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Another year has ticked down, which means it's time for The Spokesman-Review's annual roundup of the most interesting and important outdoor stories from 2021. With the lingering economic, social and …
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By Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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12/30/21
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Razor clam enthusiasts can head to coastal beaches to ring in the new year as shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on Tuesday confirmed the next round of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/21
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Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on Thursday announced 26 tentatively scheduled razor clam digs in January and February.
WDFW also confirmed that the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/9/21
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An online petition urging Washington State wildlife commissioners to reinstate the spring black bear hunt is gaining traction online, but it's unlikely to affect any change.
"I wonder if it is too …
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Eli Francovich/ The Spokesman-Review
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12/2/21
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A controversial spring bear hunt in Washington was suspended, Friday.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife commission voted 4-4 on the proposed 2022 spring bear hunt. The 9-person …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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11/20/21
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Remote camera stations in Gifford Pinchot National Forest caught the attention of these hungry black bears and Pacific fishers.
Fishers, sometimes called fisher cats, are not cats at all. They are …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/15/21
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The sound of gunfire periodically echoed across the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Veterans Day, followed sometimes by a duck falling from the sky after a successful hit.
At one blind, a …
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By Rick Bannan / For The Chronicle
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11/12/21
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The outdoor recreation's contribution to the U.S. economy shrank 19% from 2019 to 2020 and employment in that sector fell by 17.1%, according to a report conducted by the Bureau of Economic …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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11/11/21
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Washington Wildlife Managers Extend Public Comment Opportunity on Contentious Spring Black Bear Hunt
Washington wildlife managers extended the public comment period for a contentious spring bear hunt, Friday.
Now, the public will have until Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. to submit written comments.
The …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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10/22/21
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For the first time in a decade, Washington wildlife officials surveyed for a deadly neurological disease during Saturday's modern deer hunting season opener.
Washington Department of Fish and …
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A chance to comment on proposed changes to Washington's spring bear hunting season will close Oct. 21.
After that, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission will review a WDFW …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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10/14/21
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The morning hadn’t started out as planned.
Josh Westley, a Centralia native and resident, was packed and out the door of his house at 4 a.m. on Sept. 11 — the opening day of archery …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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9/29/21
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Fall marks the start of hunting seasons for deer, elk, waterfowl and upland game birds in many areas of Washington.
To help hunters have a successful hunting season, the Washington Department of …
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9/29/21
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With many hunters heading outdoors with firearms, it is a good time to think about gun safety.
In each of the past few years, about 450,000 people hunted in Idaho and more than 100,000 in …
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By The Spokesman-Review
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9/29/21
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is looking for public feedback on a scoping document to inform actions to conserve and rebuild Puget Sound Chinook salmon.
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Even after careful planning and every precaution taken, you can’t expect everything to go right on a bowhunting trip.
Luckily for Tumwater High School’s Luke Brewer, persistence paid …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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9/29/21
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Portions of the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam soon will be closed to all salmon fishing, fisheries managers from Oregon and Washington announced on Thursday.
The closure is due to …
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Micah Rice / The Columbian
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9/3/21
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers announced Friday 62 tentative dates for razor clam digs beginning in mid-September and running through the end of the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/21
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Starting Friday, salmon fishing out of Westport will be open seven days a week.
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife made the announcement Tuesday that weeklong fishing would begin …
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Dan Hammock / The Daily World
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8/6/21
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The leaves have not yet browned, popped free of their constraints and floated lazily to the ground. The air does not have that crisp edge to it yet. Summer is still in its height and glory here in …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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7/30/21
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