New Regulation For Carrying A Pistol Creates A Stir Among Archers

It seems that the new regulation for carrying a pistol for protection while archery hunting has created a stir among some archery hunters.

I was on a hunting forum recently where some people were outraged that the Washington Department of Wildlife was going to allow archery hunters to carry a handgun for protection. They were saying that it will only make the person carrying the handgun use it to poach with.

I personally feel that this new regulation was long over due. Ive been out several times where there were bears in the area and I sure would have liked to have a handgun by my side just in case. There’s nothing worse than coming across a bear with nothing more than a sharp stick in your hand.

And as for someone using a pistol to poach with while they are archery hunting. I feel that if a person will do this, they will poach no matter what the situation.

Maybe it’s just me.

Archery Hunting For Elk

Archery hunting for elk is becoming more and more popular in the state of Washington and the passing of a new regulation in Washington allowing bow hunters to carry a pistol for personal protection looks to increase that number even more as there are many that have not tried archery due to the heavy population of bear and cougar in areas that are open for elk.

Archery hunters have two seasons that they are allowed to hunt. The early season that starts some time during the first week in September and runs for about 13 days. Then you have the late season that starts just before Thanksgiving and runs to about the end of the first week of December. There are other late hunts that start in October, but most of these hunts have some restrictions.

You can get the current Archery Hunting Dates at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Here is a nice video of an archery hunter taking a nice bull from about 35 yards out.