Washington's 2010 Big Game Hunting Seasons & Regulations

2 Pt. Minimum GMUs:
437, 636, 654, 681
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Deer General Information
All antler points must be
at least one inch long.
3 Pt. Minimum GMUs:
All mule deer in 100, 200, and 300 series GMUs.
White-tailed deer in GMUs 127, 130, 133, 136, 139,
142, 145, 149, 154, 162, 163, 166, 169, 172, 175,
178, 181, 186. Black-tailed deer in GMU 578.
Permit Only Units:
The following GMUs require a special permit to hunt deer:
290 Desert, 329 Quilomene, 371 Alkali, and 485 Green River.
GMUs Closed to Deer Hunting:
157 Mill Creek Watershed, 490 Cedar River, and 522 Loo-wit
To Hunt Deer in Washington:
1. Purchase a big game hunting license with deer as a species option.
2. Choose the appropriate deer transport tag for one of the following hunting methods: modern
firearm, muzzleloader, or archery.
3. The general season dates for the hunting method you have chosen are listed on the following
pages. Hunt only the seasons outlined for the hunting method on your tag.
4. You may apply for hunts that are open to hunters by special permit only. See pages 20-33 for the
list of available permit hunts. See pages 80-82 for special permit application instructions.
5. When you are finished hunting you must report your hunting activity online at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov
or by calling 1-877-945-3492. See page 13 for more information.
Definitions:
2 Pt. Minimum:
A legal deer taken in these GMUs must have at least 2 antler points on one side. (A 2x2 or a 2x1 are
legal in a 2 pt. min. unit.) All antler points must be at least one inch long measured on the longest
side. Eye guards are antler points when they are at least one inch long.
3 Pt. Minimum:
A legal deer taken in these GMUs must have at least 3 antler points on one side. (A 3x3, 3x2, or
3x1 are legal in a 3 Pt. min. unit.) All antler points must be at least one inch long measured on the
longest side. Eye guards are antler points when they are at least one inch long.
Antlerless:
Deer without antlers. Doe or fawn deer are antlerless.
Any Buck:
Any deer with visible antlers may be taken (fawns illegal).
Black-tailed Deer:
Any member of black-tailed/mule deer (species Odocoileus hemionus) found west of a line drawn
from the Canadian border south on the Pacific Crest Trail and along the Yakama Indian Reservation
boundary in Yakima County to the Klickitat River; south down Klickitat River to the Columbia River.
Mule Deer:
Any member of black-tailed/mule deer (species Odocoileus hemionus) found east of a line drawn
from the Canadian border south on the Pacific Crest Trail and along the Yakama Indian Reservation
boundary in Yakima County to the Klickitat River; south down Klickitat River to the Columbia River.
White-tailed Deer:
Any white-tailed deer (member of the species Odocoileus virginianus) except the Columbian Whitetailed
Deer (species Odocoileus virginianus leucurus).
Mule
Deer
Antlers
fork
evenly
Deer Identification
Black-tailed Deer Antlers fork evenly
Scent or Metatarsal Gland
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Report your hunting activity for Big Game & Turkey by calling toll free 1-877-945-3492 or online at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov.
Whitetailed
Deer
Tines
off a
single
beam