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Inslee Signs Wolf, Fishing Guide Bills

THE LEGISLATIVE TRACK OF SB 5193.

A bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee yesterday will go a long ways towards funding wolf management while another he inked earlier this week creates higher standards for getting a license to guide for salmon, steelhead, bass and other species in most Washington freshwaters. …read more…

A Wildlife Mystery In The Sinlahekin: Where’d The Bighorn Herd Go?

Something’s happened with a herd of bighorns in Washington’s scenic Sinlahekin Valley.

Where as many as seven dozen of the wild sheep have roamed the mountains and valleys of this part of north-central Okanogan County in recent years, only 17 …read more…

Fisheries Created By Northwest Volcanoes

Editor’s note: On the eve of the 33rd anniversary of the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, I thought I’d repost this piece I did three years ago in Northwest Sportsman magazine and online. It looks at fisheries …read more…

How To Deskunk Your Dog

Great blog from Rich Landers this morning: how to get the smell of skunk spray off your hunting dog.

His pooch, Scout, got blasted earlier this week, prompting him to pull out a recipe he’d been given way back in …read more…

KING 5 Reporter At ‘Wolf Camp’

A WOLF THAT ATTACKED AN INJURED DEER JUST OUTSIDE WENATCHEE WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHELAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHOWS THE WOLF INVOLVED IN THE ATTACK ON THE INJURED DEER. (TIM ERWERT, CHELAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)

A Seattle TV reporter who’s been reporting on the recolonization of Canis lupus in the state is camping with them this morning.

In a piece that aired last night on KING 5, Gary Chittim said he was at “wolf camp” …read more…

Another Kayak Angler Lands A Big Flattie At Neah — Likely Lower 48 Record

THE HALIBUT COMES ASHORE. (WRIGHT & McGILL/EAGLE CLAW PHOTO CONTEST)

Last spring, Rory O’Conner did it on the Strait side of Neah, and last Thursday, Brad Hole did it on the ocean side of the northwesternmost point of Washington: hook, battle and land a fat halibut from his kayak.

O’Conner’s …read more…

Another Big Overlimit Of Spot Shrimp Reported

Unless a real numbskull pops up in the next week, we probably have our Jackasses of the Month for the June issue of Northwest Sportsman.

You may recall our blog from earlier this week about the three guys on the …read more…

The Best Time Waster Ever

1984, A FEW YEARS BEFORE THEY REALLY GOT SERIOUS ABOUT LOGGING ON THE HILL SOUTHEAST OF MONROE, IN THE LOWER SKYKOMISH VALLEY. (TIME/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA)

So Time magazine and Google, working with nearly 30 years of U.S. Geological Survey and NASA satellite imagery, have created time lapse video of changes across the Earth’s surface.

The main news story on Yahoo calls attention to retreating glaciers …read more…

Three Shellfishers Caught With 368 Extra Spot Shrimp

(WDFW)

One of the cardinal rules of game wardening I learned during a ride-along in the North Sound last fall was to show up at unexpected places at unexpected times, and that philosophy appears to have paid off for one officer …read more…

A Bear Feeding Its Way Through Alaska

A SCREEN GRAB FROM ADF&G'S BEAR VIDEO SHOWS ONE OF THE FOODS IT EATS.

What does a bear see as it sways through the woods in its tireless efforts to fill its belly?

Well, a lot of ground for one thing, but also tasty weeds, rotten trees that might hold a snack, the occasional …read more…