Outdoors
Two Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) stand together. Courtesy Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON - The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is reinitiating scoping for an environmental impact statement (EIS) that would update the existing forest plans direction for the management of domestic grazing allotments.
Washington State has 17 bighorn sheep herds that inhabit grassy...
Michelle Kruse with a Lahontan Cutthroat trout at Lake Lenore. Courtesy John Kruse
New WDFW Commissioners appointed
Governor Jay Inslee has appointed two new Fish and Wildlife Commissioners to replace outgoing commissioners Don McIsaac and Kim Thorburn. The outgoing commissioners were known to be supportive of hunting and the North American model of Conservation.
There was...
Gavin Boggs with his new state record lake whitefish. Courtesy Gavin Boggs
SPRING SALMON SEASON SET
Fisheries managers in Oregon and Washington have published the spring Chinook salmon seasons for the Columbia River and it’s tributaries. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the season will look similar to last year.
The 2023 forecast for upriver...
Coastwide Sports Fishing offers multi-day fishing trips out of Port Hardy, B.C. Photo by J. Kruse
A guided trip into the outdoors can be a wonderful experience. The vast majority of guides and outfitters are true professionals who do a great job but it’s important to know exactly what you are getting into.
THE GUIDE:
It’s sportsman’s show season and you’ll find all sorts of...
A moose heads toward the Douglas County shore of the Columbia River south of Brewster. Courtesy Tara Hosking
BREWSTER – It is a rare sight to witness a deer or a moose swimming across the Columbia River. It is even more unusual to see both ungulates doing so within minutes of each other.
Tara Hosking, a Douglas County PUD Land Use Specialist, experienced just such a life memory while on the river with her...
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public comment on a draft policy to guide management of hatcheries in cooperation with tribal co-managers.
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted an updated Anadromous Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery Policy in...
SEDRO WOOLLEY – The public is invited to comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) that proposes two projects in North Cascades National Park. The first project consists of rerouting a 2,400-foot section of the Brush Creek Trail and the relocation of the Graybeal Hiker and Stock Camps. The...
A goldeneye duck in winter. Courtesy John Kruse
There is a healthy body of literature surrounding ethical fishing and hunting practices that promote respect for both sports and the fish and game pursued for consumptive use. However, very little has been written about the ethics of non-consumptive interactions with wildlife, despite the fact all...
Meeting new people and raptors at the Washington Sportsmen’s Show. Courtesy John Kruse
I’ve had the opportunity to attend two sportsmen’s shows in recent days. The first was the Tri-Cities Sportsmen’s Show at the Hapo Center in Pasco, a great little show I visited at the end of January. The first week of February was spent at the Washington Sportsmen’s Show at the fairgrounds in...
A northern pike caught in a gillnet that was attempting to eat a native burbot. Courtesy Colville Confederated Tribes
From the late 1800’s until the middle of the 20th century there was a bounty on wolves in the Midwest and Western United States. Both individual and government hunters used any means necessary to kill these animals, deemed a dangerous nuisance to livestock. By the time this program ended, wolves...
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