This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: cross-references — description: **The deer special permits are not carried, and they are most of the deer regulation by volume.** PDF pages 25-38 are FOURTEEN pages of drawn hunts — quality deer, buck hunts, antlerless, second deer hunts, youth hunts, hunts for hunters 65 or over, hunts for hunters with disabilities and master hunter hunts — each with its own permit number, quota, hunt area and application deadline, closing with the Deer Hunt Notes. **A hunter holding a special permit follows those rows and not these**, and this compilation carries none of them. THIS RANGE WAS PREVIOUSLY DECLARED AS "pages 25-37 … thirteen pages", which stopped one page short: PDF page 38 carries the Master Hunter deer hunts 1800-1805 and the Deer Hunt Notes, and was inside the gap and outside the declaration. **THE PRINTED FOLIOS OVER THIS RANGE ARE 26-40 AND THAT IS FIFTEEN NUMBERS FOR FOURTEEN PAGES, BECAUSE FOLIO 33 IS NOT IN THIS PDF AT ALL** — PDF page 31 is folio 32 and prints "Category continued on next page…" under Second Deer, and PDF page 32 is folio 34 and is headed "Second Deer Hunts (Continued)"; the footer digits were read off the rendered pages, not off the text layer. A page of second-deer permit hunts is missing from the file the publisher serves. It is inside a gap this compilation already declares it does not carry, so nothing published here depends on it — but a declaration that quoted a contiguous folio range would have been arithmetically false, and the absence is the publisher's, not this reader's.
This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: cross-references — description: **Game Management Unit boundaries are not carried.** Every row is scoped to a GMU list, often written as ranges — "501 through 578" is seventy-eight units — and which ground lies in which GMU is defined by maps and descriptions elsewhere in the pamphlet, which prints "GMU maps on pages 104 & 105" on folio 22 (PDF page 21).
This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: cross-references — description: **The words in the LEGAL DEER column are defined on a page this compilation does not read.** Every season row publishes "3 pt. min.", "Any buck", "Any deer" or "3 pt. min. or antlerless" verbatim, and PDF page 21 (printed folio 22) is where the pamphlet says what they mean — "3-Point Minimum: A legal deer taken in these GMUs must have at least 3 antler points on one side", "Any Buck: Any deer with visible antlers may be taken (fawns are illegal)", "Antlerless: Deer without antlers" — together with the line that decides whether a deer is black-tailed or mule (the Pacific Crest Trail and the Yakama Indian Reservation boundary), which is what tells a hunter WHICH of these tables is theirs. **THIS DECLARATION IS NEW AT THIS REPAIR** and is not one of the four the takedown reason names; it is declared because the row values are meaningless without it, not because anything on these three pages is missing.
This record does not carry a regulation the state has. kind: cross-references — description: **Firearm restrictions and area closures are named and not carried.** The GMU column's own heading says "SEE PAGE 80 FOR FIREARM RESTRICTION AREAS". A row here can be open while the ground it names is closed to the weapon the row is about. The panel that says so IS now published as a rule row on PDF pages 22 and 24 — it sends a hunter to folio 80 for the Commission-designated firearm restrictions by county and to folio 79 for restricted and hunting-closure areas — but the pages themselves are still not read: **folio 80 is PDF page 78, headed "Firearm Restriction Areas", and folio 79 is PDF page 77, headed "Hunting Access and Closures"** (the folio runs two ahead of the PDF page this far into the file, not one as it does over the cited range; both were read off the pages rather than inferred).
huntregs is not the law and is not an official edition of any state’s regulations: no state agency writes, reviews, publishes or approves it, and where a page here differs from the agency document it cites, the agency document is the regulation and this page is wrong.
It is an editorial compilation of state agency regulation documents: every row is carried verbatim out of one named document, cited by title, identified by the sha256 of the exact bytes we read, and printed beside the source lines it was read from.
What we do carry
rows verbatim — no row is summarised, and every field the source row carried is rendered, including the ones we have no column for;
each record’s own declaration of what it does not contain, printed in full and unedited, above the rows rather than under them;
our own withdrawals — dated, with the reason as written, and the state’s rows gone from every route while the withdrawal stands.
What we do not carry
the law itself. Every state page links the agency’s own document; that is the thing to read.
declared gaps. Where a record says regulation exists that it does not carry, that regulation is not here — it is named, in the record’s words, and it is still missing.
zone, unit or boundary geometry. The compilation holds no maps and this app draws none; several records declare that as a gap themselves.
shooting hours. Clock, sunrise and sunset text is shown exactly as written — nothing here computes a sunrise, a sunset or a timezone.
legal advice, or any judgement about whether a particular hunt is lawful for you.
every state. Some have no record in this compilation at all and some are withheld by the verification ledger today; which is which is measured on the index page each time it is loaded, not listed here.
Error direction — If this record is wrong, it is most likely wrong toward saying you MAY do something you may not.
That is the direction that ends in a citation, or in a hunter on ground the state has closed. Read the signals below before you use any row on this page.
Derived by rule from this record's own declared gaps, its own integrity fields and its own rows. It is not a score and there is no confidence number: the counts below count signals, nothing more.
3 over-permissive · 2 undeterminable · 0 under-permissive · 5 declared gap(s), 4 of which the record says carry regulation · 99 row(s) scanned
4 signal(s), most dangerous first. The evidence lines below are the rule's own excerpts, cut at 220 characters; every gap is printed in full and verbatim under what this record does not carry.
overOVER: the gap names a restriction, requirement, closure or supersession the record does not carry [limit_or_quota='quota']; a row read without it is broader than the regulation
known_gaps[0]: **The deer special permits are not carried, and they are most of the deer regulation by volume.** PDF pages 25-38 are FOURTEEN pages of drawn hunts — quality deer, buck hunts, antlerless, second deer hunts, youth hunts,…
overOVER: the gap names a restriction, requirement, closure or supersession the record does not carry [prohibition='illegal', antler_rule='antler point', legal_definition='LEGAL DEER']; a row read without it is broader than the regulation
known_gaps[2]: **The words in the LEGAL DEER column are defined on a page this compilation does not read.** Every season row publishes "3 pt. min.", "Any buck", "Any deer" or "3 pt. min. or antlerless" verbatim, and PDF page 21 (print…
overOVER: the gap names a restriction, requirement, closure or supersession the record does not carry [closure='closure', restriction='restrict', hours_method_zone='Firearm restriction']; a row read without it is broader than the regulation
known_gaps[3]: **Firearm restrictions and area closures are named and not carried.** The GMU column's own heading says "SEE PAGE 80 FOR FIREARM RESTRICTION AREAS". A row here can be open while the ground it names is closed to the weap…
unknowncannot be determined: the gap carries regulation but its description names neither a restriction nor an opportunity in terms this rule can read (kind='cross-references'). Boundary, map and definition gaps land here and belong here — not knowing which unit you are in cuts both ways
known_gaps[1]: **Game Management Unit boundaries are not carried.** Every row is scoped to a GMU list, often written as ranges — "501 through 578" is seventy-eight units — and which ground lies in which GMU is defined by maps and desc…
what this rule cannot see
It reads this record's OWN prose. A restriction nobody declared is invisible to it — and an undeclared restriction is what takes a state offline.
It takes each gap's carries_regulation flag at face value. A gap mis-declared as non-regulatory is a silent miss.
It cannot weigh. One missing county list and fourteen missing pages of special-permit hunts each score once. There is no severity here, and that is why no score is shown.
It classifies a whole gap, never a row. A gap that qualifies four rows and a gap that qualifies all of them read identically.
Across the published records the record-level answer is almost always over. That is a statement about how regulation is written — what is missing from a compilation is usually a restriction — not a ranking of states.
Record integrity
Current through — the document this record was read from, and nothing later than it:
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
The document is those bytes. A URL is a name; if the publisher replaces the file behind it, this hash stops matching and the mismatch is the finding.
We fetched it on 2026-08-08. That is our retrieval date, not a publication date. This record carries no date on which its publisher issued, adopted, amended or last revised that document, so this page states none. Any effective, issue or adoption date the document states of itself is inside the citation above, in the publisher’s own words — nothing here lifts it out or restates it as a fact of ours.
The publisher is named inside that citation, in the publisher’s own words. This record carries no publisher field of its own, so nothing here names one separately.
The record states its own regulation year as 2026. That is the record’s field, not a currency claim: a record may state a year older than the day we fetched it, and where it does, it says so here.
Do not take our word for it. The document every row on this page was read out of is one tap away, and checking us against it is exactly what the citation, the sha256 and the source lines under each row are for.
If that document says something this page does not, the document is the regulation and this page is wrong. The copy we read is the one whose sha256 is above; if the publisher has replaced the file since 2026-08-08, yours will not match ours, and that difference is the thing worth knowing.
What this record does not carry
derived Washington declares 5 gaps, of which 4 are regulation this compilation does not carry.
4 gap(s) the record says carry regulation
These are regulation that exists and is not in here. They are printed in full, in the record's own words.
cross-references
**The deer special permits are not carried, and they are most of the deer regulation by volume.** PDF pages 25-38 are FOURTEEN pages of drawn hunts — quality deer, buck hunts, antlerless, second deer hunts, youth hunts, hunts for hunters 65 or over, hunts for hunters with disabilities and master hunter hunts — each with its own permit number, quota, hunt area and application deadline, closing with the Deer Hunt Notes. **A hunter holding a special permit follows those rows and not these**, and this compilation carries none of them. THIS RANGE WAS PREVIOUSLY DECLARED AS "pages 25-37 … thirteen pages", which stopped one page short: PDF page 38 carries the Master Hunter deer hunts 1800-1805 and the Deer Hunt Notes, and was inside the gap and outside the declaration. **THE PRINTED FOLIOS OVER THIS RANGE ARE 26-40 AND THAT IS FIFTEEN NUMBERS FOR FOURTEEN PAGES, BECAUSE FOLIO 33 IS NOT IN THIS PDF AT ALL** — PDF page 31 is folio 32 and prints "Category continued on next page…" under Second Deer, and PDF page 32 is folio 34 and is headed "Second Deer Hunts (Continued)"; the footer digits were read off the rendered pages, not off the text layer. A page of second-deer permit hunts is missing from the file the publisher serves. It is inside a gap this compilation already declares it does not carry, so nothing published here depends on it — but a declaration that quoted a contiguous folio range would have been arithmetically false, and the absence is the publisher's, not this reader's.
derived family: cross-reference
Who does have it
Not us. Washington’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:
Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.
cross-references
**Game Management Unit boundaries are not carried.** Every row is scoped to a GMU list, often written as ranges — "501 through 578" is seventy-eight units — and which ground lies in which GMU is defined by maps and descriptions elsewhere in the pamphlet, which prints "GMU maps on pages 104 & 105" on folio 22 (PDF page 21).
derived family: cross-reference
Who does have it
Not us. Washington’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:
Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.
cross-references
**The words in the LEGAL DEER column are defined on a page this compilation does not read.** Every season row publishes "3 pt. min.", "Any buck", "Any deer" or "3 pt. min. or antlerless" verbatim, and PDF page 21 (printed folio 22) is where the pamphlet says what they mean — "3-Point Minimum: A legal deer taken in these GMUs must have at least 3 antler points on one side", "Any Buck: Any deer with visible antlers may be taken (fawns are illegal)", "Antlerless: Deer without antlers" — together with the line that decides whether a deer is black-tailed or mule (the Pacific Crest Trail and the Yakama Indian Reservation boundary), which is what tells a hunter WHICH of these tables is theirs. **THIS DECLARATION IS NEW AT THIS REPAIR** and is not one of the four the takedown reason names; it is declared because the row values are meaningless without it, not because anything on these three pages is missing.
derived family: cross-reference
Who does have it
Not us. Washington’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:
Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.
cross-references
**Firearm restrictions and area closures are named and not carried.** The GMU column's own heading says "SEE PAGE 80 FOR FIREARM RESTRICTION AREAS". A row here can be open while the ground it names is closed to the weapon the row is about. The panel that says so IS now published as a rule row on PDF pages 22 and 24 — it sends a hunter to folio 80 for the Commission-designated firearm restrictions by county and to folio 79 for restricted and hunting-closure areas — but the pages themselves are still not read: **folio 80 is PDF page 78, headed "Firearm Restriction Areas", and folio 79 is PDF page 77, headed "Hunting Access and Closures"** (the folio runs two ahead of the PDF page this far into the file, not one as it does over the cited range; both were read off the pages rather than inferred).
derived family: cross-reference
Who does have it
Not us. Washington’s agency publishes the document this record was read from, and that document — not this page — is where the material above has to be chased:
Where the description above names some other document, register, office or telephone number, that naming is the record’s own and is printed in full above. Nothing here has followed it up for you, and nothing here has re-typed it.
1 further gap(s) the record says carry no regulation
declared by the record, which states these carry no regulation. They are published because the reason a thing was not read is part of the evidence.
photograph
**An editorial photograph, and NOT a GMU or firearm-restriction map.** The one figure on PDF page 24 (printed folio 25) covers 8.5% of it, across the foot of the left column beneath the footnotes: a hunter in blaze orange kneeling behind a harvested buck in timber, credited "Photo by Gregory Keller" set vertically in the rule beside it. The buck's antler tips break the top of the frame and are drawn as a second, overlapping image, which is why the page reports two — they are one photograph. **It carries no GMU boundary, no restriction area, no legend and no caption**; the credit is the only text in it, and nothing in it bears on a season, a date or a legal-deer rule. **This says nothing about the GMU boundaries or the folio-80 firearm restriction areas**, which this compilation genuinely does lack — both are declared above as cross-references and both live elsewhere in the pamphlet, not in this figure.
derived family: photograph/graphic/advertisement
Coverage
100.0% of drawn table cells across the three general deer season pages, plus every block of column text outside the table — a block being a run of one column's lines between the page's own vertical gaps, so a whole paragraph is ONE unit. It was one unit per WORD until this repair, and 1,706 word-units reporting 100% is how three printed columns and five footnotes went missing without a single defect
derived: this percentage is over the units named above, on the pages this record cites. It is not a percentage of the state's regulation. The gaps above are what a full percentage would have to count and cannot.
3 page(s) cited
22
23
24
31 library repair(s)
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6 swept source line(s) in 6 reason group(s) — NOT declared gaps
These are not gaps.
ruled_out entries are source lines the extractor accounted for and did NOT publish, each with the reason it gave. They are not declared gaps: a declared gap is regulation the record says exists and it does not carry.
1 × — printed on deer season PDF page 22 — a forward reference to the Game Bird and Small Game Regulations pamphlet, which is another species and another document
Small Game Seasons • Will be published in the Game Bird and Small Game Regulations pamphlet in June.
1 × — printed on deer season PDF page 22 — the hound-hunting bullets, which govern hunting RACCOON with dogs and the recovery of wounded big game with dogs, and state no deer season, date or legal-deer rule
Hound hunting: • Dogs may be used to hunt raccoon, EXCEPT it is unlawful to hunt raccoons with dogs during modern firearm deer or elk general seasons that occur in October and November in eastern and western Washington. • Dogs may be used to assist with the recovery of wounded big game except bear and cougar (see page 77).
1 × — printed on deer season PDF page 22 — the night- and hound-hunting panel, whose prohibitions are about BOBCAT, RACCOON and COYOTE. It is printed on the deer season page because deer season is when it bites, but every obligation in it governs another species; the one clause that touches big game — artificial light — is carried by the hunting-method rule this compilation does publish
NIGHT HUNTING AND HOUND HUNTING DURING DEER AND ELK HUNTING SEASONS Hunting at night: • It is unlawful to hunt bobcat and raccoon at night during modern firearm deer or elk general seasons that occur in October and November in eastern and western Washington. A small game license is required to harvest a bobcat or raccoon. • Hunting big game with the aid of an artificial light, spotlight, or night vision equipment is prohibited. Night vision equipment includes electronic light amplification devices, thermal imaging devices, and other comparable equipment used to enhance night vision. Coyote may be hunted at night with lights year round, EXCEPT it is unlawful to hunt coyote at night during modern firearm deer or elk general seasons that occur in October and November in eastern and western Washington.
1 × — printed on deer season PDF page 23 — a note that GROUSE, BLACK BEAR, COUGAR, MOUNTAIN GOAT and BIGHORN SHEEP seasons may run concurrently with archery deer season — five other species, and no deer rule
Note: Grouse, black bear, cougar, mountain goat, and bighorn sheep seasons may be open concurrent with archery seasons.
1 × — printed on deer season PDF page 23 — the hound-hunting bullet, which governs the recovery of wounded big game with dogs and states no deer season, date or legal-deer rule
HOUND HUNTING: • Dogs may be used to assist with the recovery of wounded big game except bear and cougar (see page 77).
1 × — printed on deer season PDF page 24 — the hound-hunting bullet, which governs the recovery of wounded big game with dogs and states no deer season, date or legal-deer rule
HOUND HUNTING: • Dogs may be used to assist with the recovery of wounded big game except bear and cougar (see page 77).
High Buck Hunts (See page 103 for information on U.S. Forest Service maps.) — Modern Firearm
Sept. 15-25
2026-09-15 → 2026-09-25 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
Alpine Lakes, Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Pasayten, Olympic Peninsula, Henry Jackson Wilderness Areas and Lake Chelan Recreation Area
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
**
footnoted_units
Olympic Peninsula**
footnotes
** — Includes Buckhorn, Brother’s, Wonder Mountain, Mount Skokomish, and Colonel Bob Wilderness Areas.
hunt
High Buck Hunts (See page 103 for information on U.S. Forest Service maps.)
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
High Buck Hunts (See page 103 for information on U.S. Forest Service maps.)
Alpine Lakes, Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Pasayten, Olympic Peninsula**, Henry Jackson Wilderness Areas and Lake Chelan Recreation Area
3 pt. min.
** Includes Buckhorn, Brother’s, Wonder Mountain, Mount Skokomish, and Colonel Bob Wilderness Areas.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — GENERAL SEASON
Oct. 17-Nov. 1
2026-10-17 → 2026-11-01 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
407, 418, 426, 437, 448, 450, 454, 460, 466, 501 through 505, 506, 510 through 520, 524, 530, 550 through 560, 568, 572, 574, 601 through 621, 624 (except Deer Area 6020), 627 through 654, 658 through 699
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
a, d
footnoted_units
506ad; 530ad; 658 through 699d
footnotes
a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | d — Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
407, 418, 426, 437, 448, 450, 454, 460, 466, 501 through 505, 506 , 510 through 520, 524, 530 , 550 through 560, 568, 572, 574, 601 through 621, 624 (except Deer Area 6020), 627 through 654, 658 through 699
Any buck
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
d Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — GENERAL SEASON
Oct. 17-Nov. 1
2026-10-17 → 2026-11-01 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 564, 655 and Deer Area 6020
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
*, a
footnoted_units
564a*
footnotes
* — GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units. | a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — GENERAL SEASON
Oct. 17-Nov. 1
2026-10-17 → 2026-11-01 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
578
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
578d
footnotes
d — Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — GENERAL SEASON
Oct. 17-30
2026-10-17 → 2026-10-30 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
101, 105, 108, 111, 113, 117, 121, 124
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
117d
footnotes
d — Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — GENERAL SEASON
Oct. 17-27
2026-10-17 → 2026-10-27 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
203 through 284
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — GENERAL SEASON
Oct. 17-27
2026-10-17 → 2026-10-27 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
127 through 145, 149, 154, 162 through 186
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
149d
footnotes
d — Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — GENERAL SEASON
Oct. 17-27
2026-10-17 → 2026-10-27 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
373, 379, 381
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
373d; 379d
footnotes
d — Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
101 through 145, 149, 154, 162 through 186, 203 through 272, 278, 284, 328, 330 through 368, 372, 373, 379, 381, 382, 388
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
*, d
footnoted_units
149d; 278d; 372*; 373d; 379d; 382*
footnotes
* — GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units. | d — Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
101 through 145, 149 , 154, 162 through 186, 203 through 272, 278 , 284, 328, 330 through 368, 372*, 373 , 379 , 381, 382*, 388
3 pt. min.
* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
d Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — LATE GENERAL SEASON
Nov. 19-22
2026-11-19 → 2026-11-22 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
407, 454, 466, 501 through 505, 506, 510 through 520, 524, 530, 550 through 560, 568, 572, 601 through 621, 624 (except Deer Area 6020), 627 through 654, 658 through 684, 699
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
a, d
footnoted_units
506ad; 530ad; 699d
footnotes
a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | d — Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
LATE GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
407, 454, 466, 501 through 505, 506 , 510 through 520, 524, 530 , 550 through 560, 568, 572, 601 through 621, 624 (except Deer Area 6020), 627 through 654, 658 through 684, 699
Any buck
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
d Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — LATE GENERAL SEASON
Nov. 19-22
2026-11-19 → 2026-11-22 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
410 through 417, 419 through 424, 564, 655, Deer Area 6020
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
*, a
footnoted_units
564a*
footnotes
* — GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units. | a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
LATE GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
410 through 417, 419 through 424, 564 *, 655, Deer Area 6020
Any deer
* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — LATE GENERAL SEASON
Nov. 7-19
2026-11-07 → 2026-11-19 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
105, 108, 111, 113, 117, 121, 124
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
117d
footnotes
d — Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
LATE GENERAL SEASON
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — YOUTH GENERAL SEASONS
Oct. 24-30
2026-10-24 → 2026-10-30 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
124
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
YOUTH GENERAL SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Modern Firearm — YOUTH GENERAL SEASONS
Oct. 24-27
2026-10-24 → 2026-10-27 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
127 through 142
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min. or antlerless
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 22 (printed folio 23)
section
YOUTH GENERAL SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
* — GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units. | a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands. | h — Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
h Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-25
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
460, 503, 574, 601 through 618, 638, 642, 653, 681 and 699
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
681 and 699d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
460, 503, 574, 601 through 618, 638, 642, 653, 681 and 699
Any buck
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-25
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
578
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
578d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-20
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-20 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
510, 513, 516, 520, 524, 530, 556
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
a, d
footnoted_units
530ad
footnotes
a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-20
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-20 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
506, 550, 560, 572
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
a, d
footnoted_units
506ad
footnotes
a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-25
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
101 through 124
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-25
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
204 through 250, 254 through 284, 373, 379, 381
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
254 through 284d; 373d; 379d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
204 through 250, 254 through 284 , 373 , 379 , 381
Any deer
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-25
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
127 through 142, 145, 149, 166, 169, 172, 175, 186
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
149d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-22
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-22 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
154, 162, 163, 178, 181
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-25
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
101 through 136, 145, 149, 166 through 175, 186, 204 though 250, 254 through 278, 334, 382, 388
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
*
footnoted_units
382*
footnotes
* — GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
101 through 136, 145, 149, 166 through 175, 186, 204 though 250, 254 through 278, 334, 382*, 388
3 pt. min.
* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Archery — EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 1-25
2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
139, 142, 284, 372, 373, 379, 381, Deer Area 3334
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
*, d
footnoted_units
372*; 373d; 379d
footnotes
* — GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units. | d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min. or antlerless
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 15
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-15 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
437, 466, 510 through 520, 524
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
a, d
footnoted_units
506ad; 530ad; 699d
footnotes
a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
*, a, h
footnoted_units
411h; 412h; 413h; 414h; 415h; 420h; 422h; 564a*
footnotes
* — GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units. | a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | h — Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
h Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 10-Dec. 15
2026-11-10 → 2026-12-15 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
101
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 15
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-15 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
105, 108, 117, 121, 124
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
117d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 15
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-15 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
127
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 20-Dec. 8
2026-11-20 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
145, 163, 178, 272, 278
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
278d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 20-Dec. 8
2026-11-20 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
373
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
373d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 15
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-15 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
204, 209, 215, 233, 243
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 21-30
2026-11-21 → 2026-11-30 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
209, 215, 233, 243, 250
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 8
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
336, 342, 346, 352, 364, 388, Deer Area 3682
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 20-Dec. 8
2026-11-20 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
145, 163, 178, 272, 278
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 20-Dec. 8
2026-11-20 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
373, Deer Area 3372
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
373d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min. or antlerless
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Archery — LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Dec. 1-8
2026-12-01 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
382
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
*
footnoted_units
382*
footnotes
* — GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 23 (printed folio 24)
section
LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
High Buck Hunts (See page 103 for information on U.S. Forest Service maps.) — Muzzleloader
Sept. 15-25
2026-09-15 → 2026-09-25 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
Alpine Lakes, Glacier Peak, Pasayten, Mount Baker, Olympic Peninsula, Henry Jackson Wilderness areas, and Lake Chelan Recreation Area
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
**
footnoted_units
Olympic Peninsula**
footnotes
** — Includes Buckhorn, Brother’s, Wonder Mountain, Mount Skokomish, and Colonel Bob Wilderness Areas.
hunt
High Buck Hunts (See page 103 for information on U.S. Forest Service maps.)
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
High Buck Hunts (See page 103 for information on U.S. Forest Service maps.)
Alpine Lakes, Glacier Peak, Pasayten, Mount Baker, Olympic Peninsula**, Henry Jackson Wilderness areas, and Lake Chelan Recreation Area
3 pt. min.
** Includes Buckhorn, Brother’s, Wonder Mountain, Mount Skokomish, and Colonel Bob Wilderness Areas.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
a, d
footnoted_units
506ad; 530ad
footnotes
a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
* — GMU 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units. | a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands. | h — Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
* GMU 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
h Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Muzzleloader — EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 26-Oct. 4
2026-09-26 → 2026-10-04 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
578
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
578d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
278d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
149d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Muzzleloader — EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 26-Oct. 4
2026-09-26 → 2026-10-04 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
373, 379
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
373d; 379d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Muzzleloader — EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 26-Oct. 4
2026-09-26 → 2026-10-04 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
101 through 145, 149, 175, 181, 186, 203, 204, 209, 215, 231, 233, 239, 242 through 246, 248, 250, 251, 254, 260, 262, 266, 269, 272, 278, 284, 328, 330 through 342, 352 through 368, 373, 379
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
149d; 278d; 373d; 379d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
101 through 145, 149 , 175, 181, 186, 203, 204, 209, 215, 231, 233, 239, 242 through 246, 248, 250, 251, 254, 260, 262, 266, 269, 272, 278 , 284, 328, 330 through 342, 352 through 368, 373 , 379
3 pt. min.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Muzzleloader — EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Sept. 26-Oct. 4
2026-09-26 → 2026-10-04 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
Deer Areas 3334 and 3372
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min. or antlerless
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
*, a, d, h
footnoted_units
411h; 412h; 413h; 414h; 415h; 420h; 422h; 564a*; and 684d
footnotes
* — GMU 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units. | a — See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122. | d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands. | h — Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
* GMU 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
h Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Black-tailed Deer — Muzzleloader — LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 15
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-15 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
448, 460, 501, 602, 621, 651, 658, 673
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
Black-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Muzzleloader — LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 8
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
113
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any buck
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Muzzleloader — LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 8
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
130, 133, 136, 139, 142
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Muzzleloader — LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 20-Dec. 8
2026-11-20 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
172, 181
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
footnoted_units
footnotes
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
White-tailed Deer — Muzzleloader — LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 8
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
379, 381
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
379d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
White-tailed Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
Any deer
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Muzzleloader — LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 25-Dec. 8
2026-11-25 → 2026-12-08 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
379, 381
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
d
footnoted_units
379d
footnotes
d — Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
Mule Deer — Muzzleloader — LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
Nov. 20-30
2026-11-20 → 2026-11-30 derived (year inferred)
game_management_units
382
bag_limit
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
footnote_markers
*
footnoted_units
382*
footnotes
* — GMU 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
hunt
Mule Deer
hunter_orange
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
hunting_method
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
legal_deer
3 pt. min.
license_required
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
page
PDF page 24 (printed folio 25)
section
LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS
tag_required
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
* GMU 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license, which includes deer as a species option.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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TAG REQUIRED: Valid modern firearm deer or multi-season tag.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
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HUNTING METHOD: • Modern firearm tag holders can only hunt during modern firearm seasons and may use archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, or modern firearm equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
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HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
FIREARM RESTRICTIONS & HUNTING CLOSURES: The GMU you hunt in may be affected by a firearm restriction or a hunting closure. See page 80 for a full list of Commission-designated firearm restrictions by county. See page 79 for a list of restricted or hunting closure areas. Other firearm restriction or hunting closure areas are established by local ordinance. Consult your local sheriff or city for other restriction areas.
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FIREARM RESTRICTIONS & HUNTING CLOSURES: The GMU you hunt in may be affected by a firearm restriction or a hunting closure. See page 80 for a full list of Commission-designated firearm restrictions by county. See page 79 for a list of restricted or hunting closure areas. Other firearm restriction or hunting closure areas are established by local ordinance. Consult your local sheriff or city for other restriction areas.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
SEASON OVERLAP: Early archery deer and early muzzleloader deer hunters hunt in common with modern firearm hunters in the high buck season in Wilderness Areas and Lake Chelan Recreation Area. Early and late modern deer overlaps antlerless second deer permit hunts (which allow any legal hunt method) in GMUs: 411–415, 420, 422.
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SEASON OVERLAP: Early archery deer and early muzzleloader deer hunters hunt in common with modern firearm hunters in the high buck season in Wilderness Areas and Lake Chelan Recreation Area. Early and late modern deer overlaps antlerless second deer permit hunts (which allow any legal hunt method) in GMUs: 411–415, 420, 422.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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Report your Big Game and Turkey hunting activity by Jan. 31, 2027. Use the myWDFW app, go online at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov, or call 360-902-2464. 23
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
TAG REQUIRED: Valid archery deer or multi-season tag.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
HUNTING METHOD: • Archery Only. Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment. Archery equipment must meet regulations on page 75. Mechanical broadheads are legal to use for hunting. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
SEASON OVERLAP: Early archery deer overlaps modern firearm high buck hunt. Early and late archery deer may overlap damage control hunts for elk in Elk Areas 3911 and 3912 in portions of GMUs: 328, 329, 334, 335, 336, 340, 342, 368. Early archery deer overlaps modern firearm elk hunts in GMU 251 and Elk Area 2032. Late archery deer overlaps late muzzleloader deer in GMUs: 407, 410-417, 419-422, 448, 454, 460, 564, 654, 666, 667. Late muzzleloader elk seasons overlap late archery deer seasons in GMUs: 454, 505, 564, 618, 666, 667. Early and late archery deer overlaps antlerless second deer permit hunts (which allow any legal hunt method) in GMUs: 411–415, 420, 422.
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SEASON OVERLAP: Early archery deer overlaps modern firearm high buck hunt. Early and late archery deer may overlap damage control hunts for elk in Elk Areas 3911 and 3912 in portions of GMUs: 328, 329, 334, 335, 336, 340, 342, 368. Early archery deer overlaps modern firearm elk hunts in GMU 251 and Elk Area 2032. Late archery deer overlaps late muzzleloader deer in GMUs: 407, 410-417, 419-422, 448, 454, 460, 564, 654, 666, 667. Late muzzleloader elk seasons overlap late archery deer seasons in GMUs: 454, 505, 564, 618, 666, 667. Early and late archery deer overlaps antlerless second deer permit hunts (which allow any legal hunt method) in GMUs: 411–415, 420, 422.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
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HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
the record's page field says page 24, and this row's source lines do appear there — but they appear on other pages of this state too, so the page is consistent, not proved
LICENSE REQUIRED: A valid big game hunting license which includes deer as a species option.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
TAG REQUIRED: Valid muzzleloader deer or multi-season tag.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
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HUNTING METHOD: • Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader, crossbow, or archery equipment. Hunting equipment must meet regulations on page 75. • Baiting Regulations for deer and elk have been adopted (see page 76).
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
SEASON OVERLAP: Muzzleloader high buck hunt overlaps the modern firearm high buck hunt. Early muzzleloader deer may overlap damage control hunts for elk in Elk Areas 3911 and 3912 in portions of GMUs: 328, 329, 334, 335, 336, 340, 342, 368. Late muzzleloader deer overlaps late archery deer in GMUs: 407, 410-417, 419-422, 448, 454, 460, 564, 654, 666, 667. Early and late muzzleloader deer overlaps antlerless second deer permit hunts (which allow any legal hunt method) in GMUs: 411–415, 420, 422.
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SEASON OVERLAP: Muzzleloader high buck hunt overlaps the modern firearm high buck hunt. Early muzzleloader deer may overlap damage control hunts for elk in Elk Areas 3911 and 3912 in portions of GMUs: 328, 329, 334, 335, 336, 340, 342, 368. Late muzzleloader deer overlaps late archery deer in GMUs: 407, 410-417, 419-422, 448, 454, 460, 564, 654, 666, 667. Early and late muzzleloader deer overlaps antlerless second deer permit hunts (which allow any legal hunt method) in GMUs: 411–415, 420, 422.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
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HUNTER ORANGE AND/OR FLUORESCENT HUNTER PINK: Is required for anyone hunting in an area open to modern firearm general deer or elk seasons. See page 12.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
FIREARM RESTRICTIONS & HUNTING CLOSURES: The GMU you hunt in may be affected by a firearm restriction or a hunting closure. See page 80 for a full list of Commission-designated firearm restrictions by county. See page 79 for a list of restricted or hunting closure areas. Other firearm restriction or hunting closure areas are established by local ordinance. Consult your local sheriff or city for other restriction areas.
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FIREARM RESTRICTIONS & HUNTING CLOSURES: The GMU you hunt in may be affected by a firearm restriction or a hunting closure. See page 80 for a full list of Commission-designated firearm restrictions by county. See page 79 for a list of restricted or hunting closure areas. Other firearm restriction or hunting closure areas are established by local ordinance. Consult your local sheriff or city for other restriction areas.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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Report your Big Game and Turkey hunting activity by Jan. 31, 2027. Use the myWDFW app, go online at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov, or call 360-902-2464. 25
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
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BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
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BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
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BAG LIMIT: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year except for holders of second deer special permits and tags, or where otherwise permitted by department rule.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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** Includes Buckhorn, Brother’s, Wonder Mountain, Mount Skokomish, and Colonel Bob Wilderness Areas.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
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GMUs and areas printed with a raised "a" on PDF page 22
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a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 — as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
d Visit: www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
the record's page field says page 23, and this row's source lines do appear there — but they appear on other pages of this state too, so the page is consistent, not proved
* GMUs 372, 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
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GMUs and areas printed with a raised "a" on PDF page 23
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a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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h Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
* GMU 382 and 564 are mainly private property. Hunters are advised to research ownership and access before hunting in these units.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
the record's page field says page 24, and this row's source lines do appear there — but they appear on other pages of this state too, so the page is consistent, not proved
** Includes Buckhorn, Brother’s, Wonder Mountain, Mount Skokomish, and Colonel Bob Wilderness Areas.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
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GMUs and areas printed with a raised "a" on PDF page 24
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a See Big Game Closures on page 79. Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD) have recently been transplanted to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and may now be found in GMU 564 - as a reminder CWTD cannot be harvested as they are protected state and federally listed endangered species. Please refer to page 41 for visual characteristic between white-tailed and black-tailed deer. If you have any questions please call the Ridgefield NWR Manager at 360-887-2122.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
the record's page field says page 24, and this row's source lines do appear there — but they appear on other pages of this state too, so the page is consistent, not proved
d Visit www.fws.gov/ for information about hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge lands.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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h Must wear hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink.
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
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
Washington 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet, PDF pp.22-24 (printed folios 23-25), the Modern Firearm, Archery and Muzzleloader general deer seasons, their footnotes and the licence, tag, hunting-method, bag-limit and hunter-orange panels printed beside them
