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Permit Required if You Want to Hunt on Base

by Mike Welding 13th October 2021

 

NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – NAS Whidbey Island manages a hunting program on Ault Field and the Sea Plane Base in accordance with Department of Defense policy. Affiliated individuals interested in hunting during the 2021-2022 season must obtain a permit to do so. Non-affiliated hunters interested in the pheasant release program may be issued a permit after they complete a National Crime Information Check (NCIC) background check and get temporary base access.

 

To request temporary base access, non-affiliated hunters must submit for a background check at the Visitor Control Center (VCC), which is open from 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Monday – Friday. The form is online and can be completed prior to arrival, but you are required to sign it at the VCC after presenting proper Personal Identification.  

 

All hunters must have a Washington State hunting license and any species-specific licenses. There are no vendors for Washington State licenses on the installation. The installation hunting permit can be purchased at Gallery Golf Course at a cost of $13.

 

 

Specific documents required to get your installation hunting permit are:

 

  • Pheasant hunters must bring DoD-issued identification or State-issued identification with NCIC background check and a Western Washington Pheasant License (with odd/even selection).    
  • Waterfowl hunters must present DoD-issued identification card, Washington small game license, migratory bird validation, and Federal duck stamp (attached to license and signed across the face).
  • Deer hunters must present DoD-issued identification card, Washington big game license with archery only deer option, and transport tag.

 

Questions may be directed to the Environmental Office; John Phillips - (360) 257 8873 or Mike Bianchi - (360) 257 4024.

Posted by WhidbeyLocal
13th October 2021 2:31 pm.
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