Monthly Archives: December 2010
Sturgeon decision
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has revised its schedule and now will adopt new lower Columbia River sturgeon management guidelines on Saturday, Jan. 8, instead of Friday, Jan. 7. The citizen panel will convene both days at 8:30 a.m. in Room No. 172 of the Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington St. S.E. Olympia. Adopting […]
Sturgeon, spring chinook
Here are two snippets of information garnered at Thursday’s meeting of the bi-state Columbia River Recreational Advisers Group and Friday’s Columbia River Compact meeting. About sturgeon: Washington and Oregon biologists are recommending the Columbia River sport-commercial harvest guideline in 2011 drop to 17,000, down from the guideline of 24,000 this year. The actual 2010 catch […]
Hunting dog training
Here’s an interesting nugget: Oregon wildlife director Roy Elicker says “a significant portion of hunting dog training and field trial activities going on in Oregon is probably in violation of state rule and statute.” Elicker is going to put together an advisory committee including representatives of commercial hunting dog trainers, houndsmen, falconers, bird propagators, bird […]
Fish meeting schedule
Here are several dates to put down on your calendar if interested in Columbia River and ocean salmon fishing in 2011. Dec. 17 — The Columbia River Compact will meet by teleconference to adopt regulations for winter commercial sturgeon fishing. Jan. 7-8 — The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet in the Natural Resources […]
Local Sno-park vendors
SNO-PARK VENDORS: Reader Bill Stulbarg of Camas asks a good question: With the closure of G.I. Joes in Vancouver, where can you buy a Washington sno-park permit? I bought mine at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest headquarters, 10600 N.E. 51st Circle. The other Clark County vendor is Chelatchie Prairie General Store in Chelatchie. Skamania County […]