Washington Pheasant News
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2010 Washington Pheasant Hunting Forecast
Sep. 13, 2010Forecast: 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.
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will release pheasants this fall at the Skagit Wildlife Area's Samish Unit rather than the Headquarters Unit, where a substantial portion of land is no longer suitable for pheasant hunting.
Additional meeting scheduled on potential pheasant release sites in Skagit, Snohomish counties - Aug. 19, 2009
OLYMPIA - An additional public meeting has been scheduled Aug. 27 in Mount Vernon to discuss potential pheasant release sites in Skagit and northern Snohomish counties, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today.
Pheasant Habitat in Washington State Dealt Legislative Win - May. 27, 2009
Olympia, Wash. - May 27 - Pheasants Forever is pleased with the State of Washington's decision to increase authority for the dollar amount the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife can spend on pheasant habitat projects via the Eastern Washington Pheasant Enhancement Program.
Alternate Plans For Early Bird Hunters in Place at the Skagit Wildlife Area - Sep. 18, 2008
Hunters are advised that a portion of the Skagit Wildlife Area in northwest Washington will be closed to hunting through Oct. 3 due to ongoing work on a major estuary-restoration project at the mouth of the Skagit River.
Statewide Youth-Only Bird Hunt - Sep. 16, 2008
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) annual youth-only hunting season is set for Sept. 20-21.
Washington Electricians Create Union Tradesman Chapter of Pheasants Forever - Jun. 19, 2008
Outdoors enthusiasts from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Local 46 have formed Pheasants Forever’s (PF) second-ever union based chapter. The new chapter, named the Union Tradesman Chapter of PF, is comprised of a group of electricians who want to conserve and enhance wildlife habitat in Washington state.
Paulson Named PF/QF Regional Wildlife Biologist in Washington and Oregon - May. 12, 2008
Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever announce that Kraig Paulson of Crane, Montana, has been named the organization's new regional wildlife biologist in Washington State and Oregon.
Application deadline Feb. 28 for central Washington upland game bird funds - Jan. 09, 2007
Anyone interested in undertaking an upland game bird habitat enhancement project in central Washington can apply for funding through Feb. 28 from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
