The proposed new hunting at night rules, please read

[elkhuntress]

WAC 232-12-063 Hunting at night--Regulations--Penalties. (1)
It is unlawful to hunt small game animals or unclassified wildlife
at night, unless all of the following requirements are met:
(a) Artificial lights used in the hunting activity are not
attached to or projected from any motor vehicle.
(b) Shooting occurs at least fifty feet from a motor vehicle.
(c) Firearms are restricted to .22 caliber rifles and
handguns, and shotguns are restricted to no. 6 shot or smaller.
Hunting with bow and arrow is allowed.
(d) During the months of September, October, or November
hunting does not occur in areas closed to hunting for deer or elk
with centerfire rifles.
(e) Hunting activity is further than five hundred yards from
any structure or temporary habitation located on public land.
(f) The hunting activity occurs within published open seasons.
(2) Private landowners or their designees that possess a valid
depredation permit issued by the department are exempt from the
above requirements while hunting on the permit designated property.
Nothing in this section removes the right of property owners, their
immediate family members, their documented employees, or tenants of
real property, pursuant to RCW 77.36.030, to trap or kill wildlife
that is threatening human health and safety or causing property
damage on that property, without the licenses required under RCW
77.32.010 or authorization from the director under RCW 77.12.240.
(3) A violation of this section involving killing, hunting,
taking, holding, possessing, or maliciously injuring or harming
unclassified wildlife is an infraction punishable under RCW
77.15.160. A violation of this section involving killing, hunting,
taking, holding, possessing, or maliciously injuring or harming big
game animals, small game animals, protected wildlife, or endangered
wildlife is a crime punishable under RCW 77.15.410, 77.15.430,
77.15.130, or 77.15.120, depending on the animal or wildlife
killed, hunted, taken, held, possessed, or maliciously injured or
harmed.

Hearing location(s):
Moses Lake City Hall
321 S. Balsam
Moses Lake, WA 98837
(509) 764-3701

Date: March 9-10, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m.
Date of intended adoption: April 13-14, 2012
(Note: This is NOT the effective date)

[Machias]

This item was dropped from the three year package.

[dccat]

Everyone should stop hunting in washington for a year and then see how many of those bozo's have a job to come up with stupid laws like that...we need a gov. like Idaho....

[pacbear]

good luck you will be lucky to have any huntin with hounds in the next few years sale while you can

[walker/plott.]

"Sale while u can" LOL.... Wheather its legal or not there will still be people hunting.