I would be hunting the muzzleloader and rifle seasons. Actually if I had the money I would buy a bow and hunt that season as well. But, just had a baby 4 months ago, and really can't justify the expense this year. Which is why I was just wanting to gain the point so I'd have a better chance of drawing it in the future. If I had the money this year, I may have bought a bow, and hunted eastern wa. for a week in September. Then I would have hunted the week long muzzleloader season in early October (eastern.) After that probably a few days of rifle season in late October, eastern wa. again. I would then still have the option of hunting a week over here on the westside with a rifle, since eastern wa. ends a week before it does over here. Then there would be late muzzleloader and late archery seasons. That's a lot of time to hunt. Plus you can apply for any of the special permits. Even without hunting the archery seasons, I think between rifle and muzzleloader it's a good deal. I have a couple of good elk hunting areas close to home that I never get to hunt because I always buy an eastside tag.