It’s not like they aren’t here already, WDFW have collared them in the Selkirks. Just read the WDFW page about them they express the bears move freely across state and Canadian borders. When people start getting mauled on the PCT it’ll get interesting.
Per the state and B&C from what I understand anything west of the Pacific Crest Trail is a Blacktail and anything east is a Mule deer. The argument for if the 135” deer on the west side of the PCT is a Blacktail or a Mule deer or “Benchleg” is endless. The answer is in those general areas deer...
I’ve lived in Washington my whole life. I grew up hunting the NE before the wolves hammered the deer/moose/elk. I spent my late teens and early 20’s chasing blacktail. I’ve done the Pay to play game and not. Now I am strictly hunting mule deer. The truth is like most said the deer on the east...
I would first buy a bino harness and range finder pouch to replace my clapped out one. Then I’d get the ammo wallet and a back pack as a new range bag. See what I got left and go from there.
There is a lot of great opportunity for blacktail in Washington... The pay to play game here is a hit and miss, depending on how dry of year it is it they might just close it for fire danger.