Grayland Unit 1100 acres purchased WDFW, Ducks Unlimited

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First read about this here on a thread about wolf habitat being purchased. Apparently deal is approved for closing soon.

Big article with map in Aberdeen's newspaper "The Daily World" February 21, 2019.

Being technologically stupid can't seem to copy and paste a link from the online edition.

"I would describe it as a very wet site, lots of wetlands, but there are also quite a few areas that were recently logged and replanted. There some stands of older trees, but they're pretty limited." Quoting Calkins in the text.

"We are really interested in the wetland parts of this and making improvements in some of those wetlands, providing waterfowl hunting opportunities and maybe seeing if there is a to benefit salmon and other anadromous species."

[Special T]

http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/1100-acres-of-grayland-waterfowl-habitat-purchased-by-wdfw-ducks-unlimited/?fbclid=IwAR3GNMzR5SRnGa4HJ8naAghWAUkqRRf2VXRja2PEwim4inJ1jSBDpSCBWLQ

Updated Feb. 21: The purchase has been approved by the Fish and Wildlife commission and has not been finalized. The site is not currently open to public access.

About 1,100 acres of waterfowl, deer, bear and elk habitat will be opened for hunting, bird watching and wildlife viewing near Grayland thanks to a recent land purchase by Ducks Unlimited and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife.

“This (property) will be held and managed by WDFW as a new wildlife area with public access and use,” said Gregory L. Green, Ducks Unlimited manager of conservation programs for the Pacific Northwest.

The Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the purchase at its meeting Feb. 8 in Olympia.

“This entire project has been in partnership with Ducks Unlimited,” said Fish and Wildlife Region 6 wildlife manager Brian Calkins. “In fact, it would not have been possible without them.”

[dreamunelk]

Absolutely lifeless chunk of mud.  Not waterfowl and of course no deer or elk.  Don't waste your time hunting it.  In fact the whole GMU is that way. 

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First read about this here on a thread about wolf habitat being purchased. Apparently deal is approved for closing soon.

Big article with map in Aberdeen's newspaper "The Daily World" February 21, 2019.

Being technologically stupid can't seem to copy and paste a link from the online edition.

"I would describe it as a very wet site, lots of wetlands, but there are also quite a few areas that were recently logged and replanted. There some stands of older trees, but they're pretty limited." Quoting Calkins in the text.

"We are really interested in the wetland parts of this and making improvements in some of those wetlands, providing waterfowl hunting opportunities and maybe seeing if there is a to benefit salmon and other anadromous species."

I am 100% for WDFW acquiring lands for the public to hunt on. But ask the Snohomish and Skagit and thurston county guys how that "benefit to salmon and other anadromous species" works out for duck hunters...

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Thanks to Special T for linking the Daily World article. 

The hunting WDFW maps show how much land and harbor coast is already owned by the public. According to Zillow vacant lots in the area too small to be acreage go for 25k to 30k. $1818 per acre seems to be a bargain. Especially since the biggest property connects to other public lands.

Hopefully next year there will another purchase that connects the three new parcels. Making
the water side of highway 105 one big happy hunting ground from Bishop ball park to uptown Westport. With the huge Stafford  Creek prison reserve across the street.