Outdoors
Wenatchee- Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort is excited to announce the addition of eight days of operations for the current 2023 season. The added midweek days of March 27, 28, 29 and April 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to extend the resort's daily operations through April 9 and raise the total number of...
Pink salmon caught on the Snohomish River. Courtesy Brianna Bruce, Livin’ Life Adventures
PINK SALMON NUMBERS ARE LOOKING GOOD
Odd numbered years are pink salmon years here in Washington State and 2023 is lining up to be a good one for anglers fishing for them in Puget Sound and its tributary streams. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is forecasting a return of nearly four...
OLYMPIA – From February 15 through March 27, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will accept written public comments on proposed rule changes to regulations for 2023-2024 hunting seasons.
Proposals included in this round of rulemaking include those related to landowner hunting permits,...
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...
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...
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...
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