just wonder how many bowhunters there are from washington on here..

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Yeah, I pluck a string. Too afraid to venture into the woods during modern here. Heard too many horror stories. I used all weapons(modern, muzzleloader, and bow) back in MS though.

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slee you live near colvile dont you? so what all do you hunt with a bow? yea i think it is stupid how we can only hunt deer with one weapon a year..

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2nd year bow.

No Pup, I live in Puyallup just southeast of Tacoma. I hunt everything with a bow except for taking either a pistol or rifle for scouting between Aug 1 and Sept 1 for the potential bear encounter. I may have to muzzleload next fall because the wife will be out of state for Uncle Sam until late Sept. No mama at home with the kids, no elk trip. Gotta do whatcha gotta do. Man, I hope they move the early bow season back to Oct 1.

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how do you guys feal about the fixed blade broadheads only law?

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Personally, I think it is a good thing. While the mechanicals have come a long way since I first used some PunchCutters (that sucked) back in the late 80's, there is still a big problem. Most perform best with bows pushing high kinetic energy. If you don't restrict their use, you'll have guys who are shooting the preferred minimum KE for elk trying to keep arrow speeds up , and that may end in lost/wounded animals. And there are still many out there that suck, or are unpredictable at best. I think the only way to minimize this risk is to restrict their use, or require a certain amount of KE for elk.

The biggest reason for their popularity is their ease of tunability with target points. I've never had a problem tuning my broadheads. They may not hit the exact same spot as my target points, but they still fly good and true. If not, put them aside and try some more.

My biggest complaint on equipment restrictions is the let-off rule. If you don't want your animal to go in the books, who cares what let-off you are using. Just make a clean kill. There ain't a whole lot of difference in 65% v. 75 or 80% anyway. The hard part is getting within range and drawing unseen. Holding it back is a piece of cake, comparitively speaking. Just my .02 worth, so I'll shut up now.

Hunt hard, live right, and tell your kids you love 'em!

i think the idea about a ke is good. i think that mech should be illegal for elk but i think we should ba able to use them on deer .. you are right about the let off thing

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I bow hunt when the Army gives me enough time to get out. I'd like to see a multi weapon permit for deer @ the least.

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Dan

Dan, I wouldn't hold my breath for that happening except for a few special permits. That would be too smart for the WDFW to do for deer. They are proposing something like that in the upcoming meeting with the commission, but it would be very limited if it is approved. It could produce a ton of revenue for the department. I can see both sides to this one, but it could be restricted somehow to reduce overhunting of certain areas.

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