Muley Antler Rule Changed

Thu., Sept. 21, 2000

From Staff Reports

The bag limit for mule deer taken by hunters using modern firearms has been changed after the current Washington big-game hunting regulations were published, state Fish and Wildlife Department officials announced last week.

The rules were changed from “any deer” to a “three-point minimum” in the eastern portion of Game Management Unit (GMU) 381. The change was necessary because a mistake that could have allowed a harvest of too many antlerless mule deer.

The rule is effective during the season, Oct. 14-22.

The new bag limit applies to the portion of unit east of the following line: beginning at Pasco; north on U.S. Highway 395 to State Route 17 at Mesa; north on State Route 17 to Muse Road, the unit boundary.

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