Hunting
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2023 NW Fall Buck Hunt Forecast: Best Oregon, Washington, Idaho Prospects
Deer managers and biologists at the Washington and Oregon Departments of Fish and Wildlife provide their thoughts on this season’s blacktail, mule deer and whitetail prospects.
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2023 Oregon, Washington Spring Turkey Preview
Northwest turkey managers Sarah Garrison and Mikal Cline share their takes on what Washington and Oregon hunters can expect once season rolls around come April.
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Late-season Waterfowl: Easy On Calling, Work On Concealment
Waterfowl hunter Rachel Voss has some advice on how to make the most of the last few weeks of regular duck and goose seasons in the Northwest.
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USGS Maps More Washington Deer, Elk Herd Migration Corridors
New year, new maps showing important migratory corridors of Evergreen State big game animals – mule deer in the Central Washington and whitetails and elk in the northeast corner.
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Washington 2022 Deer Prospects: Will Harvest Bounce Back?
Heading into the meat of Washington’s 2022 general deer hunting seasons, we take our annual look at whitetail, mule deer and blacktail prospects.
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2022 Oregon Deer And Elk Hunting Prospects
What will this fall produce for Oregon deer and elk hunters? As we near the start of 2022’s any-legal-weapon buck season, ODFW managers and biologists provide their district-by-district forecasts for blacktails, mule deer and whitetails and Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain elk, as well as CWD changes and other news of note.
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Survey Finds Continued Public Support For Hunting In Washington
Support for hunting remains strong in Washington and opposition to the traditional activity barely registers more than single digits, according to a public survey just released by WDFW.