http://wdfw.wa.gov/help en-us http://wdfw.wa.gov/help ActiveKB NX webmaster@dfw.wa.gov Fri, 24 May 2013 21:55:43 PDT 20 http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/211/ After the computer randomly orders Special Permit applications for each category, it will move through each application and review the hunt choices listed by each application. When the first appl ... Ron Kim Fri, 24 May 2013 19:47:09 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/212/ A single point is earned each year you purchase a Special Permit application. You continue to build points in each Special Permit category until you are drawn. You are able to purchase one Special ... Ron Kim Fri, 24 May 2013 19:10:04 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/198/ With your Multiple Season deer or elk permit you are able to hunt and enjoy each general season opportunity for that species (except for hunts designated Master Hunters only). For elk hunters, thi ... Ron Kim Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:38 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/272/ Application cards are no longer used.Applications are purchased through license vendors, calling the toll free telephone number at (866) 246-9453, or online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov.To submi ... Ron Kim Fri, 24 May 2013 16:41:44 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/306/ The results of the random, computerized special permit drawing will take place mid-June and the results will be available for viewing at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wa/specialhuntlookup by the end ... Ron Kim Fri, 24 May 2013 16:33:30 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/304/ Special permit applications are scheduled to go on sale April 22, 2013, and will be available until the application deadline on May 22, 2013.Spring black bear special permits are scheduled to go o ... Ron Kim Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:26 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/305/ The deadline for submitting a special permit is midnight on May 22, 2013. You can begin submitting applications on April 22, 2013. The deadline for submitting a Spring Black Bear special permit i ... Ron Kim Fri, 24 May 2013 16:21:28 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/307/ Drawing results will be available online by the end of June for deer, elk, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, moose, cougar, and turkey. Notifications will not be sent to all applicants. Instead, permi ... Ron Kim Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:46:26 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/323/ If a hunter wishes to exchange the tag for a different area or a different weapon type, these requests must be made prior to specific deadlines. For archery tag holders the request deadline is bef ... Ron Kim Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:46:24 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/322/ Persons who have previously harvested a mountain goat, bighorn sheep ram, or bull moose in Washington are ineligible for a special hunting season permit for that category. This lifetime harvest re ... Ron Kim Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:17:50 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/97/ Mountain goat, bighorn sheep, or moose special hunt permit applications do not require the purchase of the appropriate hunting license unless the applicant is successfully drawn. However, this res ... Ron Kim Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:30:20 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/310/ Prior to purchasing any deer, elk, bear, cougar or turkey special hunt permit application, you must first purchase the appropriate general season hunting license and tag. Mountain goat, bighorn sh ... Ron Kim Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:28:36 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/311/ For group applications, group leaders must apply first. After entering hunt choices and submitting the application, please record the confirmation number. The group leader will need to provide the ... Ron Kim Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:42:55 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/271/ 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 2 ... John Burrows Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:30:38 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/308/ You may check your results at: https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wa/specialhuntlookup John Burrows Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:18:54 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/312/ 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 displa ... John Burrows Fri, 11 May 2012 16:35:49 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/309/ 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. John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 22:03:41 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/303/ 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 pri ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:57:29 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/302/ 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 o ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:56:53 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/301/ 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 ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:56:35 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/300/ 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 catego ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:56:05 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/299/ 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 exampl ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:55:28 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/298/ 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 Wild ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:55:02 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/297/ Additional revenue raised by selling special hunt applications will be used to expand hunter access on private land, leading to greater hunting opportunities. John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:54:29 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/296/ These changes went into effect in time for the 2010 special permit drawing. Wildlife staff first briefed the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on the proposal during a public meeting in M ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:53:04 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/295/ Under the previous system, all applications for special deer permits were randomly drawn from the same pool, each weighted according to the number of points the applicant had accumulated from pa ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:52:44 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/294/ The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) made changes to the way random drawings are conducted for special-hunt permits, beginning with the 2010 special hunt drawings. There were s ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 21:52:17 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/203/ Those who apply as an Individual actually have the advantage over those who apply with a Group. In fact, the larger the group, the more your chances of being selected for a permit are reduced. John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 16:30:44 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/220/ Yes you can. The once-in-a-lifetime goat, sheep, or moose permit only applies to the special hunt permit drawing system. Even after drawing one of these permits a hunter can still be in the raffle ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 16:29:54 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/216/ If there are fewer permits left for a hunt than there are members in a group whose application is drawn, none of the applicants on that application are awarded a permit. The drawing continues unti ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 16:27:35 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/215/ On group applications, the points of all of the applicants are averaged and the average is used in the drawing for that application. If the first group member has two points and the second one has ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 16:26:55 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/207/ The application deadline for the spring black bear drawing is typically in February. The application deadline for deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep, cougar, and fall turkey is typical ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 16:25:15 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/208/ Applications can be purchased at all hunting license dealerships, using the Department of Fish and Wildlife toll-free telephone number (866) 246-9453, or over the Internet at the WDFW Online Sale ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 16:24:32 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/205/ Special permits are awarded for a variety of wildlife management purposes. In most cases they are awarded to control a species' population size. In other cases they provide special recreational op ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 16:23:43 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/202/ There are still "partnerships", but the system now allows more than two hunters for some game animal species. We now call these "Groups" which consist of the Leader of the Group and Members of a G ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 16:22:59 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/213/ Building up points is very much like putting more application cards into the barrel. Those that have more cards in the barrel have an advantage over those that have less. The more points a person ... John Burrows Tue, 08 May 2012 16:20:37 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/219/ Yes, for all categories except any moose, any ram, and mountain goat. If you were drawn and harvested under a permit that allowed the take of a bull moose, ram sheep, or mountain goat, then you a ... John Burrows Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:12:26 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/221/ No. Points are reduced (to zero) only when you are drawn for a permit.If you do not want to be drawn this year, but you want to continue to build points, purchase your application and then use on ... John Burrows Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:47:22 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/40/ 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 w ... John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:35:58 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/166/ 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 per ... John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:35:07 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/94/ 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 ope ... John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:34:11 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/45/ No. Once the scheduled hunting opportunity has begun, no refunds can be obtained. John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:33:28 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/218/ No. Points are not transferable to other species categories. Points cannot be donated to other hunters, either. John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:27:53 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/217/ No. Only one point is built up per year per species category. John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:27:30 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/209/ Special hunt permit applications can be submitted immediately after purchasing them. You will not receive anything in the mail to submit. John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:21:40 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/206/ For deer, elk, bear, cougar, and turkey there are general hunting seasons available to the hunter whether he/she is awarded a special hunt permit or not. To hunt mountain goat, moose, or bighorn s ... John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:17:49 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/204/ There are some very good reasons for hunters to apply as a group: If the special hunt season takes place outside the general hunting season time frame and the hunter does not want to hunt al ... John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:16:35 GMT http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/201/ Application cards are no longer used. Applications are purchased through license dealers, and are electronic. To submit the application you have purchased, you must either call the toll-free telep ... John Burrows Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:25:45 GMT