WAC 232-28-266   Damage prevention permit hunts.  


DAMAGE PREVENTION PERMIT HUNTS


Pursuant to RCW 77.12.150 and 77.12.240, a landowner with deer/elk damage may enter into a Cooperative Agreement (contract) with WDFW and establish a boundary, season dates, and number of animals to be removed, as described below, for deer/elk hunts. Landowner agrees not to claim damage payments, except Elk Areas 3721 and 3722, and will allow access to hunters during the general hunting seasons. Landowner selects hunters. A damage prevention access permit provided by the landowner will authorize the hunter to use an unused general deer/elk tag to hunt and kill a legal animal during the prescribed damage hunt season.


Deer:


Tag Required: Deer hunter must have a current valid, unaltered, unnotched deer tag on his/her person.


Hunting Method: Any legal weapon


Season Framework: August 1 - March 31


Location: Statewide


Legal Deer: Antlerless Only


Kill Quota: 300 Per license year


Location: Region One


Legal Deer: Antlerless Only


Kill Quota: 300 Per license year


Location: GMUs 105-124


Legal Deer: Whitetail Antlerless Only


Kill Quota: 300 Per license year


Elk:


Tag Required: Elk hunter must have a current valid, unaltered, unnotched elk tag on his/her person.


Hunting Method: Any legal weapon


Season Framework: August 1 - March 31


Location: Statewide


Legal Elk: Antlerless Only


Kill Quota: 200 Per license year


Location: Hanford Area - GMUs 372 and 379


Kill Quota: 60 antlerless only, per license year


Elk Area 3721


Kill Quota: 50 spike or antlerless during Aug. 1 - March 31; 30 bulls only during May 15 - July 31, except spike only July 1-31, per license year.


Special Note: Access in Elk Area 3721 may not be sold as a condition of use of these permits. The director may consider damage claims from landowners in Elk Areas 3721 and 3722 who accept these permits and do not charge for access.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.015 and 77.12.240. 07-09-060 (Order 07-38), § 232-28-266, filed 4/13/07, effective 5/14/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-11-032 (Order 06-92), § 232-28-266, filed 5/8/06, effective 6/8/06; 05-11-021 (Order 05-85), § 232-28-266, filed 5/10/05, effective 5/15/05; 03-10-009 (Order 03-80), § 232-28-266, filed 4/25/03, effective 5/26/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.010, 77.12.020, 77.12.770, 77.12.780. 00-11-137 (Order 00-50), § 232-28-266, filed 5/23/00, effective 6/23/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.020, 77.12.030, 77.12.040 and 77.32.220. 97-05-074, § 232-28-266, filed 2/19/97, effective 3/22/97.]