- When is the deadline for submitting a special-hunt permit?
The deadline for submitting a special permit is midnight on Friday, May 18, 2012. You can begin submitting applications on April 18, 2012. This 30-day window will allow hunters enough time to make their hunt choices and submit.
- How do I find out how many points I have?
Go to: https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wa/specialhuntlookup Enter your Wild ID, Last Name and Date of Birth Points will show by year, 2011 first. Points can only be viewed in this system back to 2006.
- How can I look up drawing results online?
After the drawing is completed, you may check your results at: https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wa/specialhuntlookup
- When will permit applications go on sale?
Special-hunt permit applications are scheduled to go on sale Wednesday, April 18, 2012, and will be available until the application deadline on May 18, 2012. Please plan accordingly and allow plenty of time to familiarize yourself with this year’s new hunt choices and the 2012 Big Game Hun ...
- When will the 2012 Special-hunt Permit Drawing take place?
The drawing typically takes place several weeks after the submittal period closes, which allows enough time to validate submittals.
- When will I be notified of the drawing results?
Drawing results will be available online by the end of June. Permits will be sent by mail to all successful applicants by the middle of July. Please be sure your contact information is accurate.
- If I buy an Eastern Washington elk tag and subsequently I am not drawn for a special Eastern Washington controlled elk permit can I exchange the Eastern WA elk tag for a Western WA elk tag?
No. If you apply for an Eastern Washington special elk permit drawing, you have committed to the Eastern Washington hunting option, regardless of whether you are selected for the special hunt or whether the general season has begun.
- If a person is granted a one-year hunter education deferral, can they apply for special permit hunts?
No. Individuals receiving a hunter education deferral may hunt during general seasons for the license year they were granted the deferral, but they are not eligible to apply for any special permit hunts. However, a person who is granted a one-year hunter education deferral may apply for a multi ...
- If I draw a special permit for spring bear, goat, sheep, or moose, do I need to wear hunter-orange while hunting?
No. Special permits for spring bear, goat, sheep, or moose do not require hunters to wear 400 square inches of fluorescent hunter-orange clothing. However, people hunting in an area that is open for modern firearm deer or elk hunting must meet hunter-orange requirements if they are hunting any ...
- How can I verify that my Special Hunt Application was submitted properly?
To verify that your Special Hunt Application was submitted properly, visit https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wa/specialhunt and enter your information. Your Application Submission History will be displayed. If you find an error with your submittal please contact the Licensing Division, at licensing@d ...
- What information is needed when applying for group hunts?
Please read the special permit application instructions in the Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules Pamphlet or visit http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/ for the latest information
- Why can't I submit my Special Hunt Application?
You must first purchase your hunting license and tags in order to purchase any deer, elk, bear, cougar and turkey special permit applications. Goat, sheep, and moose special hunt applications do not require the purchase of a hunting license until the applicant is successfully drawn. After you ...
- How do I update my contact information?
You can update your mailing address, phone number, and email at any license dealer or online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ or by calling (360) 902-2464.
- What if the changes don’t improve the odds of getting drawn?
There were several objectives to changing the way that the permit system application process is conducted. The primary objective was to provide revenue to expand the hunter access program on private lands. Another objective was to create a permit application program that provides greater options ...
- What happens if I draw more than one permit for the same species?
Unless one of those permits is for a second deer tag, a hunter is restricted to harvesting one animal. Hunters who draw more than one permit can participate in each hunt, but must stop hunting once they harvest an animal.
- Why spread a hunter’s current points across all categories, when that results in an unfair advantage for hunters with a significant number of points?
There are several reasons why hunters might have a large number of accumulated points. Certainly some of those reasons are due to applying for popular hunts over the years. No change can address every hunter’s situation and our proposal attempts to be as fair as possible. The vast majority ...
- Do hunters lose all of their deer points if drawn for one of the deer categories?
No, hunters will accrue and lose points within an individual category. For example, if a hunter is drawn for an antlerless deer permit, they would lose their points in the antlerless deer category, but retain them in all other deer categories.
- What happens to the points hunters have accumulated now that these changes have been made?
Hunters will retain the points they have accrued from previous years. To ensure fairness, these points have been applied to each of the new subcategories created under the new system. For example, if a deer hunter previously had 3 points, that hunter has been credited 3 points in each of the dee ...
- If I am drawn for more than one permit and decide not to use one of them, can I return my permit and have my points restored?
No, the only reasons points can be restored are outlined below. If your situation fits the criteria below and you would like to return your permit and have your points restored, contact the Wildlife Program at (360) 902-2515. You are active duty military personnel and are transferred or otherwi ...
- How will the new revenue be spent?
Additional revenue raised by selling special hunt applications will be used to expand hunter access on private land, leading to greater hunting opportunities.
