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Raffle Permit Hunts

Landowner and Conservation Group Raffle Hunts

Raffle Permit

Season Dates

Hunt Area

Bag Limit

Sold By

Deer

Oct. 25-Dec. 31

Buckrun

10 Any deer

Buckrun - Please see Buckrun's ad for details

Elk

Jan. 1-Mar. 31

Columbia Plateau Wildlife Management Association

9 Antlerless elk
2 Any bull

Columbia Plateau WMA - Applicants may contact head manager at (509) 263-4616 or www.cpwma.org

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

GMUs 113, 172, 186, 181 (south of the line made by starting at Montgomery Ridge Road and Highway 129 to the Sherry Grade Road to the Couse Creek Road to the Snake River).

1 Rocky Mountain bighorn ram

Washington Wild Sheep Foundation
[email protected]

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Raffle

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Raffle Ticket orders must be received by July 7, 2023. The drawing will be held by July 25, 2023.

Visit their website at https://www.washingtonwsf.org/special-events for more information.

WDFW Raffle Hunt Information

Purchase Deadline: July 15, 2023

How To Purchase:

License Vendors:

wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/vendors

Washington gambling regulations prohibit online sales. Raffle tickets must be purchased from vendor.

Prices:

Deer, Elk, Moose, Mountain Goat:

$6.00/ticket

Bighorn Sheep:

$11.50/ticket

Multi-species:

$17.00/ticket for 3-species raffles, $22.50/ticket for 4-species raffles

Proceeds from the sale of single-species raffle tickets will be used for the management and benefit of that species. Proceeds from the sale of multiple-species raffle tickets will be used for general game management.

There is no limit on the number of tickets a person may purchase. Residents and non-residents are eligible to purchase tickets. Refunds are not available on raffle ticket purchases. The “Once in a Lifetime Harvest" restriction is waived for auction and raffle hunts. The winner of the deer and elk raffles may purchase an additional deer or elk license/tag for the general hunting season if they choose. If selected, any legal weapon may be used during the hunt.

One winner and two alternates will be drawn for each hunt. Each winner must be eligible to purchase a hunting license and will be issued the appropriate license and tag at no cost.

The drawing is done by computer and the winning ticket holder will be notified via phone and mail by mid-August. If you are selected for a multi-species raffle, a decision must be made as to which species you would like to hunt before your hunting license and tags will be issued by the Department.

WDFW Raffle Hunts

Raffle Permit

Season Dates

Hunt Area

Bag Limit

Sold By

Three-deer

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Black-tailed deer:
GMUs open to black-tailed deer hunting except GMU 485

Mule deer:
GMUs open to mule deer hunting

White-tailed deer:
GMUs open to white-tailed deer hunting

May harvest all 3 species below:

1 additional any buck black-tailed deer

1 additional any buck mule deer

1 additional any buck white-tailed deer

WDFW

Northeast
Washington Big Game

White-tailed deer, elk, & moose:
Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Black bear:
Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Cougar:
Sept. 1-Mar. 31

Turkey:
April 15-May 31

GMUs 101-124

May harvest 3 of 6 species below:

1 additional buck white-tailed deer

1 additional bull elk

1 bull moose

1 additional cougar

1 additional black bear

1 additional turkey (gobbler or turkey with visible beard only)

WDFW

South-central Washington Big Game

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Elk:
Any 300 or 500 series GMU EXCEPT those GMUs closed to elk hunting and those GMUs not open to bull elk hunting by the fish and wildlife commission.

Deer:
Any 300 or 500 series GMU EXCEPT those GMUs closed to deer hunting by the fish and wildlife commission.

California bighorn sheep:
Quilomene, Umtanum, Selah Butte, Cleman Mtn.

May harvest all 3 species below:

1 additional any bull elk

1 additional any buck deer

1 California bighorn sheep ram

WDFW

Southeast Washington Big Game

White-tailed deer, mule deer, & elk:
Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Black bear:
Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Cougar:
Sept. 1-March 31

GMUs 139-154 & 162-186

May harvest 4 of 5 species below:

1 additional buck white-tailed deer

1 additional buck mule deer

1 additional bull elk

1 additional legal cougar

1 additional black bear

WDFW

North-central Washington Big Game

White-tailed deer, mule deer, & California bighorn sheep:
Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Black bear:
Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Cougar:
Sept. 1-March 31

White-tailed deer, mule deer, cougar, & black bear:
Any 200 series GMU open to deer hunting

California bighorn sheep:
Manson, Chelan Butte

May harvest 3 of 5 species below:

1 additional buck white-tailed deer

1 additional buck mule deer

1 additional legal cougar

1 additional black bear

1 California bighorn sheep

WDFW

Black-tailed Deer

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

GMUs open to black-tailed deer hunting except GMU 485

1 additional buck black-tailed deer

WDFW

Mule Deer

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

GMUs open to mule deer hunting

1 additional any buck mule deer

WDFW

White-tailed Deer

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

GMUs open to white-tailed deer hunting

1 additional any buck white-tailed deer

WDFW

Westside Elk

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Western Washington:
EXCEPT GMU 485, those GMUs closed to elk hunting, and those GMUs not open to bull elk hunting.

1 additional any bull elk

WDFW

Eastside Elk

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Eastern Washington:
EXCEPT GMU 157 and those GMUs closed to elk hunting, and those GMUs not opened to bull elk hunting.

1 additional any bull elk

WDFW

California
Bighorn Sheep

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Manson, Chelan Butte, Quilomene, Cleman Mtn.

1 California bighorn ram

WDFW

Moose

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

GMUs 101 through 130, 204

1 bull moose

WDFW

Mountain Goat

Sept. 1-Dec. 31

Naches Pass, Blazed Ridge, Bumping River, Chowder Ridge, Lincoln Peak, Avalanche Gorge

1 mountain goat (either sex)

WDFW