In Focus: Weekly Lewis County Area Hunting Highlights
Left: "I've been enjoying your hunting highlights section. While I don't hunt animals, I do hunt for mushrooms. Last weekend we took our friend Mariana Sanborn mushroom hunting locally and she found this very large Porcini mushroom." — submitted by Ben Kunesh.
Right: “Jenna Gallagher, 13, is pictured after she harvested her first buck ever on the opening day of late buck season. The three-point buck was harvested near Mount St. Helens after only a few hours out hunting this morning. Definitely a father and daughter moment they'll treasure for a lifetime!” — submitted by Sherri Gallagher
"Killed on opening day of late buck season in Toledo near the Cowlitz River. Shot with 20 minutes left of daylight. I was hiking into my spot and jumped three does bedding down. I went the opposite direction of them and thought I saw one crossing my path. I looked through my scope and realized it was a buck. I shot with my savage 30-06. I ended up having to wade across a pond at dark to be able to get the deer. Cold frigid ice water up to my waist was worth it all. Blessed to be able to harvest this deer to feed my family.”
— submitted by Dustin Lampien
"Thank you to Bob Lund for allowing our grandson, Gavin Schultz, to hunt on his property. He got his first deer Saturday, Nov. 19 — a four point!" — submitted by Scott and Carmen Vermillion
"Christopher Smith is 13 years old and this is his first season ever hunting. Christopher hunted with his dad Timothy Smith and harvested his elk near Forks on Saturday, Nov. 12." — submitted by Jacinta Smith
"Wessen Church, age 13, of Toledo, harvested this buck Friday afternoon using a rifle passed down from his great-grandfather, Dick Hayes." — submitted by Jamie Church
"I've been enjoying your hunting highlights section. While I don't hunt animals, I do hunt for mushrooms. Last weekend we took our friend Mariana Sanborn mushroom hunting locally and she found this very large Porcini mushroom." — submitted by Ben Kunesh. The Chronicle shares photos and details of local hunts (of most kinds!) and fishing outings (and anything interesting from the outdoors, for that matter). To be included, send photos and information to news@chronline.com. Submissions appear in the print edition each Thursday.
Two black-tails harvested by husband and wife Brian and Carol Jensen on the 69 Road.
Benjamin Zion of Winlock harvested this 6x5 bull elk on Sunday of opening weekend.
“Brandon Gallagher is pictured with his daughter, Jenna Gallagher, 13, after she harvested her first buck ever on the opening day of late buck season. The three-point buck was harvested near Mount St. Helens after only a few hours out hunting this morning. Definitely a father and daughter moment they'll treasure for a lifetime!” — submitted by Sherri Gallagher
“Brandon Gallagher is pictured with his daughter, Jenna Gallagher, 13, after she harvested her first buck ever on the opening day of late buck season. The three-point buck was harvested near Mount St. Helens after only a few hours out hunting this morning. Definitely a father and daughter moment they'll treasure for a lifetime!” — submitted by Sherri Gallagher
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The Chronicle is always looking for photos and details of local hunts, fishing outings and other activity in the great outdoors. To be included in the weekly roundup — published each Thursday — send photos and details to news@chronline.com. Submissions will also be published on The Chronicle’s Facebook page and at chronline.com.
