Post by: hunt4 on January 11, 2010, 08:41:05 PM
Depending on the region, game species available under the new permits includes deer, elk, black bear, turkey, cougar and California bighorn sheep. WDFW will publicize details on the new raffle this spring.
:rolleyes:
Post by: Elkaholic daWg on January 12, 2010, 08:56:34 AM
Contact: Susan Yeager, (360) 902-2267
Fish and Wildlife Commission approves
major land exchange between agencies
OLYMPIA - The second phase of a major land exchange with the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) won approval by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission during a public meeting here Jan. 7-9.
In addition, the commission approved raffles for five new multi-species hunting permits and received briefings on management options for upcoming fisheries for sturgeon and spring chinook on the Columbia River.
The commission, which sets policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), approved the land exchange after years of inter-agency discussions and an extensive public-comment process.
By its action, the commission authorized WDFW to transfer 12,424 acres of high-elevation forestland in eastern Washington to WDNR in exchange for 25,849 acres of shrub-steppe and low-elevation forestlands.
The landmark agreement would affect properties held by both agencies in Kittitas, Okanogan, Klickitat, Yakima and Asotin counties.
WDFW Director Phil Anderson called the commission's action an "historic moment" that sets the stage for improved management of public lands by both agencies.
"This action will allow both agencies to consolidate their holdings and manage public lands more efficiently and effectively," Anderson said. "It's a major step forward in correcting the checkerboard pattern of ownership that has complicated management of public wildlife lands since the early days of statehood."
The land exchange is specifically designed to:
* Protect and enhance habitat for species ranging from elk and mule deer to sage grouse and pileated woodpecker.
* Maintain public access and recreation on public lands.
* Generate revenue for WDNR trust beneficiaries, such as public schools.
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So I guess we now will see even more wildlife cover forest taken out of what used to be the Colockum Game Range which is now logged off as the Naneum State Forest
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 13, 2010, 11:02:54 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on January 19, 2010, 05:38:20 PM
One additional- any buck black-tailed deer, one
additional any buck mule deer, and one additional any buck
white-tailed deer; total harvest not to exceed three animals.
North East Washington Big Game
Permit hunter may harvest three of six possible
species. Species that may be harvested under this permit
One additional any buck white-tailed deer, one
additional any bull elk, one any bul-1 moose, one additional any
Iegal cougar, one additional any legal black bear, and one
additional any legal turkey
South Central Washington Big Game
one additional- any bull elk, one additional- any buck
deer, and one California bighorn sheep
ram; total- harvest not to exceed three animals.
South East Washington Big Game
Permit hunter may harvest four of five possible
species. Species that may be harvested under this permit
include: One additional- any buck white-tailed deer,' one
additional any buck mule deer, one additional any bull elk, one
additional any legal cougar, and one additional any legal black
bear; total harvest not to exceed four animals.
North Central Washington Big Game
Permit hunter may harvest three of five possible
species. Species that may be harvested under this permit
include: One additional any buck white-tailed deer, one
additional any buck mule deer, one any ram California bighorn
sheep, one additional any legal cougar, and one additional any
legal black bear; total- harvest not to exceed three animals.