Draw question

Remi3006 · #1 06-02-2016, 01:19 PM

I'm having trouble finding the answer in the draw booklet to this question...

If I put if for a Mule deer draw (code 13) in a WMU with a general archery season, can I still hunt the archery season with my draw tag? I was positive I could do this in years past and now that I'm up for my draw I have started looking into it and cant find a straight yes or no answer... Any help or reference would be appreciated.

Thank you!

backyard · #2 06-02-2016, 01:27 PM

from what I understood is that you can not

Lefty-Canuck · #3 06-02-2016, 02:05 PM

Yes you can, if there is a non-draw archery only season (in that zone you drew only!) and you pull a draw general season tag, you can hunt the archery only season with archery tackle and then hunt the general draw season if you were successful in pulling the tag.

You can ONLY hunt that zone under your draw tag for the entire season, you cannot purchase a general tag....you cannot hunt other zones.

However there is a proposal that could change all this if accepted, this holds true this year.

LC

Remi3006 · #4 06-02-2016, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

Yes you can, if there is a non-draw archery only season (in that zone you drew only!) and you pull a draw general season tag, you can hunt the archery only season with archery tackle and then hunt the general draw season if you were successful in pulling the tag.

You can ONLY hunt that zone under your draw tag for the entire season, you cannot purchase a general tag....you cannot hunt other zones.

However there is a proposal that could change all this if accepted, this holds true this year.

LC

This is what I thought! It seems everyone has a different thought.

Thanks Lefty. As much as I trust your input, i'll keep looking into it!

Ice Fishing Maniac · #5 06-02-2016, 02:11 PM

x2 what LC said !!

Lefty-Canuck · #6 06-02-2016, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Remi3006

This is what I thought! It seems everyone has a different thought.

Thanks Lefty. As much as I trust your input, i'll keep looking into it!

It is in the regs. look in the draw booklet.

LC

beaver hunter · #7 06-02-2016, 03:17 PM

Can you still draw a doe tag in a draw zone and hunt general muley in bowzone??

Lefty-Canuck · #8 06-02-2016, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by beaver hunter

Can you still draw a doe tag in a draw zone and hunt general muley in bowzone??

Yes they are different codes. This new system will Not allow you to purchase combinations that aren't allowed.

LC

MAC · #9 06-02-2016, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Remi3006

I'm having trouble finding the answer in the draw booklet to this question...

If I put if for a Mule deer draw (code 13) in a WMU with a general archery season, can I still hunt the archery season with my draw tag? I was positive I could do this in years past and now that I'm up for my draw I have started looking into it and cant find a straight yes or no answer... Any help or reference would be appreciated.

Thank you!

"A bowhunter who obtains an Antlered
Moose Special Licence, Antlerless Moose Special Licence, Calf Moose Special
Licence, Antlered Mule Deer Special Licence, Antlerless Mule Deer Special Licence,
Antlered White-tailed Deer Special Licence, Antlerless White-tailed Deer Special
Licence, Antlered Elk Special Licence, Antlerless Elk Special Licence or Landowner
Special Licence may, if an early archery season is offered, hunt under the authority of
that licence during the archery season but only in the WMU specified on the licence
and only for the type and species of animal for which the licence was issued."

From page 44 under the Bowhunting header in the regulations

Link http://esrd.alberta.ca/fish-wildlife...Aug25-2015.pdf

All as Lefty has said.

MAC

MugEye · #10 06-03-2016, 12:40 AM

So your saying if I had a draw for cow elk in 357 , I would still be able to hunt early season archery for bull or cow ?

coyotekiller · #11 06-03-2016, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MugEye

So your saying if I had a draw for cow elk in 357 , I would still be able to hunt early season archery for bull or cow ?

You would just be able to hunt early season archery for cow elk not bull

58thecat · #12 06-03-2016, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Remi3006

This is what I thought! It seems everyone has a different thought.

Thanks Lefty. As much as I trust your input, i'll keep looking into it!

That's the answer right there, call, email F&W and get a response from them in writing.
Better safe than sorry.

MAC dug it up for ya!

Lefty-Canuck · #13 06-03-2016, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MugEye

So your saying if I had a draw for cow elk in 357 , I would still be able to hunt early season archery for bull or cow ?

No! No one said that at all....

LC

backyard · #14 06-03-2016, 08:48 AM

thanks for the info I and that's why I don't put in for draws but I have started 999 some stuff that I might go after

L.O.S.T.Arrow · #15 06-03-2016, 10:58 AM

If you draw cow elk you can only hunt cow elk...in that WMU or group of WMU's ..both archery and rifle...

as with mule deer...however you can draw a doe and still hunt general buck...
In most areas unless it is in an archery only WMU you can hunt both with bow and rifle...