Washington's 2010 Big Game Hunting Seasons & Regulations

Master Hunter
Hunt
Choice
Elk Special Permits (continued)
Category/Special Hunt Application Required: Elk - Master Hunter
Who May Apply: Only hunters with a current Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Master Hunter card may apply.
Hunt Choices Allowed: Up to 4 hunt choices may be selected for this category. Use the 4-digit "Hunt Choice" number below to submit your application.
Notes: Any legal weapon may be used while hunting the following hunts, unless otherwise specified in the Hunt Notes. Only 1 elk may be taken per elk
transport tag. Some of the following hunts allow the permit holder to purchase a second elk tag. The second elk tag can only be used in the special hunt. Only
one elk may be killed during the permit hunt, even for those purchasing a second elk tag.
Hunt Name Hunt
Notes
Tag Required
to Apply
2nd
Tag
Hunt Dates Legal Elk Unit/Area Permits 2009
Apps.
2700 Turnbull D, H, L Any elk tag No Dec. 10-31 Antlerless Elk Area 1015 6 NEW
2701 Green Mt. C, H Any elk tag No Jan. 17-30 Antlerless Elk Area 5051 20 78
2702 Mossyrock C, H Any elk tag No Jan. 17-30 Antlerless Elk Area 5052 10 40
2703 Randle C, H Any elk tag No Jan. 17-30 Antlerless Elk Area 5053 15 47
2704 Merwin H Any elk tag No Nov. 24 - Dec. 15 Antlerless Elk Area 5060 7 59
2705 Merwin H Any elk tag No Jan. 17-30 Antlerless Elk Area 5060 7 73
2706 Pumice Plains E, H Any elk tag No Oct. 25 - Nov. 2 Antlerless Elk Area 5063 5 37
2707 Pumice Plains E, H Any elk tag No Oct. 18-24 Antlerless Elk Area 5063 2 97
2708 Malaga H, HC Any elk tag Yes Aug. 1 - Mar. 31 Antlerless Elk Area 2032 100 27
2709 Peshastin H, HC Any elk tag Yes Aug. 1 - Mar. 31 Antlerless Elk Area 2033 100 33
2710 Fairview H, HC Any elk tag Yes Jan. 1 - Feb. 28 Antlerless Designated Areas in Elk Area 3911 50 69
2711 Rattlesnake Hills D, H, HC Any elk tag Yes Aug. 1 - Feb. 28
Antlerless or
spike bull
Designated Areas in GMU 372 20 33
2712 North Bend C, H, HC Any elk tag Yes Aug. 15 - Mar. 31 Antlerless Designated Areas in Elk Area 4601 25 73
2713 Skagit River H, HC Any elk tag Yes Dec. 1 - Feb. 28 Antlerless Designated Areas in Elk Area 4941 15 4
2714 Cowlitz Valley C, H, HC Any elk tag Yes Aug. 1 - Sept. 6 Antlerless
Designated Areas in GMUs 503, 505,
510, 513, 516
15 35
2715 Gray’s River H, HC Any elk tag Yes
Aug. 1 - Sept. 6 and
Dec. 15 - Feb. 28
Antlerless Elk Area 5056 15 26
2716 JBH F, H, HC Any elk tag Yes Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 Antlerless Elk Area 5090 20 8
2717 North River H, HC Any elk tag Yes Dec. 16 - Feb. 28 Antlerless Designated Areas in GMU 658 10 33
2718 Raymond H, HC Any elk tag Yes Oct. 1 - Mar. 31 Antlerless Elk Area 6010 5 16
2719 Dungeness H, K, HC Any elk tag Yes Sept. 1 - Feb. 28 Antlerless Elk Area 6071 north of Hwy 101 only 15 33
2720 Toledo C, H Any elk tag Yes Dec. 21-31 Antlerless Elk Area 5029 35 91
2721 Toledo C, H Any elk tag Yes Aug. 22-28 Antlerless Elk Area 5029 10 29
2722 Trout Lake G, H Any elk tag Yes Dec. 15-31 Antlerless Elk Area 5062 3 7
2723 Trout Lake G, H Any elk tag Yes Jan. 1-14 Antlerless Elk Area 5062 3 11
2724 Trout Lake G, H Any elk tag Yes Jan. 15-30 Antlerless Elk Area 5062 3 6
p Use numbers in this column for the Hunt Choice Number when submitting your special permit application.
Hunt Notes
C Private lands; access is extremely limited. If you cannot secure access to private lands do not apply for these hunts.
D See page 74 for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
E Before applying, for important hunt information and restrictions check out the WDFW website: wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/special-permits_raffles.
F Muzzleloaders only. Scopes are allowed in JBH hunt. All hunters must attend pre-hunt meeting, must check in daily, foot access only, adhere to restrictions
on NWR, and submit requested elk parts for disease testing.
G May only hunt on privately owned lands. Must use only archery or legal shotgun (10 or 12 gauge; slugs only).
H Must wear hunter orange.
K Restricted to shotguns only by county ordinance.
L Turnbull hunts will be administered and an access fee collected by Turnbull NWR. For details visit http://www.fws.gov/turnbull
HC This is a damage hunt administered by a WDFW designated Hunt Coordinator. Successful applicants will be contacted on an as-needed
basis to help with specific sites of elk damage on designated landowner’s property. Not all successful applicants will be contacted in any
given year depending on elk damage activity for that year.
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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.