WDFW locked everyone out the raffles

[Kingofthemountain83]

 

[BrentH]

I’m not sure what you mean? All I see in your screenshots is how many raffle tickets have been sold this year.

 

[Torrent50]

I wonder if you can still buy them at the vendor locations after they shut down license sales? I don't think online raffle fans are legal in this damn state.

 

[MountainTracker]

I wonder if you can still buy them at the vendor locations after they shut down license sales? I don't think online raffle fans are legal in this damn state.

They’re not, if I remember correctly you have to purchase in person bc it’s in the same category as the lottery.


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[Torrent50]

I will have to check when I am in town today. Wouldn't surprise me if WDFW didn't consider this and ended up keeping people from being able to buy them.

 

[dieselchessy]

Page 16 of the 2026 regs. Been like that as far back as I can recall.


WDFW RAFFLE HUNT


INFORMATION


Purchase Deadline: July 15, 2026


How To Purchase:


L I C E N S E V E N D O R S :


wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/vendors


Washington gambling regulations prohibit online


sales. Rafe tickets must be purchased from vendor.

 

[Torrent50]

I understand that is how it's been. However, you also used to be able to buy your license and tags from a vendor, which you can no longer do. If they took the vendors off-line for licenses, did they leave them on-line for raffles? Or are you now required to go to a WDFW office? That is the question I have and will check on.

 

[Karl B]

Thread title is not correct. License vendors can still sell tags, licenses, and raffle tickets. They cannot print them on the "water proof" paper. If you choose paper licenses you will have to print them on normal printer paper.

 

[BrentH]

I understand that is how it's been. However, you also used to be able to buy your license and tags from a vendor, which you can no longer do. If they took the vendors off-line for licenses, did they leave them on-line for raffles? Or are you now required to go to a WDFW office? That is the question I have and will check on.

Plenty of vendors are still selling licenses.

 

[Torrent50]

Yeah, I just talked to them. I was told that it is a vendor by vendor case as to whether or not they have the printer necessary to print out licenses on regular paper.

 

[Karl B]

I literally just bought raffle tickets at my local bi-mart. Non issue gents.

Actually scratch that! They definitely canceled the raffles so no need to try and buy haha

 

[Britt-dog]

Wow. someone must have a bruiser bull elk tied to a tree again this year.

 

[dieselchessy]

There seem to always be a few well healed folks who spend a few thousand on tickets trying to buy the raffle.