:45 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 24 | - | Mon. | Jan. 31 | 7:15 | 5:00 | 7:00 | 4:50 | ||
| * | These are lawful hunting hours (one-half hour before sunrise to sunset) for migratory game birds (duck, goose, coot, snipe, mourning dove, and band-tailed pigeon); upland birds (pheasant, quail, partridge); and turkey during established seasons. |
1)
Western Washington - Pheasant and quail hunting hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in all areas.
2)
Clark (except areas south of the Washougal River), Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, (except areas north of U.S. Highway 12 and
west of U.S. Highway 101), Pacific, and Wahkiakum counties - Goose hunting hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except
one-half hour before sunrise to sunset during the September Canada goose season and 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the
late goose season.
3)
Hunting hours for falconry seasons (except migratory game bird seasons) are exempt from these hunting hours, except on
designated pheasant release sites.
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| Tues. | Sept. 1 | - | Sun. | Sept. 6 | 6:00 | 8:15 | 5:50 | 8:05 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 7 | - | Sun. | Sept. 13 | 6:10 | 8:05 | 6:00 | 7:50 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 14 | - | Sun. | Sept. 20 | 6:20 | 7:50 | 6:05 | 7:35 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 21 | - | Sun. | Sept. 27 | 6:30 | 7:35 | 6:15 | 7:20 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 28 | - | Sun. | Oct. 4 | 6:40 | 7:20 | 6:25 | 7:05 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 5 | - | Sun. | Oct. 11 | 6:45 | 7:05 | 6:25 | 6:55 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 12 | - | Sun. | Oct. 18 | 6:55 | 6:50 | 6:45 | 6:40 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 19 | - | Sat. | Oct. 24 | 7:05 | 6:40 | 6:55 | 6:30 | ||
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| Sun. | Oct. 25 | 6:10 | 5:30 | 6:00 | 5:20 | |||||
| Mon. | Oct. 26 | - | Sun. | Nov. 1 | 6:20 | 5:25 | 6:05 | 5:15 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 2 | - | Sun. | Nov. 8 | 6:30 | 5:15 | 6:15 | 5:05 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 9 | - | Sun. | Nov. 15 | 6:40 | 5:05 | 6:30 | 4:55 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 16 | - | Sun. | Nov. 22 | 6:50 | 5:00 | 6:40 | 4:45 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 23 | - | Sun. | Nov. 29 | 7:00 | 4:55 | 6:50 | 4:40 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 30 | - | Sun. | Dec. 6 | 7:10 | 4:50 | 6:55 | 4:40 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 7 | - | Sun. | Dec. 13 | 7:15 | 4:50 | 7:05 | 4:35 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 14 | - | Sun. | Dec. 20 | 7:20 | 4:50 | 7:10 | 4:40 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 21 | - | Sun. | Dec. 27 | 7:25 | 4:50 | 7:15 | 4:40 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 28 | - | Sun. | Jan. 3 | 7:25 | 5:00 | 7:15 | 4:45 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 4 | - | Sun. | Jan. 10 | 7:25 | 5:05 | 7:15 | 4:55 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 11 | - | Sun. | Jan. 17 | 7:25 | 5:15 | 7:10 | 5:00 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 18 | - | Sun. | Jan. 24 | 7:20 | 5:25 | 7:05 | 5:10 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 25 | - | Sat. | Jan. 31 | 7:10 | 5:30 | 7:00 | 5:20 | ||
| * | These are lawful hunting hours (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset) for all game animals and game birds (except duck, goose, coot, snipe, mourning dove, band-tailed pigeon, pheasant, quail, partridge and turkey) during established seasons. |
1)
Bobcat and raccoon are exempt from hunting hour restrictions during established bobcat and raccoon seasons except when
that area is open to modern firearm hunting of deer or elk, hunting hours shall be one-half hour before sunrise to one-half
hour after sunset.
2)
Hunting hours for falconry seasons (except migratory game bird seasons) are exempt from these hunting hours, except on
designated pheasant release sites.
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| Wed. | Sept. 1 | - | Sun. | Sept. 5 | 6:00 | 8:15 | 5:45 | 8:05 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 6 | - | Sun. | Sept. 12 | 6:05 | 8:05 | 5:50 | 7:50 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 13 | - | Sun. | Sept. 19 | 6:15 | 7:50 | 6:05 | 7:40 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 20 | - | Sun. | Sept. 26 | 6:25 | 7:40 | 6:15 | 7:20 | ||
| Mon. | Sept. 27 | - | Sun. | Oct. 3 | 6:35 | 7:20 | 6:25 | 7:10 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 4 | - | Sun. | Oct. 10 | 6:45 | 7:10 | 6:35 | 6:55 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 11 | - | Sun. | Oct. 17 | 6:50 | 6:55 | 6:45 | 6:45 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 18 | - | Sun. | Oct. 24 | 7:05 | 6:45 | 6:55 | 6:30 | ||
| Mon. | Oct. 25 | - | Sat. | Oct. 30 | 7:15 | 6:30 | 7:05 | 6:15 | ||
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| Sun. | Oct. 31 | - | Sun. | Nov. 7 | 6:25 | 5:15 | 6:15 | 5:05 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 8 | - | Sun. | Nov. 14 | 6:35 | 5:10 | 6:25 | 4:55 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 15 | - | Sun. | Nov. 21 | 6:50 | 5:00 | 6:35 | 4:50 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 22 | - | Sun. | Nov. 28 | 7:00 | 4:55 | 6:45 | 4:40 | ||
| Mon. | Nov. 29 | - | Sun. | Dec. 5 | 7:05 | 4:50 | 6:50 | 4:40 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 6 | - | Sun. | Dec. 12 | 7:10 | 4:50 | 7:00 | 4:35 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 13 | - | Sun. | Dec. 19 | 7:20 | 4:50 | 7:05 | 4:35 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 20 | - | Sun. | Dec. 26 | 7:25 | 4:55 | 7:10 | 4:40 | ||
| Mon. | Dec. 27 | - | Sun. | Jan. 2 | 7:30 | 4:55 | 7:15 | 4:45 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 3 | - | Sun. | Jan. 9 | 7:30 | 5:05 | 7:15 | 4:50 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 10 | - | Sun. | Jan. 16 | 7:25 | 5:10 | 7:10 | 5:00 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 17 | - | Sun. | Jan. 23 | 7:20 | 5:20 | 7:05 | 5:15 | ||
| Mon. | Jan. 24 | - | Mon. | Jan. 31 | 7:15 | 5:30 | 7:00 | 5:20 | ||
| * | These are lawful hunting hours (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset) for all game animals and game birds (except duck, goose, coot, snipe, mourning dove, band-tailed pigeon, pheasant, quail, partridge and turkey) during established seasons. |
1)
Bobcat and raccoon are exempt from hunting hour restrictions during established bobcat and raccoon seasons except when
that area is open to modern firearm hunting of deer or elk, hunting hours shall be one-half hour before sunrise to one-half
hour after sunset.
2)
Hunting hours for falconry seasons (except migratory game bird seasons) are exempt from these hunting hours, except on
designated pheasant release sites.
Hound Hunting During Deer and Elk Hunting Seasons
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 center-fire rifle deer or elk
season. The use of hounds to hunt black bear, cougar, and bobcat
is prohibited year around.
BOBCAT
Bag and Possession Limits: No Limit
OPEN SEASON: State-wide, except CLOSED in GMU 522.
Sept. 8, 1998-Mar. 15, 1999; Sept. 7, 1999-Mar. 15, 2000.
RACCOON
Bag and Possession Limits: No Limit
OPEN SEASON: State-wide, except CLOSED on Long Island within
Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and in GMU 522.
Sept. 8, 1998-Mar. 15, 1999; Sept. 7, 1999-Mar. 15, 2000.
FOX
Bag and Possession Limits: No Limit
OPEN SEASON: State-wide, except CLOSED within the exterior
boundaries of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan, Wenatchee,
and Gifford Pinchot National Forests and GMUs 407, 410, and 522.
Sept. 8, 1998-Mar. 15, 1999; Sept. 7, 1999-Mar. 15, 2000.
COYOTE
Bag and Possession Limits: No Limit
OPEN SEASON: State-wide, year around except CLOSED from September
15 to November 30 in the Pasayten Wilderness, GMUs 426 and 450,
and those portions of GMUs 218, 304, and 448 within the external
boundaries of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan, and Wenatchee
National Forests. However, coyote may only be killed and/or
pursued with hounds during the following period: Sept. 8,
1998-Mar. 15, 1999; Sept. 7, 1999-Mar. 15, 2000; except coyote
may be hunted year around with hounds in Grant, Adams, Benton,
and Franklin counties. GMU 522 is closed to coyote hunting.
FOREST GROUSE (BLUE, RUFFED, AND SPRUCE)
Bag and Possession Limits: Three (3) grouse per day, with a
total of nine (9) grouse in possession at any time; straight or
mixed bag.
State-wide: Sept. 1-Dec. 31, 1999; except CLOSED in GMU 522.
PTARMIGAN
Season closed state-wide.
Upland Birds
Eastern Washington
Ring-necked Pheasant
Bag and Possession Limits: Three (3) cock pheasants per day,
with a total of fifteen (15) cock pheasants in possession at any
time.
Youth Season: September 25 and 26, 1999. Open only to youth
hunters accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old.
Regular Season: Oct. 9-Dec. 31, 1999.
Chukar Partridge
Bag and Possession Limits: Six (6) chukar per day, with a total
of eighteen (18) chukar in possession at any time.
Regular Season: Oct. 1, 1999-Jan. 9, 2000.
Gray (Hungarian) Partridge
Bag and Possession Limits: Six (6) gray partridges per day, with
a total of eighteen (18) gray partridges in possession at any
time.
Regular Season: Oct. 1, 1999-Jan. 9, 2000.
Mountain Quail
Season closed throughout eastern Washington
Valley and Bobwhite Quail
Bag and Possession Limits: Ten (10) quail per day, with a total
of thirty (30) quail in possession at any time, straight or mixed
bag.
Youth Season: September 25 and 26, 1999. Open only to youth
hunters accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old.
Regular Season: Oct. 9, 1999-Jan. 9, 2000.
Yakima Indian Reservation: The 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000
Upland Bird Seasons within the Yakima Indian Reservation shall be
the same as the season established by the Yakima Indian Nation.
Western Washington
Ring-necked Pheasant
Bag and Possession Limits: Two (2) pheasants of either sex per
day, with a total of fifteen (15) pheasants in possession at any
time.
Early season: Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 1999 for youth hunters and
hunters 65 years of age or older. Juvenile hunters must be
accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old.
Regular season: Oct. 2-Nov. 30, 1999; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; except
Dungeness Recreation site (Clallam County) starting Oct. 16,
1999; except CLOSED in GMU 522.
A Western Washington Pheasant Permit is required to hunt pheasant
in western Washington, in addition to a current small game
hunting license. Pheasant kills must be recorded. Upon taking a
pheasant, the holder of a Western Washington Pheasant Permit must
immediately enter on the corresponding space the date and
location of kill.
There are three options available for the 1999 hunting season:
(1) Full Season Option: Allows the harvest of ten (10)
pheasants.
(2) Youth option: Allows the harvest of six (6) pheasants by youth hunters.
(3) 3-Day Option: Allows the harvest of four (4) pheasants during three consecutive days.
Every person possessing a Western Washington Pheasant Permit must
by December 31, return the permit to the Department of Fish and
Wildlife. The number of permits purchased per year is not
limited.
A hunter shall select one valid option at the time they purchase
their Western Washington Pheasant Permit.
Special Restriction: Non-toxic shot must be used in a shotgun to
hunt pheasant on the Skagit Wildlife Area. Western Washington
pheasant hunters must choose to hunt on either odd-numbered or
even-numbered weekend days from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. at all units of
Lake Terrell, Tennant Lake, Snoqualmie, Skagit, Skookumchuck, and
Scatter Creek Wildlife Areas, and must indicate their choice on
the western Washington pheasant permit by choosing "odd" or
"even." It is unlawful to purchase an additional permit until the
ten pheasant allowed on the current permit are taken. Hunters
that select the three day option, hunters 65 years of age or
older, and youth hunters may hunt during either weekend day
morning. Youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult at least
18 years old. Adults must have an appropriately marked pheasant
permit.
Mountain Quail
Bag and Possession Limits: Two (2) mountain quail per day, with
a total of four (4) mountain quail in possession at any time.
Oct. 9-Nov. 30, 1999; except CLOSED in GMU 522.
Valley and Bobwhite Quail
Bag and Possession Limits: Ten (10) valley or bobwhite quail per
day, with a total of thirty (30) valley or bobwhite quail in
possession at any time; straight or mixed bag.
Oct. 9-Nov. 30, 1999; except CLOSED in GMU 522.
TURKEY
Spring Season
Gobblers and Turkeys with Visible Beards Only.
State-wide: April 15-May 15, ((1999)) 2000.
Fall Season
Either Sex
Klickitat and Skamania counties: Nov. 25-29, 1999.
Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, and Walla Walla counties: Nov.
25-29, 1999. Only hunters that successfully complete the
Department of Fish and Wildlife's Advanced Hunter Education (AHE)
program will be eligible to hunt turkeys during this season. A
certification card will be issued to all AHE graduates and must
be in possession in addition to a valid small game hunting
license and turkey tag while hunting in this area.
OFFICIAL HUNTING HOURS/BAG LIMITS:
Bag and Possession Limit: One turkey per day, with a total of
three (3) per year; only one turkey from each subspecies may be
killed per year ((in 1999)).
If a hunter intends to hunt for turkey, one turkey tag option
must be selected when a small game license is purchased. If the
state-wide tag option is selected, the person is precluded from
purchasing any other turkey tag. The Eastern, Rio Grande and
Merriam tags must be purchased before April 14 each year. The
state-wide tag may be purchased at any time.
TAG OPTIONS:
| (1) | State-wide: Allows the harvest of one turkey of any subspecies during a calendar year. |
| (2) | Eastern: Allows the harvest of one turkey during a calendar year in any western Washington county except Skamania and Klickitat. |
| (3) | Rio Grande: Allows the harvest of one turkey during a calendar year in any eastern Washington county except Ferry, Klickitat, Pend Oreille or Stevens. |
| (4) | Merriams: Allows the harvest of one turkey during a calendar year in Ferry, Klickitat, Pend Oreille, Skamania, or Stevens Counties. |
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
| 1. | Turkey season is open for shotgun and bow-and-arrow hunting only. |
| 2. | A turkey tag is required for hunting turkey. |
| 3. | Each successful hunter must complete and return a game harvest report card to the Department of Fish and Wildlife within ten days after taking a turkey. |
| 4. | It is unlawful to use dogs to hunt turkeys. |
Season Closed State-wide.
BIRD DOG TRAINING SEASON
Aug. 1, 1998-Mar. 15, 1999; and Aug. 1, 1999-Mar. 15, 2000,
except from Oct. 2-Nov. 30, 1999, dog training is prohibited
except from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on designated western
Washington pheasant release sites. Dog training is prohibited
from Jan. 15 - Mar. 15 on the Shillapoo Wildlife Area (Region 5),
except on posted portions open for year around dog training.
Dog training may be conducted year around on posted portions of:
Region One - Espanola (T 24 N, R 40 E, E 1/2 of Sec. 16); Region
Two - Wahluke Wildlife Area north of Highway 24; Region Three - South L.T. Murray Wildlife Area; Region Four - Fort Lewis
Military Base, Skagit Wildlife Area, Lake Terrell Wildlife Area,
and Snoqualmie Wildlife Area; Region Five - Shillapoo/Vancouver
Lake Wildlife Area; Region Six - Scatter Creek Wildlife Area.
HIP REQUIREMENTS:
All hunters age 16 and over of migratory game birds (duck, goose,
coot, snipe, mourning dove) are required to complete a Harvest
Information Program (HIP) survey form at a license dealer, and
possess a Washington Migratory Bird Stamp as evidence of
compliance with this requirement when hunting migratory game
birds. Youth hunters are required to complete a HIP survey form,
and possess a free Washington Youth Migratory Bird Authorization
as evidence of compliance with this requirement when hunting
migratory game birds.
CANADA GOOSE SEPTEMBER SEASON
Bag and Possession Limits: Three (3) Canada geese per day with a
total of six (6) in possession at any time.
State-wide: September 7-((13)) 12, 1999.
BAND-TAILED PIGEON
Closed Season State-wide.
MOURNING DOVE
Bag and possession limits: Ten (10) mourning doves per day with
a total of twenty (20) mourning doves in possession at any time.
State-wide: Sept. 1-15, 1999; except CLOSED in GMU 522.
RABBIT AND HARE
Cottontail, Snowshoe Hare (or Washington Hare), and Jackrabbit.
Bag and Possession Limits: Five (5) rabbits or hares per day,
with a total of fifteen (15) in possession at any time; straight
or mixed bag.
State-wide: Sept. 1, 1998-Mar. 15, 1999; Sept. 1, 1999-Mar. 15,
2000; except CLOSED in GMU 522 and CLOSED Jan. 15-Mar. 15 on
Shillapoo Wildlife Area (Region 5).
CROWS
Bag and possession limits: No limits
State-wide: Oct. 1, 1998-Jan. 31, 1999; Oct. 1, 1999-Jan. 31,
2000.
FALCONRY SEASONS
Upland Game Bird - Falconry
Daily bag: Two (2) pheasants (either sex), six (6) partridge,
five (5) quail, and three (3) forest grouse (blue, ruffed,
spruce) per day.
State-wide: Sept. 1, 1998-Mar. 15, 1999; Sept. 1, 1999-Mar. 15,
2000.
Mourning Dove - Falconry
Daily Bag: Three (3) mourning doves per day straight bag or
mixed bag with snipe, coots, ducks, and geese during established
seasons.
State-wide: Sept. 1-15 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 1999.
Cottontail and Hare - Falconry
Daily bag: Five (5) rabbits or hares per day; straight or mixed
bag.
State-wide: Aug. 1, 1998-Mar. 15, 1999; Aug. 1, 1999-Mar. 15,
2000, for cottontail, snowshoe hare (or Washington hare),
white-tailed and black-tailed jackrabbits.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. WSR 99-10-102, § 232-28-264, filed 5/5/99, effective 6/5/99; WSR 99-01-138 (Order 98-249), § 232-28-264, filed 12/22/98, effective 1/22/99; WSR 98-17-039 (Order 98-154), § 232-28-264, filed 8/13/98, effective 9/13/98; WSR 98-10-002 (Order 98-55), § 232-28-264, filed 4/22/98, effective 5/23/98; 97-18-021 (Order 97-166), § 232-28-264, filed 8/25/97, effective 9/25/97; 97-06-045 (Order 97-28), § 232-28-264, filed 2/27/97, effective 3/30/97.]
OTS-3207.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Temporary Regulation 229, filed
9/15/64)
WAC 232-16-140
((Equalizing Reservoir)) Banks Lake Game
Reserve.
((. . . it shall be unlawful to hunt game animals, game
birds or to trap fur-bearing animals within said area:
That part of Twp. 26N., Range 28E.W.M. lying south of the east-west center line of the north half of Sections 13 and 14, west of Secondary State Highway No. 2-F and east of the west wall of the Grand Coulee; and, that part of Sections 18 and 19 of Twp. 26 north, Range 29E.W.M. lying west of Secondary State Highway No. 2-F and south of the east-west center line of the north half of Section 18 AND THAT part of Twp. 25N., Range 28E.W.M. lying north of the east-west center lines of Sections 14, 15 and 16 of said Township and west of State Highway 2-F and east of the west wall of the Coulee.)) In Township 25N, Range 28E, those parts of sections 9, 10, and 11 and the north 1/2 of sections 14, 15, and 16, lying between State Highway 155 and the west wall of Grand Coulee.
[Temporary Regulation 229, filed 9/15/64; Temporary Regulation 212, filed 10/3/62; Regulation 139 (part), filed 3/21/60.]
OTS-3210.1
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 232-16-680 | Lenice Lake Game Reserve. |
OTS-3208.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 98-152, filed 8/13/98,
effective 9/13/98)
WAC 232-12-068
Nontoxic shot requirement for waterfowl,
coot, and snipe hunting.
It is unlawful to possess shot (either
in shotshells or as loose shot for muzzleloading) other than
steel shot, bismuth-tin shot (nominally 97 parts bismuth:3 parts
tin with <1 percent residual lead), tungsten-iron shot (nominally
40 parts tungsten:60 parts iron with <1 percent residual lead),
((or)) tungsten-polymer shot (nominally 95.5 parts tungsten:4.5
parts polymer with <1 percent residual lead), tungsten-matrix
shot (nominally 95.9 parts tungsten:4.1 parts polymer), or tin
shot (99.9 percent tin with <1 percent residual lead) when
hunting for waterfowl, coot, or snipe.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. WSR 98-17-044 (Order 98-152), § 232-12-068, filed 8/13/98, effective 9/13/98; 97-18-026 (Order 97-164), § 232-12-068, filed 8/25/97, effective 9/25/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and RCW 77.12.010. 96-18-009 (Order 96-127), § 232-12-068, filed 8/22/96, effective 9/22/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 95-18-072 (Order 95-126) § 232-12-068, filed 9/1/95, effective 10/2/95.]
OTS-3200.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 165, filed 6/1/81)
WAC 232-12-264
Baiting of game birds--Unlawful.
It is unlawful to hunt game birds by the aid of baiting, or in a baited area or area posted as an upland bird feeding site. As used in this section "baiting" or "baited area" means the placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering of corn, wheat or other grain, or feed so as to constitute for such birds a lure or attraction to, on or over areas where hunters are attempting to take them. Any such area will remain a baited area for ten days following the complete removal of all such grain or other feed. This shall not prohibit hunting of game birds, on or over standing crops, flooded crop lands, grain crops properly harvested on the field where grown or grains found scattered as the result of normal agricultural planting or harvesting.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-264, filed 6/1/81. Formerly WAC 232-12-650.]
OTS-3225.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending
WSR 99-10-102, filed 5/5/99,
effective 6/5/99)
WAC 232-28-281
1999-2000 Elk general seasons and 1999-2000
special permits.
Bag Limit: One (1) elk per hunter during the 1999 hunting season.
Hunting Method: Elk hunters must select only one of the hunting
methods (modern firearm, archery, or muzzleloader).
Elk Tag Areas: Elk hunters must choose one of the five elk
hunting areas (Blue Mountains, Northeastern Washington, Yakima,
Colockum, or Western Washington) to hunt in and buy the
appropriate tag for that area.
Any Bull Elk Seasons: Open only to the taking of male elk with
visible antlers (bull calves are illegal).
Spike Bull Restrictions: Bull elk taken in these GMUs must have
at least one antler that is a spike above the ears (does not
branch above ears). An animal with branched antlers on both
sides is illegal but an animal with a spike on one side is legal
in spike only units.
Spike Only GMUs: 145-154, 162-186, 302, 314-329, and 335-371
3 Point Restriction: Legal bull elk taken must have at least 3
antler points on one side only. Antler points may include eye
guards, but antler points on the lower half of the main beam must
be at least four (4) inches long measured from antler tip to
nearest edge of beam; all other antler points must be at least
one (1) inch long. Antler restrictions apply to all hunters
during any open season.
3 Point GMUs: All of western Washington except for GMUs 454,
564, 568, 574, 578, and 588.
GMUs Closed to Elk Hunting: 418 (Nooksack), and 437 (Sauk)
except for ML Elk Area 941, 485 (Green River), 522 (Loo-wit) and
636 (Skokomish).
Special Permits: Only hunters with elk tag prefix identified in
the Special Elk Permits tables may apply for special bull or
antlerless permits. Please see permit table for tag eligibility.
Hunters drawn for a special permit may hunt only with a weapon in
compliance with their tag and during the dates listed for the
hunt.
Harvest Report Card: Successful hunters must fill out and return
a Game Harvest Report Card within 10 days after taking an elk.
Elk Tag Areas
Blue Mountains: GMUs 145-186. Elk hunting by permit only in GMU
157.
BA - Blue Mountains Archery Tag
BF - Blue Mountains Modern Firearm General Elk Tag
BM - Blue Mountains Muzzleloader Tag
Northeastern: GMUs 101-142. Modern firearm by permit only in
GMUs 127 and 130.
NA - Northeastern Archery Tag
NF - Northeastern Modern Firearm General Elk Tag
NM - Northeastern Muzzleloader Tag
Colockum: GMUs 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 314, 316, 328, 329, 330
(Elk hunting by permit only in GMU 330), and the portion of GMU
334 north of I-90 (modern firearm restrictions in GMU 334).
CA - Colockum Archery Tag
CF - Colockum Modern Firearm General Elk Tag
CM - Colockum Muzzleloader Tag
Yakima: The portion of GMU 334 south of I-90 (Modern Firearm
restrictions in GMU 334), and GMUs 335, 336, 340, 342, 346, 352,
356, 360, 364, 368, 371, 372 and 382.
YA - Yakima Archery Tag
YF - Yakima Modern Firearm General Elk Tag
YM - Yakima Muzzleloader Tag
Western Washington: All 400, 500 and 600 GMUs except closed in
GMU 418, 437, 485, 522, 636 and modern firearm restrictions in
portions of GMU 660. GMUs 418 (Nooksack), 437 (Sauk) except for
ML Elk Area 941, and GMU 636 (Skokomish) are closed to all elk
hunting as Conservation Closures. GMU 554 is open only for early
archery and muzzleloader permit seasons. Elk Area 064 in GMU 638
(Quinault) is open to AHE hunters only. Elk hunting by permit
only in GMUs 524, 556, 602, 621, and PLWMA 600 (Pysht).
WA - Western Washington Archery Tag
WF - Western Washington Modern Firearm General Elk Tag
WM - Western Washington Muzzleloader Tag
Modern Firearm Elk Seasons
License Required: A valid big game hunting license with an elk
tag option.
Tag Required: Valid modern firearm elk tag as listed below on his/her person for the area hunted.
Hunting Method: May use rifle, bow and arrow, or muzzleloader, but only during modern firearm seasons.
| Hunt Area | Game Management Units (GMUs) | 1999 Season Dates | Legal Elk | |
| Northeast | General (NF) | 101 through 124, 133 through 142 | Oct. 30-Nov. 7 | Any bull |
| 127, 130 | Permit only | |||
| Blue Mountains | General (BF) | 145 through 154, 162 through 186 | Oct. 30-Nov. 7 | Spike bull |
| 157 | Permit Only | |||
| Colockum | General (CF) | 302, 314, 316 south of Hwy 2, 328, 329 | Oct. 30-Nov. 7 | Spike bull |
| 330 | Permit Only | |||
| Yakima | General (YF) | 335 through 368 | Oct. 30-Nov. 7 | Spike bull |
| Any Yakima Tag | 372, 382 | Oct. 5-13 | Antlerless | |
| Oct. 30-Nov. 7 | Any Elk | |||
| Dec. 9-13 | Antlerless | |||
| 371 | Oct. 30-Nov. 7 | Any Elk | ||
| Western Washington |
General WF | 407, 448, 460, 466, 472, 478, 484, 490, 504 through 520, 530, 550, 558, 560, 572, 601, 603 through 618, 624 through 633, 638 through 684 Except AHE hunters only in Elk Area 064 in GMU 638 | Nov. 6-14 | 3 pt. min. |
| 501 | Nov. 6-14 | 3 pt. min. or antlerless | ||
| 564, 568, 574 through 588 | Nov. 6-14 | Any elk | ||
| 454 | Nov. 6-14 | Any bull | ||
| 524, 556, 602, 621 & PLWMA 600 | Permit Only |
License Required: A valid big game hunting license with an elk
tag option.
Tag Required: Valid archery elk tag as listed below on his/her person for the area hunted.
Hunting Method: Bow and arrow only.
Special Notes: Archery tag holders can hunt only during archery seasons. Archery elk hunters may apply for special bull permits. Please see permit table for tag eligibility for all elk permits.
| Hunt Area | Elk Tag | Game Management Units (GMUs) | 1999 Season Dates | Legal Elk |
| Early Archery Elk Seasons | ||||
| Northeast | NA | 101 through 142 | Sept. 1-14 | Any elk |
| Blue Mountains | BA | 145 through 154, 162 through 169, 175 through 186 | Sept. 1-14 | Spike bull |
| Colockum | CA | 300, 306, 308, 334 (N of I-90) | Sept. 1-14 | Any elk |
| 328, 329, 330 | Sept. 1-14 | Spike bull or antlerless | ||
| Yakima | YA | 334 (south of I-90), 372, 382 | Sept. 1-14 | Any elk |
| 335, 336, 340, 352, 356, 364, 371 | Sept. 1-14 | Spike bull or antlerless | ||
| Western Washington |
WA | 454, 564, 568, 574, 578, 588 | Sept. 1-14 | Any elk |
| 407, 448, 460, 484, 490, 501 through 520, 530, 550, 554, 558, 560, 572, 660, 663, 667 through 684 and Long Island | Sept. 1-14 | 3 pt. min. or antlerless | ||
| 466, 472, 478, 601, 603, 612 through 618, 624 through 633, 638 through 658 and 666. AHE hunters only in Elk Area 064 in GMU 638. Permit Only in PLWMA 600 in GMU 603. | Sept. 1-14 | 3 pt. min. | ||
| Late Archery Elk Seasons | ||||
| Northeast | NA | 101, 105, 117 through 130 | Nov. 24-Dec. 15 | Any elk |
| Blue Mountains | BA | Private lands within GMU 162 east of the North Touchet Road. GMU 178 | Nov. 24-Dec. 15 | Antlerless |
| Colockum | CA | 328 | Nov. 24-Dec. 8 | Spike bull or antlerless |
| Yakima | YA | 335, 336, 346, 352, 360 North of USFS Roads 324, 325, to the intersection of Carmack Canyon then northeast down Carmack Canyon bottom to the Naches River and north to State Highway 410, 368 | Nov. 24-Dec. 8 | Spike bull or antlerless |
| Western Washington |
WA | 407, 484, 505, 506, 520, 530, 672, 681 and Long Island. In GMU 681 closed between US Highway 101 and the Columbia River from Astoria-Megler toll bridge to the Wallacut River. | Nov. 24-Dec. 15 | 3 pt. min. or antlerless |
| 454, 564, 588 | Nov. 24-Dec. 15 | Any elk | ||
| (( |
Nov. 24-Dec. 15 | 3 pt. min. | ||
License Required: A valid big game hunting license with an elk
tag option.
Tag Required: Valid muzzleloader elk tag as listed below on his/her person for the area hunted.
Hunting Method: Muzzleloader only.
Special Notes: Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during the muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader equipment. Only hunters with tags identified in the Special Elk Permits tables may apply for special elk permits.
| Hunt Area | Elk Tag | Game Management Units (GMUs) | 1999 Season Dates | Legal Elk |
| Early Muzzleloader Elk Seasons | ||||
| Northeast | NM | 109 | Oct. 9-15 | Any bull |
| Blue Mountains | BM | 172 | Oct. 9-15 | Spike bull |
| Colockum | CM | 308 | Oct. 9-15 | Any bull |
| 304, 314*, 316, S of Hwy 2 *The portion of GMU 314 bordered by the Colockum Pass Road (Road 10) Naneum Ridge Road (Road 9) and Ingersol Road (Road 1) is closed. See Naneum Green Dot Map. | Oct. 9-15 | Spike bull | ||
| ML 911 | Aug. 14-Sept. 12 | Any elk | ||
| Yakima | YM | 342, 356, 368 | Oct. 9-15 | Spike bull |
| That part of GMU 368 east of the following boundary: Jump Off Road and the powerlines to South Fork Cowiche Creek and then west along South Fork Cowiche Creek to Nasty Creek Road; southeast to the North Fork Ahtanum Road and southeast to Tampico; east along the South Fork Ahtanum Creek and east to Yakama Indian Reservation. | Oct. 9-15 | Antlerless | ||
| Western Washington |
WM | 454, 564, 684 | Oct. 9-15 | Any elk |
| 460, 478, 484, 513, 530, 603, 607, 660 | Oct. 9-15 | 3 pt. min. | ||
| 501 | Oct. 9-15 | 3 pt. min. or antlerless | ||
| Late Muzzleloader Elk Seasons | ||||
| Northeast | NM | 127 through 139 (All units are primarily private lands and access is a problem.) | Nov. 24-Dec. 15 | Any elk |
| Yakima | YM | 346 | Nov. 14-18 | Spike bull or antlerless |
| Muzzleloader Area 944 | Nov. 24-Dec. 8 | Spike bull or antlerless | ||
| Western Washington |
WM | 501, 505 | Nov. 24-Dec. 15 | 3 pt. min. or antlerless |
| 454, 564, 568, 684 | Nov. 24-Dec. 15 | Any elk | ||
| 574, 578 | Nov. 24-Dec. 8 | Any elk | ||
| 484, 504, 550, 601 | Nov. 24-Dec. 15 | 3 pt. min. | ||
License Required: A valid big game hunting license with an elk
tag option.
Tag Required: Proper elk tags are listed with each GMU below. Hunting Method: Hunters must use method listed on their tag, except in Firearm Restriction Areas, where some types of weapons are banned from use. See elk tag required, dates, and legal elk in table below.
| Hunt Area | Elk Tag | Game Management Units | Legal Elk | Season Dates |
| 1999 | ||||
| Western | WF | 568, 574, 578, 588 | Any Elk | Nov. 6-14 |
| WA, WF, WM | 564, Archery, and muzzleloader equipment. Modern Firearm elk tag holders may hunt, but must use archery, muzzleloader or revolver type handgun equipment. | Any Elk | Nov. 6-14 | |
| WM | ML Area No. 941 | Any Elk | Oct. 1, 1999-Jan. 31, 2000 | |
| Northeast | NF | 101, 105, 121, 124 west of SR 395, 127, 130, 133, 136, 139 | Any Elk | Oct. 30-Nov. 7 |
| NA, NM, NF | 127, 130 Advanced Hunter Education Hunters Only | Any Elk | Oct. 20-Dec. 31 | |
| Central | Any Elk Tag | Grant, Adams, Douglas, Franklin, Okanogan and Benton (south of the Yakima River) cos. and Chelan County N of Hwy 2 except closed within 1/2 mile of Columbia River in Douglas & Grant cos. | Any Elk | Oct. 30-Nov. 15 |
| Colockum | CM | ML Area 911; Advanced Hunter Education Hunters Only | Any Elk | Nov. 24-Dec. 7 |
(Open to Permit Holders Only)
Permit hunters may hunt only with a weapon in compliance with their tag. Applicants must have purchased the proper tag for these hunts (see Elk Tag Prefix required to apply for each hunt).
| Hunt Name | Permit Season | Special Restrictions |
Elk Tag Prefix | Boundary Description |
1999 Permits |
| Modern Firearm Bull Permit Hunts | |||||
| Blue Creek A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | BF | GMU 154 | 4 |
| Watershed * | Oct. 30-Nov. 7 | 3 Pt. Min. or Antlerless | BA, BF, BM | GMU 157 | 50 |
| Dayton A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | BF | GMU 162 | 5 |
| Tucannon A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | BF | GMU 166 | 2 |
| Wenaha A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | BF | GMU 169 | 7 |
| Mountain View A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | BF | GMU 172 | 8 |
| Peola A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | BF | GMU 178 | 1 |
| Couse A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | BF | GMU 181 | 1 |
| Grande Ronde A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | BF | GMU 186 | 1 |
| Naneum A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | CF | GMU 328 | 21 |
| Quilomene A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | CF | GMU 329 | 9 |
| Peaches Ridge A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | YF | GMUs 336, 346 | 118 |
| Observatory A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | YF | GMUs 340, 342 | 67 |
| Goose Prairie A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | YF | GMUs 352, 356 | 114 |
| Bethel A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | YF | GMU 360 | 71 |
| Rimrock A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | YF | GMU 364 | 94 |
| Cowiche A | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Bull | YF | GMU 368 | 8 |
| Margaret A | Nov. 1-14 | 3 Pt. Min. | WF | GMU 524 | 10 |
| Toutle A | Nov. 1-14 | 3 Pt. Min. | WF | GMU 556 | 88 |
| Dickey A | Nov. 6-14 | 3 Pt. Min. | WF | GMU 602 | 54 |
| Olympic A | Nov. 6-14 | 3 Pt. Min. | WF | GMU 621 | 13 |
| Modern Firearm Elk Permit Hunts (Only modern firearm and muzzleloader elk tag holders may apply.) | |||||
| Pend Oreille | Nov. 1-7 | Any Elk | NF or NM | GMUs 109, 113, 117 | 50 |
| Mount Spokane | Oct. 30-Nov. 7 | Any Elk | NF or NM | 124 (E. of SR 395) | 50 |
| Mica, Cheney | Oct. 16-Nov. 7 | Antlerless | NF or NM | GMUs 127, 130 | 250 |
| Wenaha B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | BF or BM | GMU 169 | 2 |
| Peola B | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | BF or BM | GMU 178 | 25 |
| Wenatchee Mtns. | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | CF, CM, YF, or YM | GMU 302, 335 | 22 |
| Shushuskin | Dec. 1-31 | Antlerless | YF or YM | Elk Area 031 | 50 |
| Malaga A*** | Sept. 1-Oct. 3 | Antlerless | CF or CM | Elk Area 032 | 75 |
| Malaga B | Nov. 10-Dec. 31 | Antlerless | CF or CM | Elk Area 032 | 40 |
| Taneum | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | YF or YM | GMU 336 | 150 |
| Manastash | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | YF or YM | GMU 340 | 250 |
| Umtanum A | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | YF or YM | GMU 342 | 300 |
| Little Naches A | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | YF or YM | GMU 346 | 225 |
| Little Naches B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | YF or YM | GMU 346 | 18 |
| Nile | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | YF or YM | GMU 352 | 75 |
| Bumping | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | YF or YM | GMU 356 | 300 |
| Bethel B | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | YF or YM | GMU 360 | 100 |
| Rimrock B | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | YF or YM | GMU 364 | 350 |
| Cowiche B | Nov. 3-7 | Antlerless | YF or YM | GMU 368 | 200 |
| Willapa Hills | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 506 | 100 |
| Packwood | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 516 | 25 |
| Winston | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 520 | 30 |
| Margaret B | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 524 | 10 |
| Ryderwood | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 530 | 75 |
| Coweeman | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 550 | 50 |
| Toutle B | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 556 | 30 |
| Marble | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 558 | 60 |
| Carlton | Oct. 1-10 | 3-Pt. Min. | WF or WM | Elk Area 057 | 5 |
| West Goat Rocks | Oct. 1-10 | 3-Pt. Min. | WF or WM | Elk Area 058 | 5 |
| Mt. Adams | Oct. 1-10 | 3-Pt. Min. | WF or WM | Elk Area 059 | 5 |
| Lewis River | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 560 | 75 |
| Siouxon | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 572 | 50 |
| Dungeness | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | Part of GMU 621* | 9 |
| Minot Peak | Oct. 9-15 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 660** | 20 |
| Williams Creek | Nov. 10-14 | Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 673 | 50 |
**That part of GMU 660 north of the North River-Brooklyn Road.
***Damage hunt.
| Muzzleloader Bull Permit Hunts (Only muzzleloader elk tag holders may apply.) | |||||
| Blue Creek B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | BM | GMU 154 | 1 |
| Dayton B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | BM | GMU 162 | 1 |
| Tucannon B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | BM | GMU 166 | 1 |
| Wenaha C | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | BM | GMU 169 | 2 |
| Mountain View B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | BM | GMU 172 | 3 |
| Peola C | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | BM | GMU 178 | 1 |
| Couse B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | BM | GMU 181 | 1 |
| Grande Ronde B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | BM | GMU 186 | 1 |
| Naneum B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | CM | GMU 328 | 2 |
| Quilomene B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | CM | GMU 329, 330 | 1 |
| Peaches Ridge B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | YM | GMUs 336, 346 | 24 |
| Observatory B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | YM | GMUs 340, 342 | 21 |
| Goose Prairie B | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | YM | GMUs 352, 356 | 16 |
| Bethel C | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | YM | GMU 360 | 10 |
| Rimrock C | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | YM | GMU 364 | 13 |
| Cowiche C | Oct. 1-10 | Any Bull | YM | GMU 368 | 6 |
| Margaret C | Oct. 1-10 | 3 Pt. Min. | WM | GMU 524 | 2 |
| Toutle C | Oct. 1-10 | 3 Pt. Min. | WM | GMU 556 | 20 |
| Dickey B | Oct. 1-10 | 3 Pt. Min. | WM | GMU 602 | 6 |
| Olympic B | Oct. 1-10 | 3 Pt. Min. | WM | GMU 621 | 3 |
| Muzzleloader Permit Hunts (Only muzzleloader elk tag holders may apply.) | |||||
| Blue Creek C*** | 12/1/ 99-1/31/ 2000 | Antlerless | BM | GMU 154 | 50 |
| Peola D*** | Oct. 9-15 | Spike or Antlerless | BM | GMU 178 | 50 |
| Couse C*** | Oct. 9-15 | Spike or Antlerless | BM | GMU 181 | 50 |
| Couse D*** | Dec. 1-31 | Antlerless | BM | GMU 181 | 50 |
| Couse E*** | Jan. 1-31, 2000 | Antlerless | BM | GMU 181 | 50 |
| Umtanum B | Oct. 10-16 | Antlerless | YM | GMU 342 | 125 |
| Stella*** | Nov. 26-Dec. 15 | 3 Pt. Min. or Antlerless | WM | GMU 504 | 100 |
| Boistfort *** | Jan. 1-15, 2000 | Antlerless | WM | Elk Area 054 | 20 |
| Yale*** | Nov. 26-Dec. 15 | Any Elk | WM | GMU 554 | 75 |
| Toledo*** | Jan. 2-16, 2000 | Antlerless | WM | Elk Area 029 | 75 |
| Malaga C*** | Oct. 9-29 | Antlerless | CM | Elk Area 032 | 75 |
| North River*** | Nov. 26-Dec. 15 | Antlerless | WM | GMU 658 | 20 |
| Archery Bull Permit Hunts (Only archery elk tag holders may apply.) | |||||
| Blue Creek D | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | BA | GMU 154 | 1 |
| Dayton C | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | BA | GMU 162 | 5 |
| Tucannon C | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | BA | GMU 166 | 2 |
| Wenaha D | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | BA | GMU 169 | 5 |
| Mountain View C | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | BA | GMU 172 | 7 |
| Peola E | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | BA | GMU 178 | 1 |
| Couse F | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | BA | GMU 181 | 3 |
| Grande Ronde C | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | BA | GMU 186 | 1 |
| Naneum C | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | CA | GMU 328 | 17 |
| Quilomene C | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | CA | GMU 329, 330 | 9 |
| Peaches Ridge C | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | YA | GMUs 336, 346 | 106 |
| Observatory C | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | YA | GMUs 340, 342 | 62 |
| Goose Prairie C | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | YA | GMUs 352, 356 | 82 |
| Bethel D | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | YA | GMU 360 | 60 |
| Rimrock D | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | YA | GMU 364 | 43 |
| Cowiche D | Sept. 1-14 | Any Bull | YA | GMU 368 | 9 |
| Margaret D | Sept. 1-14 | 3 Pt. Min. | WA | GMU 524 | 5 |
| Toutle D | Sept. 1-14 | 3 Pt. Min. | WA | GMU 556 | 85 |
| Dickey C | Sept. 1-14 | 3 Pt. Min. | WA | GMU 602 | 35 |
| Olympic C | Sept. 1-14 | 3 Pt. Min. | WA | GMU 621 | 5 |
| Advanced Hunter Education (AHE) Graduate Special Elk Permit Hunts (Only AHE graduates may apply.) | |||||
| Margaret E | Oct. 1-10 | 3-Pt. Min | Any Elk Tag | GMU 524 | 4 |
| Quinault Ridge | Oct. 1-10 | 3-Pt. Min or Antlerless | Any Elk Tag | GMU 638 | 5 |
| South Bank A | Jan. 1-30, 2000 | Antlerless | Any Elk Tag | Elk Area 062* | 10 |
| Skookumchuck | Oct. 1-10 | 3-Pt. Min. or Antlerless | Any Elk Tag | GMU 667 | 2 |
| Persons of Disability Only - Special Elk Permit Hunts | |||||
| Northeast | Nov. 2-15 | Antlerless | NF, NM or NA | GMUs 109-130 | 15 |
| Observatory D | Oct. 24-Nov. 7 | Any Elk | YF or YM | GMU 340, 342 | 5 |
| Little Naches C | Oct. 1-10 | Any Elk | YF, YM, YA | GMU 346 | 5 |
| Little Naches D | Oct. 30-Nov. 7 | Antlerless | YF, YM, or YA | GMU 346 | 10 |
| Trout Creek Hill | Nov. 8-14 | 3 Pt. Min. or Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 572 | 1 |
| Eleven Mile Ridge | Nov. 8-14 | 3 Pt. Min. or Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 572 | 1 |
| Red Mountain | Nov. 8-14 | 3 Pt. Min. or Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 572 | 1 |
| Paradise Ridge | Nov. 8-14 | 3 Pt. Min. or Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 572 | 1 |
| Proverbial Creek | Nov. 8-14 | 3 Pt. Min. or Antlerless | WF or WM | GMU 572 | 1 |
| Lone Butte A | Sept. 1-14 | Any Elk | Any Archery Elk Tag | GMU 560 | 1 |
| Lone Butte B | Nov. 8-14 | Any Elk | Any Elk Tag | GMU 560 | 1 |
| Centralia Mine A | Oct. 30-31
(( |
Antlerless | Any Elk Tag | Portion of GMU 667 within Centralia Mine | 4 |
| Centralia Mine B | Nov. 6-7(( |
Antlerless Only | Any Elk Tag | Portion of GMU 667 within Centralia Mine | 4 |
| Centralia Mine C | Jan. 8-16, 2000 | Antlerless | Any Elk Tag | Portion of GMU 667 surrounding Centralia Mine | 8 |
| Centralia Mine D | Jan 22-30, 2000 | Antlerless | Any Elk Tag | Portion of GMU 667 surrounding Centralia Mine | 8 |
| South Bank B | Dec. 10-20 | Antlerless | Any Elk Tag | Elk Area 062* | 3 |
***Damage Hunt.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. WSR 99-10-102, § 232-28-281, filed 5/5/99, effective 6/5/99; WSR 98-10-003 (Order 98-61), § 232-28-281, filed 4/22/98, effective 5/23/98.]
OTS-3194.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 94-58, filed 8/31/94,
effective 10/1/94)
WAC 232-12-024
Requirements for sealing of pelts and
collection of biological information for river otter, cougar,
lynx, and bobcat.
(1) It is unlawful to possess river otter, cougar, lynx, or bobcat taken in Washington without a department identification seal which has been attached to the raw pelt, on or off the carcass, prior to the pelt sealing deadline.
(2) Any river otter, cougar, or bobcat raw pelt must be presented by the person harvesting the animal, in such a manner that teeth and biological samples can be extracted, to an authorized department employee for sealing.
(3) The raw pelt of a bobcat or river otter must be sealed by an authorized department employee within 20 days after the close of the appropriate hunting or trapping season in which it was killed.
(4) Any person who takes a cougar must notify the department within 72 hours of kill (excluding legal state holidays) and provide the hunter's name, date and location of kill, and sex of animal. The raw pelt of a cougar must be sealed by an authorized department employee within five days of the notification of kill.
Any person who takes a cougar must present the cougar skull, in such a manner that teeth and biological samples can be extracted, to an authorized department employee at the time of sealing.
(5) It is unlawful to transport or cause the transport out of Washington a raw pelt of river otter, cougar, lynx, or bobcat taken in Washington without a department seal attached to the pelt.
(6) The raw pelt of a river otter, cougar, lynx, or bobcat taken outside Washington and imported into the state must be identified by a tag and/or seal from the state or country of origin and be accompanied by an invoice or declaration specifying the number of pelts in the shipment.
(7) It is unlawful to possess an unlocked, broken, or
otherwise open department seal for river otter, cougar, lynx, or
bobcat unless the seal wire or band has been cut through and
removed from a pelt that has been received and invoiced by a
licensed taxidermist or fur dealer for processing or removed from
a pelt that has been processed. ((Taxidermist or fur dealer
invoices must be sequentially numbered and record name, address,
license number, date received, and seal number. The seal must
accompany the pelt while being processed. The pelt must be
punched with invoice number at the time of skinning or prior to
the removal of the seal.
(8) When a river otter or bobcat is presented unskinned and is to be taken to a taxidermist for processing and will not be sold, an authorized department employee may lock the seal and then cut through the band or wire. The cut seal must be presented to the taxidermist along with the unskinned carcass.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 94-18-059 (Order 94-58), § 232-12-024, filed 8/31/94, effective 10/1/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.030, RCW 77.12.040 and RCW 77.32.220. 91-13-063 (Order 498), § 232-12-024, filed 6/17/91, effective 7/18/91; 89-18-015 (Order 404), § 232-12-024, filed 8/28/89, effective 9/28/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.030 and RCW 77.12.040. 88-13-091 (Order 312), § 232-12-024, filed 6/20/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-024, filed 6/1/81. Formerly WAC 232-12-065.]
OTS-3197.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 97-253, filed 12/23/97,
effective 10/1/98)
WAC 232-12-141
Wild animal trapping.
(1) The trapping season authorizes the taking of furbearing animals for their hides and pelts only. Furbearers may not be taken from the wild and held alive for sale or personal use without a special permit pursuant to WAC 232-12-064.
(2) Any wildlife trapped for which the season is not open shall be released unharmed. Any wildlife that cannot be released unharmed must be left in the trap, and the department of fish and wildlife must be notified immediately.
(3) Lawfully trapped ((furbearers)) wild animals must be
lethally dispatched or immediately released. A firearm may be
used for this purpose.
(4) It is unlawful to trap for wild animals:
(a) By any means other than padded foot-hold traps having a minimum rubber pad thickness of one-eighth inch, unpadded foot-hold traps, cage (live) traps, kill traps and snares.
(b) With an unpadded foot-hold trap, unless the trap has jaws with a minimum jaw face width of one-fourth inch, or the trap is set so that it completely submerses and drowns any trapped animal, except that unpadded foot-hold traps not meeting the one-fourth inch jaw face requirement may be used on nondrowning sets on private property with landowner permission for the purpose of protecting livestock, domestic animals, private property, or public safety.
(c) With a steel trap having a jaw spread exceeding seven and one-half inches, except that a kill trap having a jaw spread exceeding seven and one-half inches is lawful when set beneath the water surface.
(d) On dry land, with a nondrowning set with a No. 3 size or larger unpadded foot-hold trap if it does not have jaw spacing of at least three-sixteenth of one inch when the trap is sprung,
(e) With a steel trap with teeth or serrated edges.
(f) Unless kill traps, including foot-hold drowning sets, are checked and animals removed within seventy-two hours.
(g) Unless traps not capable of killing the animal are checked and animals removed within forty-eight hours, except within identified urban trapping areas, where sets not capable of killing the animal, must be checked and animals removed within twenty-four hours.
(h) With a neck or body snare attached to a spring pole or any spring pole type of device.
(i) Using game birds, game fish or game animals for bait, except nonedible parts of game birds, game fish or game animals may be used as bait.
(j) Within thirty feet of any exposed meat bait or nonedible
game parts which ((is)) are visible to flying raptors.
(5) Game bird feathers may be used as an attractor.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. WSR 98-01-207 (Order 97-253), § 232-12-141, filed 12/23/97, effective 10/1/98; 92-18-083 (Order 563), § 232-12-141, filed 9/2/92, effective 10/3/92; 90-19-097 (Order 460), § 232-12-141, filed 9/19/90, effective 10/20/90; 87-15-082 (Order 293), § 232-12-141, filed 7/20/87; 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-141, filed 6/1/81. Formerly WAC 232-12-310.]
OTS-3199.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 165, filed 6/1/81)
WAC 232-12-261
Live decoys unlawful.
It is unlawful to hunt waterfowl and wild turkeys with the use or aid of live birds as decoys.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-261, filed 6/1/81. Formerly WAC 232-12-640.]
OTS-3195.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 232, filed 7/23/84)
WAC 232-12-134
Report required of licensed trappers.
It is
unlawful for any licensed trapper to fail to complete and submit
to the department, a trapper's report ((on the form supplied by
the department, on or before April 10 of each year)) of catch
postmarked on or before April 10. The report must be submitted
regardless of success. Trappers who fail to submit an accurate
trapper's report of catch must wait a year before purchasing
another trapping license. False reports will be considered the
same as failure to report. It is the responsibility of each
licensed trapper to obtain and submit a trapper's report of
catch.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 84-16-015 (Order 232), § 232-12-134, filed 7/23/84; 81-22-002 (Order 174), § 232-12-134, filed 10/22/81; 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-134, filed 6/1/81. Formerly WAC 232-12-280.]
OTS-3204.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 95-125, filed 9/1/95,
effective 1/1/96)
WAC 232-28-259
Electronic ((tree)) treeing switches.
((Effective January 1, 1996,)) Electronic dog retrieval collars
containing functioning treeing switches (devices consisting of a
mercury switch mechanism that results in a change in the
transmitted signals when the dog raises its head to a treed
animal) are prohibited.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 95-18-071 (Order 95-125), § 232-28-259, filed 9/1/95, effective 1/1/96.]
OTS-3202.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 165, filed 6/1/81)
WAC 232-12-291
Hunting before or after hours.
It is
unlawful to hunt wild animals or wild birds contrary to posted or
official ((daily)) hunting hours in current season regulations.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-291, filed 6/1/81.]
OTS-3196.1
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 232-12-137 | Unlawful to use game species for trapping. |
OTS-3203.1
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 232-28-20401 | Incisor tooth requirement. |