Washington Pheasant Hunting
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2010 Washington Pheasant Hunting Forecast
Forecast: May and June were considerably wet and cold this year in Washington with some severe isolated storms throughout the eastern part of the state. With the weather impacts on pheasant nesting, hunters can expect a year similar to 2009, says Joey J. McCanna, upland game bird specialist with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Last year, 19,519 hunters harvested 65,919 roosters. Roadside surveys in the Pheasant Focus Area of southeastern Washington averaged 1.36 pheasants per mile and .18 broods per mile this year. Franklin County looks like the go-to pheasant area in Washington again this year. McCanna suggests pheasant hunters look to hunt areas with quail and Hungarian partridge, as numbers for those species are up this year. The Columbia Basin is a great place to hunt for a mixed bag of upland birds and waterfowl, especially Grant County. Season Dates:October 23 through January 17, 2011 Daily Bag Limit: 3 Possession Limit: 15 Field Notes:CRP lands on the Palouse region in southeastern Washington consistently produce more pheasants than any other areas of the state. The best hunting within the focus area is on these private lands. To locate private lands in state hunting programs and state managed lands, check out Washington's GoHunt online mapping.- WDFW to release pheasants on the Skagit Wildlife Area's Samish Unit - Sep. 16, 2009
- Additional meeting scheduled on potential pheasant release sites in Skagit, Snohomish counties - Aug. 19, 2009
- Pheasant Habitat in Washington State Dealt Legislative Win - May. 27, 2009
- Alternate Plans For Early Bird Hunters in Place at the Skagit Wildlife Area - Sep. 18, 2008
- Statewide Youth-Only Bird Hunt - Sep. 16, 2008
- Washington Electricians Create Union Tradesman Chapter of Pheasants Forever - Jun. 19, 2008
- Paulson Named PF/QF Regional Wildlife Biologist in Washington and Oregon - May. 12, 2008
- Application deadline Feb. 28 for central Washington upland game bird funds - Jan. 09, 2007
- Draft Wildlife Area Plans Available For Public Review - Jan. 02, 2007
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Warm spring rains provided good plant growing conditions and favorable hatching conditions this year in Washington. In fact, pilot brood surveys ran in the core of the pheasant focus area averaged 7 chicks per hen. This pheasant focus area in the eastern portion of the state consistently produces more pheasants than any other region. Whitman County is the core of this focus area and a top producing county in the state, followed by the northern agricultural portions of Columbia, Garfield, and Walla Walla Counties. Grant County in the Columbia Basin is also among the top for production, and Franklin County may be the hidden gem this year with good reports of brood numbers and public lands to hunt. Pheasants Forever also helped pass recent legislation that will increase funding for pheasant habitat projects via the Eastern Washington Pheasant Enhancement Program, as well as funding that can be spent outside this focus area, including habitat enhancements in Grant, Franklin and Adams Counties. * Season Dates: Youth Weekend September 26 & 27; Statewide October 24 thru January 18, 2009 * Daily Bag / Possession Limits: 3 / 15
