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Hunting prospects for 2011BY DANA L. BASEWDFW BIOLOGIST

The following hunting infor-mation is for the Colville Region of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, including Pend Oreille County.

Pheasant: There are a limited number of wild pheasants in areas such as the Colville Valley bottom. Again this season we will be releasing roosters at the Sherman Creek Wildlife Area, which is mapped on the Go Hunt website. Nontoxic shot is required on all pheasant release sites.

Quail: There is a very limited population in northeast Wash-ington.

Gray Partridge: Not a signifi-cant population within north-east Washington.

Forest Grouse: As was the case in both 2009 and 2010, the numbers of forest grouse continue to be down in District 1. Even so, this is a good district for grouse and it continues to provide good opportunities for hunting forest grouse.

Wild Turkeys: The first hatch, which typically occurs in early June did not produce many poults, likely due to prolonged rainy weather throughout the late spring. More turkey broods hatched later in the season and

are being reported now. Longer term, turkeys are recovering from the two bad winters of 2007-08 and 2008-09. Flocks of adult birds are being observed in most of the “usual” places, particularly in lower elevation country within the farm and forest mosaic of Stevens and Pend Oreille counties.

Waterfowl: There is limited opportunity for duck hunting within District 1. Most hunting

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Dove: Hunting prospects for 2011 should be similar to 2010. However, District 1 is not a major dove area, with doves oc-curring at low population densi-ties relative to the Columbia Basin and similar regions. The introduced Eurasian Collared-Dove continues to become more

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OLYMPIA – The first hunting seasons in the region opened Sept. 1, including black bear in the Northeastern and Blue Mountains management areas and early archery deer in select Game Management Units (GMUs).

Black bear hunters in GMUs 101-121 will want to take the newly available bear species identification test online. The program in-cludes information on how to correctly identify black bears and grizzly bears.

Grizzly bears are protected under state and federal endangered species laws. Whereas black bears are classified as a game species.

“This test was developed to help black bear hunters be sure of their targets,” said Dana Base, a WDFW wildlife bi-ologist. “We encourage hunters to test their knowledge about the two species before going afield.”

Kevin Robinette, WDFW re-gional wildlife program man-ager, said deer hunting prospects for both whitetails and mule deer are relatively good through-

out the region. Bow hunters after white-tailed deer in GMUs 117 and 121 need to be aware of a new four-antler-point mini-mum this year.

Mourning dove hunting also opened Sept. 1 and the best opportunities are usually in the southeast district near the Snake, Touchet and Walla Walla

rivers where birds tend to be more abundant – at least until cooler weather moves them south. An increasing number of exotic Eurasian collared doves are being observed throughout the region and since hunting for them is open year-round without bag lim-its, they might provide oppor-tunity when native mourning doves migrate out.

Also opening Sept. 1 are seasons for forest grouse, cottontail rabbits and snow-shoe hares, raccoon, fox, and bobcat.

Early archery elk hunting began Sept. 6 in select GMUs. WDFW Wooten Wildlife Area manager Kari Dingman reported at the end of August that bull elk started bugling and herding up cow elk in the Blue Mountains.

Some special permit opportu-nities on both elk and deer for limited numbers of successful applicants also get under way at various times this month in select GMUs.

Early fall turkey hunting

Hunting, wildlife viewing in IdahoCOEUR D’ALENE – There are

various opportunities to hunt and view wildlife in Idaho. Following are descriptions of opportunities at the various Wildlife Management Areas in the Panhandle Region.

Boundary Creek: With a di-verse wildlife community within the WMA there are many unique viewing opportunities. Wa-terfowl viewing is particularly rewarding during the spring migrations in March, April and early May. Elk are frequently vis-ible from early spring to late fall and you may see moose all year long.

McArthur Lake: Waterfowl hunting is popular until freeze-up, usually in November. The WMA is also frequently hunted for white-tailed deer, black bear and moose. Many people visit the WMA to view wildlife, particu-larly in June for moose and dur-ing the peak bird migrations in spring and fall.

Pend Oreille: Sight-seeing, pho-tography and recreational boat-ing are just some of the outdoor activities awaiting Pend Oreille WMA visitors.

Farragut: A trail network on the WMA is available for hikers, birdwatchers, horseback riders, mountain bikers, mushroom gatherers and snowmobilers.

The southern Wildlife Man-agement Area parcels adjacent to Lake Pend Oreille have well developed recreational facilities, including a boat launch, park-ing areas, restrooms, docks and trails.

Coeur d’Alene: Waterfowl hunters and big game hunters will find good hunting opportu-nities for each season within and adjacent to the WMA.

Camping, recreational boating, sightseeing, bird watching and hiking are more of the outdoor activities awaiting the WMA visitors.

St. Maries: Hunting seasons for upland game and big game span the months of September through December, depending upon the species. The St. Maries River provides excellent fishing opportunities with some restric-tions applying to cutthroat trout.

The WMA provides wonder-ful opportunities for camping, picnicking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, wildlife viewing and hiking in a diverse setting of forest and mountain meadows. The town of St. Maries is close by for those forgotten camping and fishing items.

Snow Peak: Excellent hunting opportunities exist for pack trips, with approximately 40 miles of trail found within the borders. Numerous unimproved camp-sites are available and the pos-sibility of harvesting a mature, branch-antlered bull is good.

Backpackers, hikers, photogra-phers, hunters and fishermen all enjoy the WMA.

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Discover Passes are registered to a single vehicle and are non-transferrable.

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OLYMPIA – Since about 50 percent of Washington is in private ownership, many public hunting opportunities rely on landowners opening their lands.

In Washington, hunters must obtain landowner permission to hunt on private land; however WDFW is working with hundreds of landowners to help acquire permission. Currently, the WDFW private lands access program has more than 600 landowner cooperators and more than one million acres of private land under agreement in eastern and western Washington. One private land-owner in Pend Oreille County has agreed to let hunters “feel free to hunt,” on a total of 7,757 acres.

Recognizing the opportunity provided by private landown-ers is very important, but more important is treating private lands and the landowners with respect.

When accessing private lands, always be courteous, close gates that you open, stay on designated roads (unless it is walk-in access), pack your trash out, and take time to thank a landowner for partici-pating in the WDFW private lands access program.

Since 1948, WDFW has worked with private landowners across the state to provide public access

through a negotiated agreement. Landowners participating in a WDFW cooperative agreement retain liability protection provided under RCW 4.24.210. Landown-ers receive technical services, materials for posting (signs and posts), and in some cases monetary compensation. In addition, lands under agreement are well known by WDFW enforcement staff.

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SPOKANE – Under the follow-ing conditions a minimum of 400 square inches of fluorescent hunter orange exterior clothing is required.

It must be worn above the waist and be visible from all sides.

A hat, by itself, does not meet this requirement.

Anyone hunting deer or elk during any modern firearm deer or elk general season is required to wear fluorescent hunter orange clothing. All modern fire-arm permit holders must wear fluo- res-cent hunter orange clothing. This includes archers and muzzleload-ers while hunting in units (e.g. GMUs, Deer, Areas, Elk Areas, Wilderness Areas, etc.) that overlap modern firearm seasons.

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Hunter orange clothing is not required during an upland game bird season for anyone hunt-ing upland game birds with a muzzleloading firearm, bow and arrow, or for falconry or while hunting in a muzzleloading or archery only GMU and possess-ing a valid muzzleloading or archery deer or elk tag.

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common in District 1, particu-larly within town environments such as Colville and Northport. Considered an “exotic species,” Eurasian Collared-Doves are open to hunting year-round with no bag limit.

Mule Deer: Overall mule deer appear to have weathered the two bad winters of 2007-08 and 2008-09 better than the white-tailed deer, but have shown the same spotty pattern of produc-tivity.

Hunting prospects should be similar to 2010, which was bet-ter than the 10-year average.

White-tailed Deer: The long-term population trend for white-tailed deer continues to be on the downside with the loss of acreage in cereal grain and alfalfa hay farm production. Two recent bad winters further ex-acerbated this situation. On the positive side, the year 2011 is so far shaping up, weather-wise, to be favorable for white-tailed deer in northeast Washington. Last winter was classified as moder-ate, and the rainy spring led to a flush of green forage. The overall white-tail harvest will inevitably be lower this year than in the previous ten or more years due to continued restrictions in ant-lerless harvest opportunity along with the first season having the four-point or better antler point restriction within GMUs 117 and 121.

Once again Youth/Senior/Dis-abled Modern Firearm Hunters will have four days, Oct. 20-23 in which to lawfully bag an ant-lerless white-tail.

Muzzleloaders will also be lim-ited to antlered white-tail bucks only during their season and the same was true for Archery Hunt-ers during the early season only, which was Sept. 1-23.

The restriction allowing for only four-point or greater white-tail bucks will apply to all hunting methods within GMUs 117 and 121.

Elk: There are fewer elk in District 1 relative to other areas of the state.

With rare exceptions the elk population does not appear to have been as heavily impacted as white-tailed deer from the two bad winters of 2007-08 and 2008-09. Hunting prospects should be similar to 2010. Find-ing elk is the biggest challenge with so much densely forested areas within NE Washington where they can effectively hide and “sit out” the season. The most successful elk hunters in District 1 tend to be Archers and Muzzleloaders as their seasons are at a time nearer the rut when elk are more vocal, and therefore easier to approach.

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began Sept. 24 in most of the region’s GMUs, and WDFW wildlife biologists report that the big birds appear to be in healthy numbers just about everywhere.

Sept. 24-25 was the special youth only waterfowl and up-land game bird hunting season that gives hunters under 16 years of age a jump start on the general seasons that open later this fall. Non-hunting adults at least 18 years of age must accompany young hunters, and they should note all the special weekend season rules in WD-FW’s Migratory Waterfowl and Upland Game Seasons pamphlet.

WDFW Upland Game Bird Specialist Joey McCanna also advises those who accompany youth bird hunters to check out changes in the Eastern Wash-ington Pheasant Enhancement Program bird release sites. Non-toxic shot is required for all upland bird hunting on all pheasant release sites statewide to protect other wildlife species including waterfowl and raptors.

Wherever hunters go this fall, WDFW officials ask for care and caution with any potential fire-starting activity.

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