Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Charges Filed!!! - 2015 Washington Raffle Tag Elk - Todd Reichert

Hunt Area: For elk, any 300 or 500 series GMU EXCEPT those GMUs closed to elk hunting and those GMUs not open to branch antlered bull elk hunting by the fish and wildlife commission.

This is how that statement is interpreted:

Hunt Area: For elk, any 300 or 500 series GMU
EXCEPT those GMUs closed to elk hunting and EXCEPT those GMUs not open to branch antlered bull elk hunting by the fish and wildlife commission.

Not:

Hunt Area: For elk, any 300 or 500 series GMU EXCEPT those GMUs closed to elk hunting as well as not open to branch antlered bull elk hunting.

That little trick has already been tried and has been found wanting by the Courts. "Closed to elk hunting" already makes those areas "not open to branch antlered elk hunting."