Washington is Great
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Subalpine muley and blacktail hunting in the north Cascades is definitely a unique and underrated experience! What I really appreciated is that most of the "outdoorsy" crowd in WA were hikers and salmon anglers - if you hunt big game or fish for regular freshwater fish, you basically get the whole mountain range to yourself. I think in 4 seasons of hunting in the 20-teens I came across maybe 10 other hunters in the field, inclduing at trailheads and stuff. Maybe a few fly anglers over the years? I love MT but jeez these rivers and mountains are crowded up full of doofuses.
Coming back into town on Sundays 100% made it all not worth it, in the end. 6 hours from Stevens Pass to Monroe is just not an acceptable way to live.
Coming back into town on Sundays 100% made it all not worth it, in the end. 6 hours from Stevens Pass to Monroe is just not an acceptable way to live.
Outlaw99
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Is a gun purchase any different in Washington compared to other western states?The image.
Uhh, the internet and a credit card for ammo.
Matthew57
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Basically the process at least for me in recent years was fill out a bunch of paperwork, pass a background check and wait a couple weeks. Starting May 2027 there’s going to be a permit to purchase. I don’t know all the details of that new process yet to be honest.
Gellar
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What are the red flowers/bushes in your first picture?
Irrelevant
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It's always felt fairly easy. Far easier than getting a suppressor. Ammo isn't a big deal, but I don't hoard it either, just get a couple of boxes when I need it.
Vaccinium uliginosum, a variety of huckleberry referred to as bog blueberry
Nick87
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Jesus I thought illinois was bad but then again we can't even have a suppresor here.
You don't have to live in the worst areas of WA to have them control the state. If you like those rules/laws, that's up to you. Some ignore it ... some move ... maybe the rules/laws don't affect them.
Btw, Montana isn't the same since the areas who have a lot of left pollcies aren't a big enough block to control the entire state. Well, at least not yet.
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Gellar
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I figured they were some sort of huckleberry. That vibrant red is beautiful.
Irrelevant
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When they're thick the bears are thick on them. But the last two years have been scarce
Gellar
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Huckleberry bear
would be good!kwyeewyk
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Just bought a couple rifles off hunt talk a few months ago, shipped to ffl, 2 week waiting period, we have a ban on mags over 10 rounds and folding stocks on semi autos. No restrictions I know of for ammo.
The new permit law taking effect next year requires purchasing a permit valid for 5 years to buy or transfer guns, seems like mostly another way to make the state money, which is one of the biggest problems here.
We do have some dumb laws and a lot of ill informed urban voters, I'll admit that, but I guess I'm mostly in the ignore it camp because they just really don't affect me that much. The recent politicizing of our wildlife commission is frustrating but we've had a good response in a lot of ways so far. I wish we could have some different management options for deer and elk than OTC tags everywhere, but that's a people problem not politics.
Hem
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The Left in Montana isn't the same as the Left in Washington.
Just sayin.
EKYHunter
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Sure looks like good livin’ to me. Beautiful.
Nunjagottam
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Would you mind telling all ur boys over here whackin forkys how awesome their home state is?
Perlodid
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Subalpine blacktail hunting is driving me insane. Unbelievably difficult. It is fun though
Irrelevant
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How about you 'all stop filling social media and YouTube up with content telling them how much better Montana is...
