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Northwest Sportsman Magazine


Tribal Officer’s Reasoning Released In Brinnon Elk Case

The latest twist in the investigation of why two Port Gamble S’Klallam officers detained nontribal elk hunters near Brinnon is revealed in an article by Eric Hidle of the Peninsula Daily News.

It’s based on officer Gus Zoller’s account of …read more…

New OR Boating Fee Begins Soon

(OREGON STATE MARINE BOARD PRESS RELEASE)

Oregon boaters will soon be on the front lines of a war against aquatic invasive species. Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, operators of manually powered boats (paddle craft) 10 feet or longer and all registered …read more…

Wallowa Trophy Muley Poached

(OREGON STATE POLICE)

(OREGON STATE POLICE PRESS RELEASE)

Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help to solve the unlawful killing of a mule deer buck in the Minam Unit in Wallowa County.  A reward of up …read more…

Clam Dig A Go Next Weekend

(WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE RULE CHANGE NOTICE)

Action: Opens razor clam season

Effective dates: 12:01 p.m. Dec. 2 through Dec. 5, 2009

Species affected: Razor clams

Days and times:

Wednesday, Dec. 2 (6:32 p.m. -1.2 ft.) Long …read more…

More Cuts To WDFW?

Allen Thomas of The Columbian reports on Phil Anderson’s remarks that more painful cuts are coming to his agency, the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife.

Change Would ‘Alter Foundation Of Angling’

With public comment on a host of sport-fishing rule change proposals coming up before the Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission next weekend, Doug Huddle of the Bellingham Herald outlines some of the important issues for North Sound anglers to pay …read more…

Where Dead Deer Go

KDRV reports on what happens to road-killed or -injured deer and elk in Jackson and Josephine counties of Southwest Oregon.

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We’ll call Randy Ford an honorary Northwesterner since he’s advertised a bit in our mag. The Ontario, Canada, owner of Walker Downriggers bagged this moose with a Quigley-Ford Scope (hey, also an NWS advertiser, fancy that!) in late September. (RANDY F… …read more…

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Nine-year-old Madelynn Olson shows off her 25-pound upriver bright, caught near Rainier, Ore., with a bit of help from pops, Bart. (LAZER SHARP PHOTO CONTEST) …read more…

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Whoo, nelly, look at the size of that Nooksack elk! Jared Riipinen was lucky enough to draw one of the two any-bull bow tags for Northwest Washington, and he made it count, bagging this 6×6 during a hunt that “beat me up.” (HI-VIZ PHOTO CONTEST) …read more…