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"Big game" defined.
As used in this title or rules of the commission, "big game" means the following species:
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Cervus canadensis | elk or wapiti |
Odocoileus hemionus | blacktail deer or mule deer |
Odocoileus virginianus | whitetail deer |
Alces americana | moose |
Oreamnos americanus | mountain goat |
Rangifer caribou | caribou |
Ovis canadensis | mountain sheep |
Antilocapra americana | pronghorn antelope |
Felis concolor | cougar or mountain lion |
Euarctos americana | black bear |
Ursus horribilis | grizzly bear |
NOTES:
Effective date—Intent, construction—Savings—Severability—1980 c 78: See notes following RCW
77.04.010.