Back40 PassWashington · Official sources · Reviewed August 14, 2026
Washington's private-lands access programs use four distinct mechanisms: no additional permission, registration, written permission carried in the field, or an advance reservation permit displayed on the vehicle. WAC 220-413-120 separately governs access-contract permits for non-big-game wildlife, and landowner hunting permits are species- and property-specific.
This is a qualified summary, not legal advice or permission. Reopen the cited official sources, confirm their effective dates and current versions, and check the exact property, activity, species, method, date, and local rule before relying on any form.
Direct, qualified answer
An official form can be mandatory, optional, embedded in a guide, or limited to one access program. Its existence alone does not establish a statewide written rule.
Washington's private-lands access programs use four distinct mechanisms: no additional permission, registration, written permission carried in the field, or an advance reservation permit displayed on the vehicle. WAC 220-413-120 separately governs access-contract permits for non-big-game wildlife, and landowner hunting permits are species- and property-specific.
Always read the current property listing, signs, species limits, dates, parking, capacity, reservation, contact, and access instructions. These program rules do not establish the ordinary private-land rule outside enrolled or contracted properties.
Free request builder
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Your draft
Choose primary game and timingSubject: Hunting permission request — [choose primary game], Washington Hello, My name is [your name]. I am writing to ask whether you would consider discussing permission for 1 hunter to hunt [choose primary game] with archery in Washington during [your requested dates]. I will not enter, scout, or hunt without your approval. If you are open to a conversation, I would like to confirm: - who controls access: Do you control access for this property, or is there an authorized manager I should contact? - every approved person and the exact dates - the property boundary, entry, parking, and no-go areas - permitted species, methods, and any property-specific limits - check-in, gates, livestock, crops, guests, and equipment rules - whether written permission or another state or local record is required - the game-retrieval plan, including neighboring property I understand the answer may be no, and I will respect it. Permission for one person, activity, or date would not be treated as permission for anyone else or another time. You can reach me at [add your preferred contact before sending]. Thank you for considering the request, [your name]
This is a request, not permission, a lease, or legal advice. Only an authorized person can approve access. Verify current state and local requirements before relying on any written record.
Applicability by rule
“General” below identifies the broadest modeled rule in this review. A rule is described as verified current only when the profile passes the evidence gate; pending rules are labeled with their future effective status.
Conditional or related rule
The no-additional-permission statement is program- and property-specific; all posted directions and hunting rules still apply.
Conditional or related rule
Registration, designated parking, capacity, and property-specific directions govern access; registration is not written landowner permission for unrelated land.
Conditional or related rule
Huntable species, access, and restrictions vary at the landowner's discretion. The program writing rule must not be generalized to all Washington private land.
Conditional or related rule
The reservation may apply to a whole parcel, a blind, one hunter, or a group depending on the property, and landowner contact may also be required.
Conditional or related rule
WAC 220-413-120 expressly excludes big game. Permit-free access is available only when the particular contract does not restrict hunters or require an access permit.
Conditional or related rule
LHP authorization is species-, property-, tag-, and season-specific. Property contracts and individual hunt provisions may add scheduling, check-in, or written-authorization conditions.
Official forms
WDFW and landowners issue property-specific slips, registrations, reservations, or permits. No stable blank form should be presented as universally valid for all program properties.
WDFW and landowners issue property-specific slips, registrations, reservations, or permits. No stable blank form should be presented as universally valid for all program properties.
Private printable courtesy record
Entries stay in this browser tab and are not sent to Back40 Pass. Use an official state form whenever one is provided or required. This courtesy record does not determine legal sufficiency.
Courtesy record · Not a universal legal form
The authorized person and hunter should confirm that this record accurately describes the limited permission actually granted. No access outside the named people, property, dates, activities, map, or rules is implied. Permission may be subject to current law and may be revoked according to applicable terms and law.
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Claim-level source ledger
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · Feel Free to Hunt; Register to Hunt; Hunt by Written Permission; Hunt by Reservation; Landowner Hunting Permit
Open official source ↗Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · WAC 220-413-120(1)-(2)
Effective: 2025-09-07 through not stated
Open official source ↗Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · WAC 220-412-100(1)-(2), (4), and property-specific provisions
Open official source ↗Complete the chain
A tax record, request, conversation, form draft, or Back40 Pass response is never permission by itself.
Use the state and local record sources for orientation, then verify who controls the hunting rights.
Open Washington property-record paths →Confirm seasons, licenses, tags, methods, local rules, and property-specific conditions separately.
Open Washington hunting sources →Create a private request and receive a 30-day landowner response link. Public-board review stays optional; a request is not inventory or access.
Create a private Washington landowner invite →Share a nonbinding private intake. Back40 Pass does not advertise land without owner action.
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