Ducks Unlimited – Wetland Conservation Here in Nevada

Author: Nevada Department of Wildlife Report Date: January 22, 2021 In this week’s Nevada Wild, Ashley Sanchez and Aaron Keller are joined by NDOW Outdoor Connection Coordinator Bobby Jones and Ducks Unlimited (DU) Biologist Amelia Raquel to talk about wetland conservation. Amelia tells us about her role as a DU...

Chukar, Hungarian Partridge, and Quail season close on Feb, 7th

Author: Nevada Department of Wildlife Report Date: January 13, 2021 Today for Wildlife Wednesday, we look at some great photos sent in by upland game hunters enjoying the outdoors with their most skilled hunting partners. Chukar, Hungarian Partridge, and Quail season close on Feb, 7th so get outside and take...

Arizona's dove, waterfowl, quail seasons flying by

Author: Arizona Game & Fish Department Report Date: December 30, 2020 PHOENIX — There’s still time for Arizona hunters to take aim at some of the best wing-shooting opportunities the state has to offer — but the clock is ticking. Dove Unlike the 15-day season that begins Sept. 1, the late...

WDFW and Snohomish County partner to provide public access for waterfowl hunting

Author: WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: December 28, 2020 MILL CREEK – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Snohomish County are working together to provide more public access for waterfowl hunting and other outdoor recreation in the lower Snohomish Delta. Smith Island, a 320-acre property owned by...

$2500 reward for information on elk poached near Sisters

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: December 24, 2020 SALEM, Ore. — Hunters offered up $2000 in additional reward money for information regarding three elk poached in late October. The reward now stands at $2500 for information leading to a citation related to the bull, cow and spike elk...

WDFW offers special hunt drawing for early hunter reporting

Author: WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: December 22, 2020 OLYMPIA – Hunters who report their 2020 black bear, deer, elk, or turkey hunting results by Sunday, Jan. 10, will have the opportunity to win one of nine deer and elk incentive permits for fall 2021, Washington Department of Fish...

WDFW asks for information on eagles that were shot

Author: WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: December 14, 2020 Officer Chase Copenhaver, WDFW Police, (509) 730-0828 Staci Lehman, Public Affairs, (509) 710-4511 SPOKANE- Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police are asking the public for information on who shot two eagles, a bald and a golden, in...

Three elk poached near Sisters; public’s assistance requested

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: December 2, 2020 BEND, Ore. — Poachers killed a bull, a cow, and a spike elk west of Bend on or about Oct. 28 and Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife troopers are looking for information leading to the culprits. The animals were discovered...

DNR to Transfer 1,360 Acres to WDFW in Douglas County to Expand Wildlife Area

Author: WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: December 2, 2020 The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will transfer 1,360 acres of Douglas County rangeland to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) as part of a grant-funded transaction approved by the Board of Natural Resources on Tuesday...

Mearns' quail season opens Friday

Author: Arizona Game & Fish Department Report Date: December 1, 2020 PHOENIX — The wait is over for hunters eager to get out and stomp around the often steep and rocky terrain of southeastern Arizona in search of Mearns’ quail. The season begins Friday, Dec. 4, and runs through Feb. 7,...

Pneumonia outbreak crosses I-84, spreads to new Baker County bighorn sheep herd

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: December 1, 2020 BAKER CITY, Ore.—Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) have determined that the same strain of bacterial pneumonia that caused a die-off in the Lookout Mountain bighorn sheep herd earlier...

Poacher caught, convicted after traffic stop in eastern Oregon

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: November 24, 2020 VALE, Ore. — A Vale man caught during a traffic stop has been convicted for poaching a trophy-sized mule deer in eastern Oregon last year. Garrett Harris, 22, of Vale, pled guilty on Oct. 31 to criminal unlawful take of a...