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The Samish unit is only being used as a release sight for the Youth and Senior weekends. The rest will be released at a crappy (in comparison to the Samish) location on Ershig Road. They have it listed at 350+ acres but most of it is timber and clear cut with about 40 acres or less of pasture. I'm not sure who picked the spot but I'm hoping they find a better area for next year otherwise they won't get my money again. I like taking the dogs for a run in the afternoons just for the exercise to keep them in shape for wild bird hunting.
Finding a perfect release site is hard these days in Western Wash. Most farmers and land owners don't want anything to do with opening up their land to public hunting. If WDFW wasn't so broke they could purchase a suitable 300-500 acre farm plot instead of trying to find a lease.