EDITOR'S BLOG
Free Eye Test For WA HuntersBy Andy Walgamott
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:45:00 +0000)
WDFW and the Optometric Physicians of Washington have teamed up to offer a deal where sportsmen can get their eyes checked for free as we head through this fall's hunting seasons. ...
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The Joy Of A 3-pound SalmonBy Andy Walgamott
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:40:59 +0000)
Mike was fishing with his son and brother in southern Puget Sound last weekend and, as can happen when salmon fishing, it had been a pretty slow five hours on the saltchuck off Des Moines. His boy grew restless. ...
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A Flame Run To Buoy 10By Andy Walgamott
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:41:02 +0000)
1:02 a.m.: Alarm goes off -- Madre de Dios, why am I doing this again?!? ...
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WA 2010 Deer, Elk Forecasts OutBy Andy Walgamott
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:09:27 +0000)
With Washington's bow deer season starting tomorrow and archery elk the week after -- and muzzleloader and rifle hunts in the coming months -- now's a good time to get the scoop on this fall's forecasts. ...
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Dunge-zillaBy Andy Walgamott
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:34:47 +0000)
Come back from a fishing trip and you never know what will show up in your email's net -- take the 4-pound, 10-ounce Dungeness crab caught earlier this summer by Steve McCully. ...
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Several Pot Grows Found In Okanogan Hunt AreasBy Andy Walgamott
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:39:45 +0000)
In recent weeks, officials have found several large grows in Southeast Washington, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Chelan County and now Okanogan County -- and more are likely, in the Columbia Basin. ...
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Closing In On $350K Worth Of PikeminnowsBy Andy Walgamott
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:25:37 +0000)
Nikolay Zaremskiy is on the doorstep of having earned a cool quarter million over the past five years catching pikeminnows -- and nearly $350,000 since 2002. ...
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Camping At Deception PassBy Andy Walgamott
(Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:49:01 +0000)
It's still a bit early, but coho boats have begun to gather just below the Deception Pass Bridge. They're fishing cutplug herring behind dodgers and 2-ounce banana weights, pointing their bows towards the ocean from whence the silver salmon are returning to the Skagit River. ...
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Western Fall Elk ForecastBy Andy Walgamott
(Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:11:49 +0000)
With elk hunting starting in just over a week in Oregon, now's as good a time as any to get a head's up on this fall's prospects for wapiti in the Beaver State and elsewhere around the West. ...
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4-point Only For 117, 121 Units Whitetails?By Andy Walgamott
(Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:46:13 +0000)
A proposal to restrict whitetail buck harvest in two Northeast Washington game units gets a cold reception in today's Spokesman-Review. ...
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Outdoor Weekend For Women Coming UpBy Andy Walgamott
(Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:53:54 +0000)
There's a program that aims to get more women like our cover gals outdoors. ...
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‘The Client Asked To Borrow Officer Fairbanks’ Pen So He Could Write His (Unlicensed) Guide A Check’By Andy Walgamott
(Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:46:24 +0000)
WDFW's spring-summer enforcement newsletter is out, and in addition to more details about the 2008 Christopher Mayeda/Blue Mountains bull elk poaching incident, its 59 pages contain a mess more stories about Washington's fish and wildlife police at work. ...
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Skoke ‘Poop Patrol’ Finds Little, Writes Other TixBy Andy Walgamott
(Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:01:50 +0000)
The rule-breaking began before the Skokomish River even opened for Chinook, but so far this season is proceeding better than last summer's s**t-stained fishery. ...
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Goddamnit, I Just Got A Ticket For This, And Other Dishonor Roll TalesBy Andy Walgamott
(Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:31:50 +0000)
Ripped straight from the Oregon State Police's Fish & Wildlife Division's June Newsletter: ...
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‘Frustrated, Angry, Disappointed’ At Judge’s Wolf RulingBy Andy Walgamott
(Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:13:03 +0000)
Montana and Idaho wildlife officials decried the decision of a judge in Missoula to reinstate Federal protections for wolves in the Northern Rockies yesterday that also nixes their plans to hold a second season of fall hunts. ...
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Wenatchee ReopeningBy Andy Walgamott
(Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:49:28 +0000)
Lake Wenatchee will open again this Saturday, Aug. 7, for sockeye, with fishing continuing until further notice, WDFW announced this afternoon. ...
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