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End of Western WA Pheasant Release Program
Torrent50:
I hope that they somehow do some last minute shuffling and save the program, but I know the game farm in Centralia has been operating in the red, so if that goes, then there's no birds.
Buddy said it was a depressing meeting as agency heads from all the major state agencies were listing the programs they were cutting and the number of people they are going to be laying off.
Lalo:
I wonder what they will do about eastern WA nontoxic. As it stands, you are required to shoot non-toxic while hunting upland birds on pheasant release sites. So...if they stop releasing pheasants, will that end the non-toxic restrictions?
Blacktail Sniper:
--- Quote from: Torrent50 on April 09, 2025, 07:50:41 AM ---I hope that they somehow do some last minute shuffling and save the program, but I know the game farm in Centralia has been operating in the red, so if that goes, then there's no birds.
Buddy said it was a depressing meeting as agency heads from all the major state agencies were listing the programs they were cutting and the number of people they are going to be laying off.
--- End quote ---
Seems that the Lewis Co., one has some bigger problems:
https://www.chronline.com/stories/lawmakers-centralia-mayor-decry-wdfws-inaction-on-unsafe-water-linked-to-pheasant-farm,377602
steeleywhopper:
At what point do we as hunters just say enough is enough and give WDFW a BLM style protest??
metlhead:
Unpleasant to see the program disappear. Put and take non-native birds that fed coyotes seems an easy cut. Easy to imagine the program was a money pit. Take the funds and rebuild EWa habitat and bring back the birds naturally. Predator culling helps too
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